to celebrate the road race series. A video Bookas put together about running activities in Memphis is considered a key factor in the city’s being named a “Runner Friendly City” by the Road Runners Club of America in 2017. The effort was spearheaded by Sara Estabrook and Tom Bandler. Bookas notes that he and Debi have been running four miles a day in their Davies Plantation neighborhood “for as long as I can remember,” and they kept it up even after the Covid-19 virus brought
change to the lives of many runners. “During the first month of the lockdown,” Bookas says, “we ran four miles every morning and walked three in the afternoon.” Despite the changes in their routine, John and Debi still find pleasure in their daily runs, which regularly include Holly Trowbridge, one of their many running friends. When he flies for FedEx, John says, he still gets in runs wherever the job takes him. “I’ve been flying to San Juan of late and have a five-mile route that I run pretty religiously.” John and Debi have also done some virtual races this year, including the Bad Dog 10K and the Rylee’s Run 5K. “We are enjoying it maybe more now,” John says. “We plan on running as long as we can.”
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Thanks to Sprouts for supporting the 2019 Road Race Series and the 2020 Winter Off-Road Series.
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