by Ericka | Jun 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yeah, it’s true. Not a lot but…I did. But…how? I mean, I went to an all-inclusive resort so I had as much food and drink at my fingertips as I wanted. Years ago, this would have spelled disaster for me.But here it was…I told myself I was NOT...
by Ericka | Jun 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Do ya like the feel of stretchy fabric that glides over your hips and thighs and fits love a glove? Then you would love these new clothes I got the chance to try out this weekend.It’s workout apparel from a nifty company called Nux — and the first...
by Ericka | Jun 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week there were a few articles out asking “are ultra runners crazy?” Immediately, I clicked and read every word. Just who are these “writers” to judge runners?!One of the pieces focused on one of the best ultra runners of all time —...
by Ericka | Jun 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
I would really be okay if all of my life were the weekend. Okay, probably not but man do I love them!I started out Friday night in Del Ray. It was hot hot hot — and we walked in the humidity to the downtown area.I realized that I am starting to see familiar...
by Ericka | May 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone! Thanks for all the great feedback on my post yesterday. I was really excited that Mika actually read the post and sent me a couple of tweets in response! Here’s one of them: ***This week, I was also featured and quoted in a fun piece called...
by Ericka | May 30, 2013 | books, Uncategorized
When I heard that Mika Brzezinski — the co-host of “Morning Joe” — wrote a book on her struggle with food addiction, I knew I was going to buy it. I pre-ordered “Obsessed” right away. I knew that Mika was a runner and had caught...
by Ericka | May 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
I wasn’t going to write about doing “Murph” but then I thought, why the heck not? The truth is, I almost kind of enjoyed it!This crossfit Heroes work out was named in memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in...
by Ericka | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Jackie (right) and a friend as Ninja Turtles post-race *This guest post is written by my friend and co-worker, Jackie. Follow her hilarious tweets here and tell her she should start her own blog 🙂 As the name implies, I’m not a runner. Despite running three years...
by Ericka | May 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
We had professional photos and photos from my nice camera (Canon Rebel 4) but how about my iphone? You know I couldn’t stand to NOT share from there!One thing I loved — and that was super fun and islandy — were the swim up bars. There were two and...
by Ericka | May 24, 2013 | books, Uncategorized
This was our first photo together :)The Back Story I’m going to tell you a little story. Sometimes I’m a little self conscious to be TOO honest here but I am who I am so I’ll just do it.I have wanted to get married since I was 15 years old. I...