When Erica Erickson walked through the doors of Widespread CrossFit in Broomfield, CO two years ago, she was out of shape, suffering from poor sleep, and her stress level was “out of control,” she said.
Understandable, considering the now 43-year-old had been raising two sets of twins and working a full-time job.
Though apprehensive about starting CrossFit, something about the way gym owner Matt Kirkendall spoke to her on her first day made her feel comfortable.
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“Right away, I was like, ‘Let’s do this,” Erickson said.
She knew that Matt and his wife Kari Kirkendall were the ticket to changing her life, she added.
Two years later, this has proven true: Through their guidance, Erickson has regained her health and happiness and has discovered a newfound confidence in herself, which led her to believe she could run a marathon, something that had been on her bucket list for 10 years.
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“They helped me find myself again,” she said.
At the end of last year, Erickson sat down with Matt to put together a training plan to prepare her to run her first marathon. She selected a local marathon that was set to run on Sunday, June 7.
No surprise, like most other public events these days, her marathon was eventually canceled because of COVID-19.
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“When I found out it was canceled, I posted something on social media about how sad I was,” Erickson said.
Two hours later, Kari sent her a message.
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“I have an idea. I want to put on this race for you. You have been training so hard and we don’t want to see all the hard work you have put in go by the wayside,” Erickson said of what Kari told her.
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