Lucky Ones.

It's so easy, don't even have to try
You're the winner, you can take the prize
It's a dream come true, which one will it be
It's a dream come true, we'll just wait and see

Only the lucky ones, get to steal the show
Only the lucky ones, really get to know
Only the lucky
Only the lucky ones, get lucky

I certainly could not have put it any better.  Thank you Loverboy for that 1981 classic hit.  Haven't you always wanted to be a "Lucky One"?  Well now is your chance!  I'm holding a "Chance to Win" starting today Sunday, March 15th through Sunday, April 5th.  If you would like a chance to win one of five prizes just make a donation to my Boston Marathon fundraiser benefiting Boston Children's Hospital.  You will receive an entry for each $5 that you donate (ex. For a $50 donation you will receive 10 chances).

 Now for the prizes: 

Prize 1: 2GB iPod Shuffle*:

Prize 2: 2GB iPod Shuffle*:

Prize 3: Texas Roadhouse Gift Basket* (Contains 1 $30 dinner for two certificate, 1 6.88 oz. rib seasoning, 1 7.20 oz. sirloin seasoning, 1 glass boot drinking glass, 1 7 oz. package of peanuts and 1 Texas shaped basket)

Prize 4: $50 Trader Joe's Gift Certificate:

Prize 5: 12" X 12" Instagram Canvas Print (your choice of a picture from my personal Instagram gallery: https://instagram.com/runner716/):

How to enter:

1. Go to my Boston Children's Hospital fundraising page: http://fundraise.childrenshospital.org/goto/runner716
2. Click on the big green "Give Now" button located in the gray "Please Support Me" section on the right side of my fundraising page.
3. Enter a donation amount for the number of chances that you would like to receive (I will send you an e-mail once I assign a ticket number for each $5 of your donation).
4. Fill in the rest of the form and be sure to include in the "Personal Note" field which prize you would like a chance at winning.  If no designation is made, one will be randomly selected for you.  If you would like to try and win multiple prizes note which ones and the number of tickets for each.
5. Click "Next" and fill out the "Billing and Payment Information" sections and then click "Next".
6. Review your information and then submit the form.

Winners will be announced Monday, April 6th on this blog as well as being personally notified via e-mail.  Good luck and thank you for your support.

 

*A special thank you to both Matt Labkon, who provided the 2 iPod Shuffles and Matt Frohne (managing partner of Texas Roadhouse in Brockton, MA), who provided the Texas Roadhouse gift basket.  I greatly appreciate their generosity in providing these items which will help to raise money for my fundraiser. 

Only the lucky ones, really get to know
Only the lucky
Only the lucky ones, ahh
 

Until next time, keep on runnin'!



Back In Black.

I been too long I'm glad to be back

Yes I am

Cause I'm back

Yes I'm back

Well I'm back

Yes I'm back

Well I'm back back

Well I'm back in black

Yes I'm back in black

Thank you so much AC/DC for the intro (albeit a long one)!  That song reminds me of sitting up in the nose bleed section of TD Garden with my son watching Boo-ins/Buffalo Sabres games (as-in boo they're bad- sorry I'm a true blue Sabres fan bleeding the blue & gold).  Love when they crank a little Back In Black while waiting for the puck to drop and game play to resume. It's a hockey staple!  

Wow, I cannot believe that it is October and the race season is coming to an end.  I've run a few races and have continued training since my last post back in May.

• Ran a 5K race in May to help fund Celiac Disease research in Merrimack, NH- First time ever placing in a race. I took third in the men's division. 
• Ran the Lawyers Have Heart 5K in May in Boston, MA.
• Ran the BAA 10K in June in Boston, MA (2nd race in the BAA medley- you know, the "Rice Medley"-  I love that one!)
• Strolled, no, of course I ran the Finish At The Fifty 10K in July in Foxboro, MA.
• Ran the Old Port Half Marathon in July in Portland, ME. This was hands down the best course I've run. Such an experience that I'll never forget. 

Cause I'm back

Yes I'm back

Well I'm back

Yes I'm back

Sorry, that's right, we've already established that I'm back.  "Back in black" to be more specific. 

• Ran in the Thompson Island 4K Trail Run in September on Thompson Island in Boston Harbor in Boston,MA.

It is all culminating in my last race of the season coming up this weekend.  It also happens to be the last race of the BAA "Rice Medley". There I go again.  I meant to say "Rice Pilaf". No, that's not right either.  "Race Medley". There we go. A half marathon winding through the Franklin Park area of Boston on a fall morning.  

I have to go and make sure that I've got all my 80's hair bands in the right order on my running playlist. Heaven forbid if Journey comes up before Loverboy!  

Until next time, keep on runnin'!

Outdoors Again.

I absolutely LOVE running in the city.  I know that I probably sound like a broken record.  Let's say a broken 45 of Loverboy's "Working for the weekend"?  I'll even include the yellow spindle adapter just in case you want to try and give it a spin.  I digress, but I really do love running outdoors in Boston so much because it is so motivating and there are so many places to explore. 

I had the day off today so I decided to go into the city to get one last long run in before the arctic blast and snow hits New England tomorrow.  Luckily, I had some extra time to devote to my run today so ended up extending it to 16.5 exciting, invigorating, wonderful, stupendous, gratifying, amazing, kick-butt miles.  Did I mention that it was a pretty good run?  It could have been the new re-fueling gels that I tried (I'll start posting later this week about all of the different gels that I have been trying) or maybe it was the fantastic weather at 36°, feeling like 27° with 13 mph SW winds.  Oh, I just felt like an official weatherman there for a second.  OK, it was my Garmin that gave me the stats.  Stratus clouds formed from the SSW, barometric pressure fell and the humidity was at 55% (thank you again Garmin for the humidity info- I made up the type of clouds and barometric pressure- I have no idea what they were). 

It was wonderful in the great outdoors today.  Looks like it is going to be back to the gym this week though since 10" of snow and frigid temperatures are forecast starting tomorrow.  Hopefully the weatherman will be wrong again, and won't be "tryin' to get it right, get it right" (Everybody's workin' for the weekend...).

Until next time, keep on runnin'!