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> Okay, if not pumps, I would reccomend trail shoes. You probably could get
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> shoes. I am going with trail shoes. Hope this helps,
> Jim Morrison
> To: ous-l@yahoogroups.com
> From: jody@...
> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:06:26 -0400
> Subject: OUS-l: Shoes for Creemore: pumps or slingbacks?
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> Hey everyone, I did the Creemore race two years ago when it was mostly
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