Ericka's Blog

Reflections and conversations on life

South by Southwest: Cowboy Run

It's so hard to even begin to sum up my time at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas this week. It was by far the best conference I've ever been too -- and I feel like I barely got as much out of it as I wanted to.It's an overwhelming situation -- so...

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What I Learned From a Strict Paleo Challenge

Hi all, I’m Gabby and I’m excited to take over Ericka’s blog today while she is out of town! Ericka and I met at FitBloggin where we were roomies and had a ton of fun talking blogging, crossfit, and making videos. Anyways, let me tell you a little about myself. I’m a...

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Competition Mode

*Not me (duh), someone much stronger but...good pic, right?I wasn't going to do a run down of yesterday's 13.1 Crossfit Games Open WOD but since I've been thinking about it all day, I really want to.And, by the way, if you had told me two years ago that I'd have no...

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Balance Bar #ExtraHour Twitter Chat Tonight at 9pmET

The art of balance -- it ain't easy!Remember when I told you about those delicious bars that tasted like fudge and chocolate chip cookie dough? Yeah, they were called Balance Bars and I really love them! Speaking of, I'm out of stock and  need to get some more!...

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Crossfit Open: Why This Beginner Is In!

Lady winners from last year! That's Julie Fouche -- who I met and interviewed in November -- on the right! I did something I never thought I would yesterday.I signed up for the Crossfit Open.Totally not my style. I'm not into competition on a personal level.But Team...

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