Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Long Run Saturday & FUEL
My running partner Chuck (left), me and two BoMF volunteer runners!Saturday morning I got up bright and early to join my friends at Back on My Feet for a long run. I rarely ever get out for Saturdays because I hate getting up on the weekends. But, I knew I needed a...
This Week in Workouts
Thursday was another double doozy -- though I cut it shorter than planned. I wanted to run 10 miles but fitting in 10 miles plus a crossfit class before work was simply impossible.The crossfit class was a fairly easy one and heavy on the running so I knew part of my...
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
Me and my sisters with the Kardashian books we got from Grandma two Christmases ago :)*To skip the sentiment and get on the real reason I posted this -- to share my sister's story, click here to read it. Sisters are like best friends plus. I'm so grateful to have...
The Time I Was on CNBC
So it's been a busy week for this girl -- lots of mental energy as well as physical energy being dispelled! But you know me, I like to keep busy and stimulated so it was all good :)It started off Monday with a TV hit. My organization is working on a big online...
Running & Crossfit: Double Doozy
Yesterday, I got up and went to Crossfit at 5:15am (that's the rollout and go version). I'm always SO tired when I go that early and yawn the entire time. It's definitely not prime for me but I had to squeeze it in early. Here was the WOD:Teams of 28 Min AMRAP:Ladder...
Richmond Marathon Training Report
The "Kind Of" Marathon PlanWell, I guess it's official: I'm training for a marathon. As much as I wanted to do this "casually," I'm fearful of running a marathon and wanting to die at mile 17. That is hell on earth and I honestly would want to quit so badly.For those...