by Ericka | Oct 29, 2012 | Marine Corps Marathon, PR, running
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,...
by Ericka | Sep 25, 2012 | Baltimore Marathon, Crossfit Endurance, Fitbloggin, Marine Corps Marathon, Run Less Run Faster
I’m proud of myself. Last week was my first 50-mile week EVER.I tried reading “Run Less, Run Faster” earlier this year but there were too many formulas in there for me. I get confused — same thing with Crossfit Endurance. So…I said,...
by Ericka | Aug 14, 2012 | Chicago marathon, Crossfit, Marine Corps Marathon, philadelphia marathon., running
Marathons x 2So, let’s talk about how I signed up for the Marine Corps Marathon last week and now I’m asking myself why (I’m also running Philly three weeks later.)When I saw that Back on My Feet had lowered their fundraising cost to only $350, I...
by Ericka | Aug 9, 2012 | 31 heroes work out, burpees, Crossfit, Marine Corps Marathon, running
Burpee-fied legsHave I mentioned I love my legs? Not in a conceited kind of way — but a proud kind of way. In a way that’s like, I used to hate you but now I embrace you kind of way.In the above photo, you can see those specific legs and if you can’t...
by Ericka | Nov 3, 2011 | Marine Corps Marathon, running
Why yes, I AM too cheap to purchase the photos taken of me at the Marine Corps Marathon. I thought if there was a really money shot, I would dish out the dough. The photo above is the one I was hoping would rock but clearly, this guy in front of me was way too...
by Ericka | Oct 31, 2011 | Marine Corps Marathon
I had the content of this blog post geared up around, oh….mile 21. Where to begin on the lessons learned during my nearly 5 hours of running yesterday’s Marine Corps Marathon?We’ll start with hellish Saturday, where everyone’s best friends Icy...
