Drink Beers Like an Olympian

Clark CSM is hosting a sendoff party for me! Stop by the Pittsford Pub on Thursday night to have a beer and say goodbye. We'll be airing a never-before-seen video we've been working very hard on. Light appetizers provided. Hope to see you there! More information can be found here.

Link to WXXI Radio show

Evan Dawson Show with GRAAF

I had SO MUCH fun yesterday on the Evan Dawson show on WXXI with Anja and the Greater Rochester Amateur Athletic Foundation. Here's the link to the show if you missed it.

Top right photo: me and Anja in the studio. Bottom left: Mike Ingham and Faye Casey, both board members of GRAAF. Bottom right photo: Evan Dawnson, Anja Pierce, Olympic sailer Mike Ingham, Emily Wright, Olympic fencer Iris Zimmerman, and Faye Casey.

Listen to Us Live On the Radio!

Anja and I will be live on WXXI Public Broadcasting at 1pm today with the Greater Rochester Amateur Athletic Federation! Tune in and listen live at AM 1370 or FM WRUR 88.5!

Photos from the Fight Gone Bad Fundraiser

THANK YOU so much to everyone who came out to support me and suffer through a workout on a Sunday morning. I'm so grateful to be part of the CrossFit community. There's no other community like it!

My fiancé Mark wore his America pants, and I couldn't take him seriously.

You guys don't even look tired!

Gorgeous ladies of CFR!

The entire Pulire family is pretty strong

My bestie, Emily Mickle, is of course my former k2 partner and my current partner in crime. She took a day off from studying  to come out and crush this workout.... wearing fairy wings. Because why not?

Mark giving my mom a quick rowing tutorial before she hopped into a scaled version of the workout (her first-ever CrossFit experience. She did awesome!)

My little sister (in the back) is a runner who's just started CrossFit recently. She completed the workout Rx!

As a kid, I liked kayaking because it was a hobby of my dad's. My parents have always encouraged me to go after whatever dreams made me happy. Many failed. Few achieved. But love and support, always.

Donation Match!

BIG NEWS!!! An anonymous donor is matching donations up to $1000 now through the end of the day tomorrow, January 3rd! If you were considering making a donation towards my journey to Olympic trials, this is the perfect opportunity to DOUBLE your contribution! There are 3 ways to contribute: 1. Show up to CrossFit Rochester tomorrow between 7:30-11:30 and do Fight Gone Bad (more info at www.kayakwod.eventbrite.com- you can guarantee a heat time by signing up online, or you can just walk in) ------------ 2. Mail a check (you can PM me for an address, or it's listed at emilywright.org/donate) ----------- 3. Donate on my RallyMe page: rallyme.com/rallies/2601/kayakemily Thanks everyone for your support!

Come Hang Out with Me!

COME HANG OUT WITH ME TOMORROW! Get signed up for a heat time (every half hour from 7:30-11:30) at kayakwod.eventbrite.com, or just show up with a donation tomorrow morning. Prizes provided by RockTape, Tango Charlie Apparel, G&G Fitness, and beer I purchased at Wegmans. 

Tango Charlie is donating 10% of clothing sales, AND we just got word that an anonymous donor will match any donation made right NOW through midnight on January 3rd (you can donate either in person tomorrow morning at CrossFit Rochester, by mailing a check, or on my Rallyme page (https://www.rallyme.com/rallies/2601/kayakemily) up to $1000!!