Boston 25: Shakeout run with Rabbit and Kofuzi
Ripping off the bandaid on attending my first ever shakeout run
To run or not to run the day before the Boston Marathon. That was the question. I found most of my running friends had their own opinions — a lot of which thought a break the day before was the day to go. But when you’re maybe only running the Boston Marathon once and you are rarely able to join in person events because of scheduling, is it really an option?
I was not as in the know when I did the 2024 NYC Marathon about all the various brand events. I approached Boston totally differently, preparing a list of all of the various places I wanted to hit up (Rabbit, Brooks, Bandit, UYN, Marathon Sports, to name a few), their hours of operation and signing up for any events I might want to plan to attend. When I looked at the list of free events (so many!), making it out to one of the Rabbit ones was at the top of my list.
You probably can’t find me in any of the footage he shared himself, but trust me, I was there! I even managed to make some new friends (of course) while at the event. It ended up being a beautiful sunny day and I was very happy I decided to go — even though I have to admit I managed to slightly roll my ankle. (Thankfully, spoiler alert, it didn’t knock me out for the race.)
It was a great experience being around all the runners. I don’t think you can really get a sense for just how many people were out and about along the Charles River until you take a look at the reel I shared on Instagram. So many people — and this was just during the window of this particular shakeout run.
Following the run, they had samples out from Cheribundi. I have to say I’m sold. Have that truly chilled and I am in. SO GOOD. Since returning from Boston, I’ve put it into my regular routine, finding it so helpful in reducing my inflammation and therefore, my recovery time as well. I love both the Pure and the Pure Concentrate but think it’ll be the Pure Concentrate that I’ll add into my go to’s on a regular basis. Pit Crew, here I come!
I came home with a ton of new Rabbit gear because I am obsessed. It is all so soft. These Boston slides came in clutch for my tired and sore feet after the marathon. I have been living in them even now that we’re more than a week out post-race. Magic.