by Ericka | Aug 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Good morning everyone! I’m on a runners high right now, don’t you love those?I opted today for a good old fashioned, mid-week long (ish) run. I know that means tempo running but since I rarely keep track of my time, I decided to experiment.I set up...
by Ericka | Aug 14, 2012 | Chicago marathon, Crossfit, Marine Corps Marathon, philadelphia marathon., running
Marathons x 2So, let’s talk about how I signed up for the Marine Corps Marathon last week and now I’m asking myself why (I’m also running Philly three weeks later.)When I saw that Back on My Feet had lowered their fundraising cost to only $350, I...
by Ericka | Aug 9, 2012 | 31 heroes work out, burpees, Crossfit, Marine Corps Marathon, running
Burpee-fied legsHave I mentioned I love my legs? Not in a conceited kind of way — but a proud kind of way. In a way that’s like, I used to hate you but now I embrace you kind of way.In the above photo, you can see those specific legs and if you can’t...
by Ericka | Aug 6, 2012 | Chicago marathon, Kara Goucher, New York City Marathon, olympic marathon, olympics, philadelphia marathon., shalane flanagan, Tiki Gelana
Source. I woke up leisurely yesterday morning preparing to leave my hotel room and thought I should turn on the TV to see what was up on Olympic sportage. To my extremely pleasant surprise, it was the last 5 miles of the women’s Olympic marathon!I squealed as...
by Ericka | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Getting ProfessionalI was so excited to find my news business cards in the mail yesterday! I’ve been considering ordering them for awhile but didn’t want to spend the money. But with Fitbloggin’ right around the corner, I figured it was time.I...