by Ericka | Oct 15, 2012 | georgetown, running, the master, yurbuds
YurBuds: Scroll down for my review on YurBuds!Run: 14 milesFelt: AWESOME!I love a beautiful weekend and boy, we had one. You know how it started for me — taper time! Yes, my weekends have revolved around LR’s lately (long runs for you new kids 🙂...
by Ericka | Oct 4, 2012 | books, Kristin armstrong, mile markers, Runners World, running
I’ve been on a running books streak lately. The more I read about running, the more passionate I feel about it. I relate to the writers and feel inspired to work harder.When I picked up “Mile Markers” by Kristin Armstrong (ex-wife of Lance) and...
by Ericka | Sep 19, 2012 | big five marathon, Degree, Degree Women, eating disorder, fitness, running
Sometimes, blogging seems so ultra egotistical. I mean, look at me and my awesome life! But that’s not at the heart of why we do it. I would say most bloggers I know are the opposite of egotistical. We are just doing something that makes us happy and that we...
by Ericka | Sep 11, 2012 | mud race, running, tough mudder, wounded warriors
Part of our Tough Mudder team post-race!So…was the Tough Mudder tough? Uhh, yeah — in more ways than one. The first part was getting to the race — which took nearly 4 hours from a place that is normally 1 hour away. I don’t know if the TM...
by Ericka | Sep 6, 2012 | Chicago marathon, half marathon, indiananpolis womens half marathon, marathon, running
I’ve been dying to do a race with my sister for forever now. We ran the Chicago Marathon together in 2010 but there just aren’t a lot options for races when we live so far apart.When I found out the Indianapolis Women’s Half-Marathon was scheduled...
by Ericka | Aug 24, 2012 | back on my feet, fitfluential, indiananpolis womens half marathon, Mt. Vernon Trail, running, Saucony, tough mudder
You know you started your morning off right when this is part of it, right? I will NEVER get sick of this glory and I will ALWAYS thank God for the sunrises. Yep, that’s for sure! I arrived bright and peppy for Back on My Feet this morning at 5:45am (like...