On a cold and wet Thanksgiving day some 30 years ago, runners grew impatient as they waited in the rain for the Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot to start. The cause of the delay? A sound system that wasn't working because it had been hooked up to a generator — one without gas. "On Thanksgiving Day, back in the day, you try finding an open gas station," David Kelton recalled.Once the sound system crackled to life, then-mayor Annette Strauss made some introductory remarks — and was promptly booed. Continue reading...
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