Hi!
My name is Sarah.
From trails to pavement to Cross-fit to the pool! Follow my journey!
I am a full-time mom of a fiery redhead who keeps me on my toes, wife of a Marine Officer, and a full-time college student (University of Maryland UC, only 2 more classes to go!), and training for my very first marathon (while conquering other distances along the way) – all while living in Okinawa Japan!
About 5 years I started out doing run/walk/sputter – jog while walking my dog in South Carolina. Once we moved to Virginia I started really running outside. I signed up for my first 5K and after that I was HOOKED!
Next thing I knew – I was combing the internet looking for road races – my husband and I started traveling for races. In 2009, at the height of my fitness and running I got pregnant. Now, we live in Japan and WELL – I have been sputtering about with really getting back into the swing of running and being truly dedicated to it.
So when I was younger (way back in the day) I was really athletically inclined. When I was in Middle School I played basketball, was a cheerleader and I was on the track team. I only played one year of these sports and after that decided that I was “too cool” for sports anymore. Boy O Boy – You sure don’t know what ya don’t know!
I should have been a track star – seriously, I had it in me and I am sure that I still do… well, maybe not a TRACK star but I am positive that I still have lots of good running left in me. Now that I am much wiser (yeah right!) and know more about how to train – WOW am I amazed that I did good at all back then. Our track coach was the librarian, Mrs. Moore, she was also the cheerleading coach. Our cross training consisted of meeting in the library and “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” w/ Richard Simons – NO JOKE! Our running schedule consisted of running on the sidewalks around the Middle School – not safe and not very good grounds for training.
This is my journey to concurring the marathon! Click on the background info link above for the full story!
Thanks so much for visiting my page and if you made it this far in my “Simply Sarah” page – thanks for reading it to the end! I really am hoping to have support from family, friends and anyone else who might enjoy following me through this blog-tastic journey!
Mother's Day (2011)