Grey Nike running shoes found near Front Street
Description
I found a pair of gray Nike running shoes, size 9, in decent condition with a scuff on the toe and a tiny coffee stain on the left heel. I picked them up this afternoon around 2:15 pm, in the Front Street plaza behind Cherry Republic in downtown Traverse City, near the riverwalk. The shoes have lime-green laces threaded through a black mesh upper, and one tongue sticker says 'TC Run Club' in white letters. They looked recently left behind by someone who clearly uses them for winter training on the way to the lake. If you're the owner, shoot me a message here and we can meet up to return them near the Cherry Republic.
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