by Ericka | Mar 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Wearing Reebok wide strap top, sublite trainers and track jacket If you are like me, you’ve got a park somewhere near your house with all kinds of weird looking exercise equipment.What do you do with it? It looks out of place. I never used to use it. But since...
by Ericka | Mar 22, 2013 | Crossfit, Uncategorized
Doing Open WOD 13.2 last weekSo…as you know, I’m signed up for the Reebok Crossfit Open this year. It’s just for fun and team camaraderie and my box, Trident Crossfit.But even still, the pressure is on. I mean, like I am checking the Reebok Games...
by Ericka | Mar 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
My friend Katie and I at a wedding in the Dominican Republic. I’ll be the same size at my wedding as I was at that one!One of the most popular posts my blog has ever seen is “Wedding Crash Diet Tips,” written as a guest post by my friend Michelle,...
by Ericka | Mar 20, 2013 | Crossfit, Uncategorized
Arturo looking awesome doing a bad ass muscle up!I’ve been doing Crossfit for about a year now. I first heard about the sport back in 2008 but didn’t pay much attention — thinking it was just another version of P90X. Wrong. After I started...
by Ericka | Mar 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
So, Rock n’ Roll half marathon — we met again. I did not conquer all this year but I have never regretted a race. Despite feeling achy and slow during this 13.1, I still enjoyed being in the midst of it all.After completing Crossfit Open WOD 13.2 on...
by Ericka | Mar 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Rocking yesterday’s Shamrock Marathon!!Today’s post is dedicated to my sister, Lindsey, who yesterday ran a 3:13 marathon — crushing her PR by 11 minutes after having worked extremely hard over the last three months to master training to get her to...
by Ericka | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
I didn’t get the chance yet to fill you in a bit more about my time at South by Southwest (SXSW) last week. It was…in a word, awesome.I’d been hearing about this conference for YEARS and never knew if I’d have the chance to go. Thankfully, I...
by Ericka | Mar 15, 2013 | books, Uncategorized
It’s been forever since I did a book post but I wanted to share with you what I’ve been reading in the past few months. I love sharing my favorites with you because reading is such a passion of mine. Passing on the gems to new people makes me happy...
by Ericka | Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Photo from last year’s DC Rock n’ Roll Half-Marathon”You can’t convince a marathon you’ve trained; if you haven’t, it will reveal your lie, and harshly.” — Recovering addict who found runningThis weekend, I’m...
by Ericka | Mar 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m feeling pretty down this week. Blogging is not coming to me like it normally does. I’ve been out of town, my schedule is off, life seems to be speeding by, I think too much. I will have a recap of South by Southwest hopefully tomorrow...