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Caritas board member Luke Martinez talks about how the Trot gives back

For Luke Martinez, the 2007 ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot marked the beginning of two significant things in his life: his love of running and discovering Caritas of Austin’s work and mission. Ten years ago, he found out about the Turkey Trot and what a fun Austin Thanksgiving tradition it is. He had never participated in a  Read more

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Pain and gain: Brian Sharp’s Turkey Trot journey

Brian Sharp will run his eighth ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot this year … all because of ThunderCloud’s egg salad. Eight years ago — 80 pounds overweight and suffering from a debilitating form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis — Brian stopped by his local San Antonio ThunderCloud Subs for a pick-me-up. “The best egg salad around  Read more

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Win a brand new car from First Texas Honda with the Turkey Trot Raffle benefiting Caritas of Austin

First Texas Honda is donating a brand new Honda Accord EX as the grand prize for the ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Raffle, with 100 percent of ticket sales going to Caritas of Austin. In addition to the grand prize, ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Raffle participants will also have the chance to win gift packages from YETI  Read more

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Runner Chris Conlan Talks Turkey

When Chris Conlan suits up for the ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot every year, he doesn’t reach for spandex and sweat-wicking tanks. Instead, he puts on a brown and orange fleece turkey costume — and racers and spectators alike gobble up Chris’s Thanksgiving shenanigans! He’s run the Turkey Trot since high school, but didn’t opt for  Read more

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Iram and Kiana run their first and last stroller race at the ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot

“They say it’s not happy people who are thankful. It’s thankful people who are happy. This is perhaps why there are no days, no holidays for sure, that I’m more grateful for than Thanksgiving,” says Iram J. Leon. Iram, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2010, is perhaps one of the most inspirational and well-known members of the Austin running community. He  Read more

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Meet our 2017 Art Contest winner: Jillian Collins!

Jillian eating a ThunderCloud sub under a thundercloud… Oh, the irony! Jillian’s winning design for the 2017 Trot! Congratulations to the winner of the 2017 ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Art Contest! Austin resident Jillian Collins won 365 vouchers for free ThunderCloud sandwiches for her watercolor painting depicting a turkey running in front of the Texas  Read more

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