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An estimated 700 runners and walkers alike participated in Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity's 14th annual Turkey Trot, a 5K walk/run held early Thanksgiving Day at Edison State College Charlotte Campus in Punta Gorda. William St. Onge, dressed as Tom Turkey, gets ready to lead the runners at the start of the race. St. Onge and his family have been involved in the Turkey Trot for the last five years.

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Tyler Fisher, a student at Port Charlotte High School, is the first to cross the finish line at the Turkey Trot Thursday.

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Katie, Beth and Nicole Marshall catch their breath after running their first race together.

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Josh Jorge pushed 2-year-old JP in his stroller in the Turkey Trot. JP has been his running partner since he was 6 months old.

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Mia, 4, and her dad Jim Crum completed the Turkey Trot together.

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Lauri Kennedy cheers on her grandson, 1-year-old Banks Kennedy, at the finish line. This was Banks' third Turkey Trot, once in the womb, once in a stroller and now on foot.

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Dorothy Noll, 95, received the first-place ribbon for the 80-year-old-and-over category.

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More than 700 participants came out for the Turkey Trot at Edison State College Charlotte Campus in Punta Gorda Thursday morning.