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For years, communities in the Fox Valley have held family-friendly races around the Thanksgiving holiday to create some camaraderie among relatives and friends as well as burn a few calories before the seasonal splurge begins.

Jay Colon, 14, of Aurora, was one of the hundreds doing just that on Saturday morning during the fifth annual Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot 5K in Aurora.

“I go to West Aurora High School and I’m a runner and wanted to be out here with my friends,” Jay said as he got ready for the race which began at 8 a.m. at Wilder Park. “I just like to run. It makes me feel free and happy.”

Relatively mild weather greeted a record number of runners and walkers at this year’s event, which was once again a fundraiser for the Aurora East Educa

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