Registration for the Rock CF Half Marathon will open October 1!! Stay tuned for the launch of the official website for the race: www.OutRunCF.com.

We are currently seeking sponsors of all levels to help get this race off the ground. If you are interest please email me emily@outruncf.com today!

Breathe Deep. Run Hard. Rock CF.

Em

What do you do on lazy rainy Saturday? Well today I relaxed, did a little yoga, read a good book and cooked up some tasty food!

Today’s Lunch: Em’s Super Sassy Nacho Mama’s

Grab a handful of tortilla Chips- Garden Fresh will do just fine

-Top with satueed onion & zucchini

- Add cubed avocado and fresh red and yellow tomatoes from the garden

- Cook up some black beans in mexican spices and thrown them on board

- Finally top off with a few scoops of your favorite salsa. Today was Michigan Cherry Salsa

- And always serve lunch with a nice portion of fresh fruit!

YUM!

Dinner Tiome: Homemade Sweet Potato Whole Wheat Gnocchi with Baby portobello mushroom, onion, spinach sauteed in olive oil.

Topped with a dash of rosemary and parmesan cheese. Of course a sliced Roma tomato from the back yard completes this tasty dish.

I got the Gnocchi recipe from the September issue of Bicycling Magazine..I just subbed sweet potatoes and whole wheat flour in for added nutrition. I was pleasantly surprised with how the gnocchi turned out because I wasn’t sure what the consistency of the dough should be. Once I tossed them into the boiling water and saw them float to the top, I knew my little dough pillows were a success!

Eat well,

Em

Hey there fellow runners!

Now is your chance to  run and Rock CF at the same time!! Hopefully you are in the middle of training for the full or half marathon that you’ll run in Detroit on October 17. If so, come out and run for team Rock CF! You can run the full, Half, Relay or 5K, raise some dough for Rock CF and you will get a special edition Rock CF shirt to wear during the race!

Register for the races here And once you do send an email to me emily@letsrockcf.org so we can figure out your tee shirt size and more details.

Breathe Deep. Run Hard. Rock CF.

Emily

ATTENTION NON RUNNERS: If you want to help out on race day you can do that too. Rock CF is partnering up with the lululemon Somerset store to man a water station and we NEED your help! Email me if you want in: emily@letsrockcf.org

Yo dudes!

Get your September issue of Runner’s World NOW!! Any store in your town that sells magazines, well a good selection, will have Runner’s World. Check it out! I picked up 4 copies tonight. It was hard but I left a few for others…

So I have a new goal..Let’s make this the biggest selling issue that Runner’s World has ever seen. You in?? If so go buy a copy now and tell 5 people to do the same. If you have a blog maybe post it on there.. All of this well help make some major awareness for Cystic Fibrosis!

ALSO if you want to get updates from Rock CF & Me send and email titles LIST to emily@letsrockcf.org.

BREATHE DEEP. RUN HARD. ROCK CF.

Emily

City to City Ride 2010

It’s been a while since I have updated you all on my training for my first full marathon, happening April 10. Since December I have had a few bumps and bruises; lower back stuff, sciatica that caused me to limp around like Quasimoto for 2 weeks, kneecap issues, hamstring awesomeness and the newest on the list, my left foot. Luckily Greg my PT has got this all down and knows what’s happening under my hood and addresses them all as they flair up.

I cannot lie, I am pretty frustrated! Truly though, the coolest thing is that for once it’s not even my lungs or my CF causing me to reduce mileage or take an extra recovery day. This Vertex VX-770 study drug has really added to my improved lung function from running. If only I could get the lower part of my body to heal up sync with my CF and awesome lungs. My Pulmonary Function is steady in the low 70’s…feeling this good just makes me want to train and run harder but these minor set backs are killin me.

Kevin, my running partner likes to say I am like a cat, I have 9 lives. After an injury or set back I pop right into his door and we move right along with training. Event though cats freak me out a little bit, I will take it!

I did my first 15 mile run on my Birthday Feb 21 and it was awesome. My whole body felt great and strong. This week is a little different…planning 15 on Friday, so stay tuned!

Staying positive is they key to success..it has gotten me through 28 years with CF and I know it will get me through this hiccup!

Rock CF,

Em

Join the Rock CF Foundation on April 18, 2010 at Central Michigan University for the CF Rock and Run 5k, presented by the CMU Physicians Assistant Program. Proceeds go to the Rock CF Foundation!

For all details and registration click the Rock CF logo above!!

New to running? Click this link for a Couch to 5K training program: http://www.c25k.com/

Rock CF,

Emily

Well we did it!! Raising $20,000 for cystic fibrosis, Team 65Roses ran and ran hard in Miami on January 31. It was an early 6:15 am start but early didn’t mean any cooler. Humid and very warm was the weather and I just knew we were in for the hottest race of my life yet. This one was for my friend Mel, who passed away after a long battle with CF..she also nicknamed me “Half-Marathon,” this is was for you Mel!

My morning: 4 am wake up call, mass amount of stretching, foam rolling, a bagel with peanut butter, a banana, water, iced coffee, Gatorade and inhaled Pulmozyme. Some of the 65Roses crew met in our hotel lobby so we could all walk to the start together. We made that as entertaining and fun as you can as 5:15 in the morning though and really got pumped!

Rose, Mike and I all hung together at the start, corralled in letter F. FYI, Mike is a double lung transplant patient who rocks my socks off and Rosie is a magical 30-some year old with CF who is one of my dear friends for life..all 3 of us together brings out a whole new kind of monster that nobody can even imagine.

The gun went off and after 10 minutes we hit the start line…18,000 people waiting to start takes some time! Starting out smart and slow is always good, especially in this heat and when you’re not feeling 100%. By the end of mile 1 my head was drenched with sweat We all stayed together for the first 3 miles and then Mike decided to split and go ahead. After that Rose and I picked up Matt who ran with us until mile 10. At a potty stop, Matt and I talked and his nephew has CF! Very cool that Uncle Matt is rocking 13.1 for the kid.

For a while Rose ventured ahead but at the CF Spirit Station is seemed like she fell from the sky and was placed right next to me. After I GU’d up and rehydrated I turned back to see her running up to me. Perfect timing as I was ready to have her by my side crackin jokes and laughing with me, much needed to get through the last 3 miles. We stayed together until the finish which was awesome! We started together and finished together, the way we had hoped!

Overall the race was just awesome! My lungs felt awesome and not fatigued at all. My legs were tired by mile 12 only because I wasn’t able to run since the end of December. We finished in 2 hours and 21 minutes which is great despite the heat. I was curious to see how salty my sweat would be because since I started the clinical trial for Vertex my sweat has been much less salty…I gotta say that it was pretty darn salty, must of been the heat!

My brother Jason and his wife Carrie came down from Orlando to watch and also enjoy some Miami. I can’t thank them enough for that support! There’s nothing better than seeing people you love after you cross the finish line.

Oh and I forgot to say that I was awarded the 2010 INSPIRE Award at the Team 65Roses dinner. Such an honor!! I am definitely planning to run with my new friends next year and raise even more dough for CF!

Rock CF,

Emily

1/29/10

I can’t lie my friends…I’ve been slacking on this training blog. One reason is I haven’t been able to really get my runs in since around Christmas! Laaaaame! The good thing is I have been hitting the Trenton Athletic Club, 90 minutes a day, 6 days a week. So my cardio is stellar. Also, I saw a specialist on Tuesday and we discovered the route of my sciatica, back pain, knee pain and inability to physically run….HAMSTRINGS!

I left there with a piece of paper that had a stretch on it but I’ve never felt so encouraged by one piece of paper! This stretch instantly restored my muscle weakness in less than 1 minute…you may!!

Feeling strong enough that I am going to run the Miami 1/2 Marathon for sure this Sunday. The past week or two I was able to get a few runs in despite some pain; but the past few days I’ve been on the mend. This is thanks to Dr. Shapiro and my incredible PT Greg who is making sure I get the most of every session and he only wants to see me get back to my training.

So, I leave Detroit at 7am tomorrow and head down to the sunshine state. There is a team 65Roses dinner tomorrow night that I’m speaking at. It should be an amazing time to catch up with Rosie-my dear CF mermaid friend, Joy- my energizer bunny running CF friend and finally meet Mike-the gangsta w/CF who is also hitting the streets with us Sunday. I think Miami may explode when we all meet!! Watch the news…

I’ll give a full race day recap for sure. Also look for videos of us bringing down the karaoke house tomorrow night!!!

Rock CF..lets outrun cystic fibrosis,

Em