by Ericka | Jul 10, 2011 | fitness, green monster, health, Runners World, running
Ahh the running saga continues! After last week’s battle of the back, I was feeling a teensy bit better this week. I took it easy over the course of the week and thought I might be back in the swing of things for the Saturday long run, which was for 10 miles....
by Ericka | Jul 5, 2011 | marathon, run, running, spinning, triathalon
Professional exerciser that I am, you would NEVER guess that this girl has never taken a spin class. They always seemed to boring. Stagnant. Uncomfortable. Ahh, how injuries can change your perspective! After arriving for my 12-mile run Saturday morning at 6am only to...
by Ericka | May 15, 2011 | running, Uncategorized
Oh early Sunday! I woke up this morning around 5:30 a.m. anxious that my 6 a.m. alarm wouldn’t be early enough to get me out the door and to the race in time. The Capitol Hill Classic started at 7:30 but I had to find parking, get my race packet, run to the...
by Ericka | Oct 12, 2010 | running, Uncategorized
This weekend I visited Chicago for the second time in my life — to run the 2010 Chicago Marathon. It had been two years since I ran my first marathon and this one was doubly exciting because I prepared more, and got to meet my family in a different city. Though...