Founder and original race director, Perry Edinger prepares to start the 16th annual 'Pat's Run' Saturday in the Ahwatukee Foothills of Phoenix, Arizona.
Pat's Run is a 4.2 mile run held annually to raise funds and awareness for the Pat Tillman Founda ( (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) ) TEMPE, Ariz. - The calendar reminder caught Joe Thomas off-guard. “Your flight from Philadelphia to Phoenix leaves in one hour,” it read.
Thomas scheduled Wednesday's trip to continue his annual tradition of participating in Pat's Run, a fundraiser and celebration of Pat Tillman's life.
The flight was booked before the pandemic shut down most of the country and he forgot to take the reminder off his phone. “It just kind of knocked me out," Thomas