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Erica (Braswell) was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. She got her start running for Oak Mountain Middle School and running local 5k's on the weekend with her dad. After a successful high school career at Pelham, she headed to Auburn University, where she was a multiple times All-SEC star on the track.
Since graduating from Auburn her focus has been road racing, with a gradual drift from 5k towards the marathon. She has recorded back-to-back top-20 finishes in Chicago - 2:46:53 (16th - 2012) and 2:45:23 (19th - 2013). She placed 10th in the 2013 California International Marathon with a time of 2:41:17, qualifying her for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. She bettered her PR and achieved her 2nd 2016 Olympic Trials qualifying time by grabbing 10th place at the 2015 Grandma's Marathon with a time of 2:39:34.
Her coaching philosophy is heavily influenced by her older brother, Jason Braswell. Jason is the owner of Big Island Running Company in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and has served as Erica's coach for the last 10+ years.
PR's
5k - 16:44
10k - 34:20
Half-marathon - 1:15:28
Marathon - 2:39:34
Since graduating from Auburn her focus has been road racing, with a gradual drift from 5k towards the marathon. She has recorded back-to-back top-20 finishes in Chicago - 2:46:53 (16th - 2012) and 2:45:23 (19th - 2013). She placed 10th in the 2013 California International Marathon with a time of 2:41:17, qualifying her for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. She bettered her PR and achieved her 2nd 2016 Olympic Trials qualifying time by grabbing 10th place at the 2015 Grandma's Marathon with a time of 2:39:34.
Her coaching philosophy is heavily influenced by her older brother, Jason Braswell. Jason is the owner of Big Island Running Company in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and has served as Erica's coach for the last 10+ years.
PR's
5k - 16:44
10k - 34:20
Half-marathon - 1:15:28
Marathon - 2:39:34