Boomer Esiason's Run to Breathe 2014

On Saturday, I joined over 5,500 other runners in Central Park for the 4th annual Run To Breathe. The race is hosted each year by New York Road Runners and NFL Hall of Famer Boomer Esiason, who is the most visible national figure in the fight against cystic fibrosis (occasionally he is also visible for saying silly things on his WFAN radio show...)



I learned about the Boomer Esiason Foundation last year when my boyfriend Scott, who has CF, ran the ING NY Marathon and raised over $11,000! Check out his blog.

It's an exciting time right now in the field of CF research as Vertex Pharmaceuticals recently developed the first medications to treat the root cause of CF, rather than the symptoms of it, and the results of the first phases of clinical trials look promising.

In order to participate in this 4 mile race with Team Boomer, I had to raise $500 minimum. With a ton of help from my friend Courtney, we managed to raise $1,150 together and I'm so grateful to all my family members and friends that donated. Thank you!

Boomer's son Gunnar has CF and was there to run on Saturday, so were about 25 other people living with CF.

Scott was in attendance as our coach and photographer as he is still recovering from a knee injury from the marathon.  He snapped this not-so-flattering shot of Courtney and I post-race, just before we headed to Jacob's Pickles for a feast that included bacon bloody Marys and fried green tomatoes.

[caption id="attachment_193" align="aligncenter" width="314"] Courtney and I after Run to Breathe 2014 in Central Park[/caption]

 

Check out the race recap and some photos here.

To learn more about Cystic Fibrosis, click here.

Donate to The Boomer Esiason Foundation here.

Donate to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation here.