by Ericka | Sep 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Pre-marathon — I was inspired in training last year from reading so many great running blogs!I’m pumped! Why? Because today I go to FITBLOGGIN’! I’ve been hearing about this thing all year and finally, it’s arrived.For the past year and a...
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 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Two great friends who live one pricey plane ride away. What are two girls supposed to do?Lindsay and I have been friends since we were 17 years old — and we’ve been through a lot of crap together. We’ve got some awesome memories too — road...
by Ericka | Sep 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Daily jog past the Lincoln MemorialHave you ever heard of those people that run to and from work? Well, I’m not really one of them but sometimes I pretend to be when I need to sneak in a workout.The catch? It’s over 8 miles from my office to home so I have...
by Ericka | Sep 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Well folks — it CAN be done! I’ve considered the possibility of a 20-miler before work for some time. Ever since Glenn told me he did it a couple of years ago, I thought hmmm, could I rise to the occasion?Having a Saturday free of the looming long run is...
by Ericka | Sep 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
I found out this morning that our family dog, Maddie, died last night. She’s been a part of the family for so many years and we are all so sad to hear of the news.It was unexpected but she was an older animal so, yes, these things happen. But I’m really...
by Ericka | Sep 12, 2012 | congo, engaged, tough mudder, Tough Mudder Proposal
*VIDEO below. It doesn’t get any better than this! Running one of the toughest courses in the nation with the love of your life — finishing it and then having him drop down on one knee to propose!After three years together, my friend Mandy was a sweet and...
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 10, 2012 | Canon, Chobani, instagram, Jenny Lawson, nugo nutrition, smart coach, stickygrams, The Bloggess
1. Glenn is an Iron Man!Yesterday, my rockstar brother-in-law Glenn (he shares his blog with my sister & will do a race report there later this week) ran his first Iron Man in a stellar time. We were tracking him all day and we are all so proud of him for doing...
by Ericka | Sep 8, 2012 | adoption, book club, congo, foster care, Global Outreach, orphan care, Orphanology
I just finished reading “Orphanology” — a book that is solely focused on the Christian and the church’s obligation to care for the world’s orphans. In James 1:27, God tells us to care for the orphans and the fatherless.So, why...
