Sarah Lavender Smith

Sarah Lavender Smith is a long-distance trail/ultra runner, running coach, journalist, adventurer, and mom of two teens. She took up running in her mid-20s during graduate school, and in the two decades following, completed more than 70 marathons and ultras with top finishes at several. She's also a world traveler, having lived nomadically around the globe for a year while "roadschooling" her kids along the way. Sarah and her family, along with their dog and horse, divide their time between Northern California and Southwestern Colorado.