Ericka's Blog

Reflections and conversations on life

Cinnamon Cupcakes with Pumpkin Pie Frosting

It was past due time for me to put my pumpkin baking skills to work! I have not been baking or cooking lately and I kind of missed my friends in the kitchen :)Plus, a few co-workers had mentioned that it had been quite some time since I'd brought any goodies to work....

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Savannah Half-Marathon (DC Version)

So only the really crazy folks try doing races less than a week after a marathon right?Well, there's NO WAY I would ever try doing a full marathon a week after but a half? That seemed do-able.Plus, it was a faux-half. Let me explain.Originally I planned to run 8 easy...

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MCM: The Marathon After Glow

*Teensy pet peeve: I shelled out $85 for all of my downloadable photos from MarathonFoto and apparently you do not get them right away -- or even within days. I intended for this post to showcase the best ones but I guess that will have to wait for whenever...

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Reebok: The Time I Did Crossfit With Rich Froning

Saturday was an amazing day. Aside from the fact that I was full of anticipation and excitement about running the marathon the next day, I also got to do something with the other sport I love: crossfit.A couple of months ago, Amy invited me to buy tickets to a special...

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Mizuno Running Shoes WINNERS!

Hi everyone! I know so many of you were anxiously awaiting to see who won the Mizuno Running Shoes Give Away! I have 10 winners -- randomly chosen -- and trust me, I wish I could have let you all win these things!If your name is on the list, you'll have 48 hours to...

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Marine Corps Marathon 2012 — Yes!

WOW! So, yesterday was an epic day.I ran the best marathon of my life, the storm stayed away and I never wanted to die the whole race!It's hard to know where to begin so I'll just jump in. And thank you so everyone who sent me support via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,...

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