Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
CrossFit Doesn’t Have a Dirty Little Secret — You’re Just Irresponsible
Photo from my trip to the Crossfit Games this year *Since I wrote this piece in about 20 minutes on my lunch break today, I've gone back to make a couple of light edits. 3:45 p.m.* -- Like The Sweet Life of Facebook -- Follow Ericka on Twitter & Instagram -- Best...
Altra Zero Drop Running Shoes
Having this partnership with Runner's World for the Runner's World Half-Marathon sure has it's perks. One of them is that I often get to try out a new kind of shoes that might never have come across my radar screen -- the Altra Zero Drop Running Shoe.------>...
Friday Favorites & Legally Changing My Name
Hello everyone! It's a beautiful Friday and I'm looking forward to the weekend. This morning I went to the social security office to get my new last name (finally!). I have several more steps to go and have obviously been putting this off but I guess it's good...
Book Review: Running on Empty
The GoodI'll start by saying that I admire Marshall Ulrich's determination to finish his journey to run across the United States in record time (masters, not worldwide.) I can't imagine the kind of endurance and grit and takes to get through this whole thing. As...
Will Your Future Self Thank You?
This morning I did something silly -- I went to Crossfit and did heavy strict presses. In the end, this did not work out well for me.My future self said "thanks a lot" but only very sarcastically. So I'm a novice dealing with injury. Does this thing mean I'm off the...
Running Again (!!) & Weekend Review
And guess what? I got to to start my day with running today! After 9 days of no running -- in attempt to heal my back -- things felt great this morning. It felt good yesterday and though I felt a tiny little twinge during my run today, it seems like we are getting...