Florida State students Paul Allen and Ann Centner show their stuff at the Run For Sickle Cell
Herb Wills Report, September 14, 2019Florida State students Paul Allen and Ann Centner show their stuff at the Run For Sickle Cell
And here are some photos of the 38th running of that venerable race:
2019 Run For Sickle Cell 5K, 14 September 2019
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