by Ericka | Oct 2, 2013 | georgetown
Me, Amanda, Maggie, MichelleSo I know it’s been a full week since my birthday but I still wanted to share with you how I celebrated with friends. Schedules are hard to work out these days — us busy ladies in our…30s.But — we make it happen and...
by Ericka | Oct 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Follow me on Instagram & Twitter Like The Sweet Life on Facebook ***CONGRATULATIONS to Rebecca of Strength & Sunshine who won the Reebok CrossFit Nano Speeds!ย I did it once before and finally — I did it again. For several weeks now I’ve...
by Ericka | Sep 29, 2013 | Crossfit
*DON’T FORGET: You can still enter to win a FREE pair of Reebok Nano Speed shoes!* This weekend I had the chance to volunteer at DC SuperFit — a competition hosted at my own box, Trident CrossFit. I was excited to volunteer and be a part of the competition...
by Ericka | Sep 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
**Here for the contest? Scroll down for rules on how to enter**First things first — let’s talk about workouts. Mine have a little out of whack lately because of this back issue I’m having. Good news is the chiropractor says I can still run...
by Ericka | Sep 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Source: Youth participating in Steve’s ClubI’m REALLY excited about a new program with CrossFit that I recently discovered — and I hope you will be too!There’s an awesome program called “Steve’s Club” that is devoted to...
by Ericka | Sep 25, 2013 | Crossfit, Uncategorized
No, I am NOT 23 ๐ Aww wasn’t that nice of my husband to switch up the birthday candles for me? ๐ Ha ha. I’m actually not thrilled to reveal my age here — not that it’s a big secret but being 32 just doesn’t sound right. However, after...
by Ericka | Sep 23, 2013 | Crossfit
Photo from my trip to the Crossfit Games this year *Since I wrote this piece in about 20 minutes on my lunch break today, I’ve gone back to make a couple of light edits. 3:45 p.m.* — Like The Sweet Life of Facebook — Follow Ericka on Twitter &...
by Ericka | Sep 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Having this partnership with Runner’s World for the Runner’s World Half-Marathon sure has it’s perks. One of them is that I often get to try out a new kind of shoes that might never have come across my radar screen — the Altra Zero Drop...
by Ericka | Sep 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hello everyone! It’s a beautiful Friday and I’m looking forward to the weekend. This morning I went to the social security office to get my new last name (finally!). I have several more steps to go and have obviously been putting this off but I guess...
by Ericka | Sep 19, 2013 | books, Uncategorized
The GoodI’ll start by saying that I admire Marshall Ulrich’s determination to finish his journey to run across the United States in record time (masters, not worldwide.) I can’t imagine the kind of endurance and grit and takes to get through this...
