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The Almond Blossom Run & Tour de Ed

Today was the Almond Blossom 5-10K run in Durham. I was able to walk to the starting line from my house to participate with my oldest and best friend, Mat Amaro. We ran the 10k, about 6 miles, in about 54 minutes, just staying together and chatting the whole way. The rain held off just long enough, which was great for me because I have been sick for days. My saintly wife Sara, 5 months pregnant and pushing our other two little ones in a double running stroller, came in second place in the 5k walk. This woman amazes evryone who sees her! No flying in this weather.

I missed riding in the well publicized Tour de Ed. But I was glad to see many participants come out to support Ed McLaughlin and his recovery. Ed suffered a spinal injury riding his bike in Chico just before Christmas.

Posted by Tom Knowles on February 23, 2008 04:56 PM |

Comments

Tom,

Congratulations on starting your flying blog! As a one-time resident of Chico and airline pilot, I enjoy reading posts about this area from an aviator's perspective. Chico is truly a magical place and I plan to come up in about 10 days to photo the almond blossoms!

Cheers!

Ryan

Posted by: Ryan | February 24, 2008 07:20 PM

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