by Ericka | May 25, 2012 | Born to Run, Crossfit, Eat and Run, Scott Jurek, WOD
Saw this and thought it was funny 🙂 Obviously I will never clean press in a bikini! I’ve been frustrated by the lack of results I’ve seen from Crossfit. I thought my arms would be better defined by now.Rick says if I want that, I will need to do curls and...
by Ericka | May 23, 2012 | Ann Trason, Barefoot running, books, Born to Run, Caballo Blanco, Christopher McDougall, Copper Canyon, Jenn Stanton, Kenya, marathon, Micah True, Nike, Scott Jurek, Taramahura, ultramarathon, Vibram Five Fingers
Source: Barefoot Ted has a website! I got this pic from there (from cover of the book too.) I finally did it. I read “Born to Run.” It’s been sitting on my shelf for months. I knew I wanted to devote my whole attention span to it when the time...
by Ericka | May 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Okay so definitely had a major case of the blahs yesterday. I was convinced I’d never want to exercise or run again in my entire life. I wanted to do nothing but sit on the coach, eat an entire bag of chips and watch “Sex and the City.” (Ended...
by Ericka | May 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Who is that large man behind us, you may be asking? Or maybe it’s so obvious you aren’t asking at all! It’s the new Martin Luther King, Jr. statue erected near the National Mall in DC.On Saturday, we met for a 4-mile run and brunch as a farewell to...
by Ericka | May 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Model Crystal Renn during her eating disorder and after recovery. A few years ago, I read the Crystal Renn autobiography, “Hungry.” You know Crystal — she was the supermodel turned plus size supermodel? She developed a severe eating disorder as a...
by Ericka | May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
*All photos courtesy of Michelle!New York City! This weekend, I Mega-bussed it up to New York to visit Heather, who lives in Astoria. Being in New York always feels like a foreign country to me and I love it.I love all the little independently owned shops, restaurants...
by Ericka | May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I published my second round of social media tips on Red Alert politics. But, I figured they were awesome enough to share with you guys too. So check it out: Ever wonder why some of your Facebook posts get a lot of love and others don’t? There’s more to...
by Ericka | May 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Dear Mom,Thank you for always inspiring me to put others first and making me — slightly delayed as it was — the woman I am today with a genuine heart for helping others and the example of our responsibility to be active in our compassion.You have...
by Ericka | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week, I had the chance to write about Back on My Feet for The Foundry, the blog I help run at The Heritage Foundation. I was really excited to spread the love for BoMF in a new venue and wanted to share part of the post with you:If you told recovering...
by Ericka | May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Like many of you, I’ve been excited about all the awesome brand campaigns going on lately. My interest was especially piqued by Saucony’s #FindYourStrong project after our friend, Dorothy, debuted their sweet video series! (and then, of course, proceeded...
