Sarah Lavender Smith is a coach, journalist, and ultra-distance trail runner who has finished more than seventy marathons and ultramarathons since she ran her first marathon more than two decades ago. She is a contributing editor for Trail Runner magazine, a cohost on Ultra Runner Podcast, and a blogger at TheRunnersTrip.com. Notable trail ultras she has raced include the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, 100-mile Wasatch Front Endurance Run, Tarawera 100K, Miwok 100K, Lake Sonoma 50, American River 50, North Face Endurance Challenge 50, and Grand to Grand Ultra; she has won or placed near the top of numerous trail races ranging from half marathons to multiday, self-supported races more than 150 miles long. The mother of a teenage daughter and son, Sarah lives and runs trails around Piedmont, California, and Telluride, Colorado. Visit sarahlavendersmith.com for more information.