by Ericka | Jun 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have a serious problem. Well, two serious problems. Not only am I a chocoholic but I’m also a saltoholic. I always think I’m so innocent buying a bag of salty blue tortilla chips but it’s always a lie. Especially when I also buy salsa and roasted...
by Ericka | May 15, 2011 | running, Uncategorized
Oh early Sunday! I woke up this morning around 5:30 a.m. anxious that my 6 a.m. alarm wouldn’t be early enough to get me out the door and to the race in time. The Capitol Hill Classic started at 7:30 but I had to find parking, get my race packet, run to the...
by Ericka | May 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
We ran amuck yesterday. Really. It was the perfect day for a get down an dirty in the woods type of 5k. A little chilly in the AM but when sun came blasting, the temp must have been a solid 75 or 80. We met at the Shady Grove metro station to assemble tutus and apply...
by Ericka | Oct 12, 2010 | running, Uncategorized
This weekend I visited Chicago for the second time in my life — to run the 2010 Chicago Marathon. It had been two years since I ran my first marathon and this one was doubly exciting because I prepared more, and got to meet my family in a different city. Though...
by Ericka | Sep 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Mornings are glorious to me. Early ones, with crisp air and the dewy breath of the land’s wake. I am lucky enough to live near a beautiful running pathway — the Mt. Vernon trail. A few miles into my route, I reach a gorgeous stretch of the Potomac, carved...
