A late Cinco de Mayo post

by John Lauber on May 5, 2008

Sorry for the late post, but I hope everyone had a happy and safe Cinco de Mayo, as well as a pleasant weekend (which turned out great weather-wise). I was able to ride my bicycle on Sunday (an actual day “off” from real estate) and rode about 42 miles through Chester County. You can view the route I took by clicking the button.

While I was doing that, many people (18000+) were running in downtown Philadelphia in the Broad Street Run. While I congratulate everyone that ran the 10 miles, I wanted to really congratulate my sister, Claire, who has been training since November and chose this run for her first big challenge. Not only did she do the run, she also raised money for the American Cancer Society in honor of my Mother who is, unfortunately, going through a second round of thyroid cancer treatments. My sister finished the race in less than 2 hours which is to be highly commended, IMO. This was not a charity run, though some people do raise money for various causes.

Unbeknownest to me, my friend and occasional riding buddy, Chris Coccia, was also downtown running with my sister. While I do applaud him for that, he had just returned from winning the 2008 Purina Pet Comedy Challenge. Chris is a very funny comedian who’s been performing for over 20 years. He travels all over the country performing. While he made the finals of this competition last year, this year he came away with the big check and won the 2008 Challenge. Congratulations, Chris. If you see his name on the marquee at your local comedy club, go and see him. You’ll be glad you did.

Article by John Lauber

My name is John Lauber and I'm a Realtor in Chester County, PA. I love living and working in this area as there is so much to do here. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. I'm happy to help.

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