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This gives new meaning to the phrase “cold turkey.”

On Thursday morning, 738 people went on a cold turkey trot.

With race time weather at 28 degrees — 17 degrees with the windchill — runners braved the elements at the 37th running of the Orland Park Turkey Trot on a 2.5-mile course near Village Hall, burning off some calories for their anticipated Thanksgiving feasts later in the day.

Heather Lagerwall, of Homer Glen, and her 11-year-old daughter, Nora, ran in their first Turkey Trot. They got a little more than they bargained for with the weather.

“We signed up in July,” Heather said before the run. “I wasn’t thinking of this. Nora is a natural runner. I’ve never done a race. I’ll try to run, but I’m a little nervous.”

After the run, the

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