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19th Annual Thundercloud Subs Turkey Trot
Recorded from 101.5 KROX FM on 2009-11-19 with a Mambo Clamp.

Transcript

“Good morning, Austin! How’s everybody doing this morning?

At the Thundercloud Subs Turkey Trot, it doesn’t matter how you go.

I’m walking.

I’ll be running most of the way.

I’m running as hard as I can.

You’re gonna walk something off.

Gravy.

Stuffing.

Turkey.

Yorkshire pudding.

Parsnips. (WTF?!?!)

It’s just a good thing to do.

Well, I like the community feel. I like the fact that it’s Caritas.

It just reminds me of Austin.

What else are you gonna do before you eat all weekend?

The 19th Annual Thundercloud Subs Turkey Trot is an Austin tradition: a 5 mile run, a 1 mile walk plus the Stepping Stone School Kids K kicking off at Waterloo Park Thanksgiving morning. All proceeds benefit Caritas of Austin helping fight poverty right here in our community. Register online at Thundercloud.com or stop in at any Thundercloud including the new South Congress location just south of St. Ed’s. Get a Turkey Trot combo special for just $4.89.

We’re gonna make it kind of a tradition.

The 19th Annual Thundercloud Subs Turkey Trot. An Austin tradition. Make it yours. Sponsored by KVUE.”

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