by Ericka | Dec 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’m always on the hunt for easy, healthy meals to make for dinner. I’ve said it before but until the past year, my dinners usually consisted of frozen Amy’s organic dinners, microwave veggie burgers, bowls of instant soup and anything else that could...
by Ericka | Dec 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Running in the moonlight? So….as ya’ll know, I’ll be marathon training again very soon for the DC Rock n’ Roll Marathon on March 17th. One problem with hardcore training, though, is that it kind of zaps the fun out of Friday nights for your...
by Ericka | Dec 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
So that’s a fun photo, right? It doesn’t exactly represent the success — or lack of — of today’s Hot Chocolate 15k at National Harbor. Long story short, we had planned to run the 9.3 miles at 8am in awesome winter weather. A poorly...
by Ericka | Dec 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
It’s almost Christmas so most people are in a more “giving” spirit but I try to keep that attitude all year long if I can. I find that at Christmas, my heart aches a little more for those in need. Living in DC, I come in contact with the homeless...
by Ericka | Dec 1, 2011 | inspiration, long run, marathom, running, training
I’ve discovered something. My inspiration has dwindled since marathon training ended. I’m not kidding. I never realized what the long run did for my psyche — truly — until now. It was the long run (the really long run) that I could free my...
