Week 8 - Lori Runs Louisiana

THE LORI RUNS BOSTON FUNDRAISER IS THIS SUNDAY!

If you will be attending my Lori Runs Boston fundraiser, please purchase your tickets in advance of the event on Sunday, February 8.  I need an accurate guest count so I can pay for food and you never want to run out of food!

Buy your tickets here!

Don't forget to bring some extra cash to buy raffle tickets!  There's a lot of great stuff up for grabs including the newest addition - A tour and tasting for 4 at Aeronaut Brewing Company in Somerville!

Other raffle items up for grabs include:
Three-course dinner for 2 at Bergamot in Somerville
$25 Gift certificate to Redbones BBQ in Somerville (2)
$25 Gift Certificate to AMC Theaters
$25 Gift Certificate to Target
$50 Gift certificate to La Brasa in Somerville
$20 Gift Card to Flour Bakery+Cafe
Cider Tasting for Two at Bantam Cider in Somerville
In-studio photo portrait session with Mike Basu (the genius behind my Lori Runs Boston photos!)
Wine Basket courtesy of Victory Programs
Live this Day baseball cap from nine five ltd.
Two tickets to a spring performance at José Mateo Ballet Theatre

There will also be a FREE marathon finish line photo booth and a cash bar!

Buy your tickets here!

Snow Kidding, Winter Training Stinks!

Before I get started, I want to thank my amazing cousin Sue for her donation to my marathon fundraising page!  If you can't attend my fundraiser, but would still like to give - you can donate here.

Just as I started to feel like I was getting into a pretty killer training groove, there was a blizzard! I am beyond impressed with my friends and fellow marathoners who went out in the middle of the snowstorm for runs, but I just couldn't do it. 

I didn't let it get in my way entirely, though.  On Friday, I strapped on my new running YakTrax and hit the road for a 3.1 mile run.  It was my first time using them and I don't know how I would have ever made it without them!  I know people get around just fine without them, but I think I am so nervous about tweaking my knee again that I found wearing them gave me an extra sense of security.

The one downside of the YakTrax is that I kept hitting the bottom of them - springs and spikes essentially - into the opposite shin leaving a pretty nasty bruise.  Maybe I should be wearing them all the time so I can improve my form!

Lori Runs Louisiana

Just a few short hours after running in the remnants of Juno, my boyfriend and I hopped on a plane to Louisiana! We were going to a Mardi Gras Ball in Baton Rouge on Saturday with his parents and then spending a new days in New Orleans.  I had never been to LA before and was really excited about getting away from the nasty snow and cold!

 

I woke up early on Saturday morning and put on my gear for a 4 mile run.  There weren't a lot of good places to run given the lack of sidewalks in the area, but the loop around his parent's neighborhood was about 1 mile, so I repeated it 4 times.  You guys, it was SO NICE OUTSIDE.  No snow on the ground and in the high 50s when I headed out in the morning.  The sun was shining and I loved every second of that run.  

As I was looping around I couldn't help but notice that one of the mailboxes was for street number 617! I couldn't resist finishing my run in front of it and snap a pic.  617 represent!  It's funny because it was so bright and sunny outside I couldn't tell what the photo looked like! As you can see, it's not the most flattering photo, but who cares :)

Saturday night we went to the ball, which was totally awesome.  At this point you all have pretty much only seen me in my running gear, but as you can see I actually clean up pretty good!  The next morning we had breakfast and headed to New Orleans for a few days.  

Normally I would have done my long run on Sunday, but it just wasn't to be this week.  Not only were we traveling that day, but I had never been to New Orleans before so I kind of just wanted to have fun and explore as soon as we checked in to our hotel.  It was also Super Bowl Sunday so we only had a few hours to walk around before heading to a party.


I did get a nice 6 mile run in on Monday morning, but that's a story for next week's blog entry!  Stay tuned for Part 2 of Lori Runs Louisiana!