Full Name: Lori Anne Costello
(Erika I didn’t know we had the same middle name, too bad my mom decided to spell it differently)

Nicknames: Yogi (Curt on the track team is really the only one that calls me this and now that he has graduated I fear my only nickname will disappear, oh well lol)

Hometown: Danville CA (That would be located in the lovely NORTHERN California, much better then southern ;) )

Nationality: Half Italian. Part French, Dutch, German, English, Native American, I’m sure I probably missed a few

Favorite Race Distance: 1500!!!

Least Favorite Race Distance: As far as coach is concerned it is the 5K, but I’m actually starting to enjoy it.

Why do you run? I run because I love to race. I like the point in the race when everyone begins to fade and I have to ask myself if there is anything left, then I push even harder and change my pace. If I am able to ask that question then I figure I have more within me. I also love workouts and pushing myself with the single thought that this workout will help me and make my race better. Also, (sorry I have many reasons) I love the feeling after a hard workout or race when my body will barely move and I have trouble even driving home.

Describe your pre-race: I don’t eat before the race. Run fast for a warm up, then the normal static and dynamic stretching and then I freak out. I have gotten better about it, but most of the girls who have run a 5K with me know that I get really scared that I can’t run 3+ miles. It’s rather sad considering my warm up is pretty close to that lol.

Fast-twitch or slow? Haha, well, I would say that in the middle of a race I can change speed pretty well, but I’m afraid I would have to say slow.

Favorite kind of workout: Mountain runs, grinding your way up to the top, or rolling hills that’s fun too.

Favorite Athlete: Yurislav Popovich, (I don’t think I spelled that right) He’s a cyclist formerly for the Discovery team, but I don’t know who he rides with now.

Something other people wouldn’t know: I hate the Olive Garden and I usually end up there for a first date, lol.

Non-Running Activities: Cycling, Mountain Biking, Kayaking, Hiking, Writing, Reading, Exploring, People watching (you can learn a lot about our culture and any other culture by doing this)

Momma’s or Daddy’s girl? Depends on the day and whether my dad is with is fiancée or not

Describe your crazy relatives: My uncle skips out on work to go sun bathing on the roof of the truck he’s supposed to be driving (by the way he also has been caught in the X-Rated section of movie stores). His wedding was held at my dad's house, but he didn't have my dad, his brother, in the wedding. As a thankyou gift he gave my dad a clock that said on the bottom ('Congratulations Greg and Nancy'). Essentially he pulled it out of the gift pile and gave it to my dad, all of the other three siblings got really nice glass mugs lol.

My aunt misses work occasionally because she falls asleep on the reclining message chairs in the Sharper Image. She once passed out because a bee had supposedely stung her but when the paramedics arrived they could not find where she had been stung. Later she confessed that it might not have actually stung her.

I could go on with stories about these two but I'll leave it at that, lol.