winter running | Jenn's Boston Run

Hello!

I am so excited to be hosting a fundraiser at Flatbread in Portsmouth, NH on Tuesday, April 7th from 4pm – 9pm! Please come out and join me for some great food and drinks! Flatbread will be donating a portion of every pizza sold (including take out) to my Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge campaign. 100% of the money that I raise goes toward innovative cancer research at the Claudia Adams Barr Program. Here is how you can support me and help us reach the ultimate finishline: a world without cancer.

Come out to Flatbread in Portsmouth on Tuesday April 7th, from 4-9pm. Eat in or take out pizza! You can participate in the raffle and silent auction at the door. Or you can participate now online! RSVP on Facebook and get updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/1767962256762213/
Event listing on Portsmouth Patch!

RAFFLE at the door and online. I will be holding a drawing for some awesome prizes this year. You can participate in two ways. First, come out on April 7th and buy raffle tickets at the door OR buy raffle tickets in advance by donating online to my fundraiser. There will be a separate drawing (jar) for each raffle item. If you want to put all your tickets in the drawing for one item you can. Or spread them around. Drawings for all items will be done at 9pm on April 7th. You need not be there to win, I will call you so be sure I have a contact number on your tickets!

Raffle Tickets: 1 for $5 | 3 for $10 | 5 for $20 | 10 for $26.20 (marathon distance!)
Buy tickets now or at the door on April 7th.
To buy now, donate at: www.rundfmc.org/2015/jenniferh then let me know how to divy up your tickets amongs the prize drawings. Shoot me an email at jenn.h@comcast.net

Raffle PRIZES:

1. Runner’s Alley $50 gift certificate!
2. Target Gift Card worth $30
3. The District $20 gift certificate
4. Cinemagic movie theater: 2 passes
5. Blue Mermaid Island Grill $25 gift certificate
6. Radici restaurant- $25 gift certificate
7. Loco Coco’s Tacos – $30 gift card
8. Cycle Fierce 5 Ride Pack ($80 value)!
9. Book & Bar ($20)
10. Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt! $20 gift certificate –JUST ADDED!

SILENT AUCTION OPEN NOW! You can also support cancer research and get a little something for yourself at my silent auction. The auction closes at 11pm on April 28th. If you “win” the bid or “buy now”, I will contact you regarding payment via a donation to Dana-Farber. If you’re a control “enthusiast” like me, why leave it to chance? Buy now and feel great it’s all for cancer research.
Link to the Auction going on now! www.32auctions.com/jennsbostonrun

Available a the Silent Auction:

1. Wallis Sands Half Marathon 2015 entry (the race is sold out!). Race is May 17th, 2015
2. Shio Japanese Restaurant $50 gift certificate–SOLD!
3. Original art by Jay Schadler “back channel” view of Portsmouth, canvas. SOLD!
4. Cyclefierce 5 ride pack to CycleFierce indoor cycling studio, Portsmouth.
5. Saucony Men’s Nomad running jacket from Runner’s Alley (great for fall, winter and spring of 2015!)

I hope to see you on April 7th or please consider taking part in the raffle and silent auction online! I would also appreciate any donation of any amount to the campaign as well.
Donations: www.rundfmc.org/2015/jenniferh
Also I’ll have my ‘team’ at the fundraiser. Come find out why there is a panda on our event banner? What’s it like to run a marathon? What the heck is “GU” and why would you eat it? More myths busted and mysteries solved on April 7th!

See you out there,
– Jenn

Happy Ground Hog Day?

Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter. Ugh. I think Bill Murray famously said, this ground hog must be stopped! I am feeling as though I am re-living the same day a la Bill Murray in Ground Hog Day (one of my favorite movies). Snow, no school, staying home for days on end. Granted I was out of the snow zone last week on a business trip during the blizzard, but I’m already tired of it. And I am getting very friendly with my treadmill to get my Boston Marathon Training done. I’ve nicknamed him “Fred Mill”. Cracks me up every time but I could be suffering from cabin fever.

I originally thought to write this post about outrunning wildlife while running. What’s the most ferocious animal you have out run while out on the roads and trails? I have not been chased by a ground hog, but folks in a neighboring town were chased by a crazed groundhog last fall. Which sparked some great groundhog memes (here). I love a great groundhog meme. *Photo credit to Trevor Bartlett for this pic of me outrunning the Hampton Groundhog.

The most ferocious thing that I have been chased by was a small dog (think lap dog) which gave up easily. I also nervously ran through a flock of Canadian geese while running out in California. They lined both sides of the trail and a few stood in the trail. Luckily they didn’t attack but I put the afterburners on and ran for my life. I’ve seen a few fox, deer and turkeys cross my path but none were very close or suspicious looking.

Training is going well for the Boston Marathon, 11 weeks to go! Please consider donating to my campaign for Dana-Farber cancer research. Sponsor a mile or donate a buck per mile? Every bit helps. You can donate online on my Dana-Farber page.

Thank you for reading and your support! My 3M Half Marathon trip report coming up next.
Stay warm, – Jenn

Jenn's Boston Run

est. 2013 | Running the 2022 Boston Marathon

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Happy Groundhog Day?