Sarah Borst Jarvis

... and someone just sent me  a link to it ! Well, Endurance Sports Wire* isn't quoting all of my random babbling, of course. They are just paraphrasing what I said in a somewhat delirious state right after  my win at the HITS Lake Havasu Full Triathlon . After reading it I thought:  I SAID THAT?  REALLY? Lake Havasu City, AZ - After modest participant numbers  in 2012, HITS Triathlon Series welcomed close to 1,000  athletes to Lake Havasu City, Arizona this weekend,  more than doubling their attendance in just one year.  While records stood as Brian Folts continued his HITS Full  distance reign after clinching the inaugural race last year,  first-time HITS athletes found their way to the podium,  including Sarah Jarvis of Flagstaff.  "It's nice to see smaller races growing like this," said Jarvis.  "There is nothing wrong with having options in the sport."  She chased down Folts in a 140.6 ...

race morning I love racing in the desert . Beautiful sunrise, clear blue sky, minimal chance of rain, dry heat. Similar to my home in Flagstaff except that we have been waking up to temperatures in the low 20s or less and, fortunately, most races don't take place at 7,000ft. So to wake up to air that was about 52 degrees with lots of oxygen in it felt pretty amazing!  part of the beautiful swim course The campground (i.e. RV park) we stayed at was anything but great and in order to cut cost we all shared one spot. Karl and the boys in a tent, Audrey under the stars, Karen and I in her VW van. Nice and cozy! The good news: We only needed to ride our bikes in the dark for about a mile and - voila - we were at the race site. Plus, the run course went through the campground and right by our site. Twice for the Half and four times for the Full. If I got to tired, I could just sneak into the van and take a little nap! view from T1/2 It seemed like there was ...

ready to roll... My first and only long-distance* race was in 2007 in Germany. Challenge Roth. It was an amazing experience and I am so glad I got to be a part of it! You can read my race report here . But I was kind of done with long distance racing after that. We had another kid and things got busy and crazy. Plus, while the race went well and I was pleased with the result, truth is - it wasn't as much fun as I had hoped it would be. Toward the end of each discipline things got kinda boring . Apparently I had a hard time keeping the adrenaline and excitement going for 11 hours. Even in the race with the most spectators ever! So I focused on the middle distance for the next 6 years. And had a blast!  *I have issues with the naming of the different distances in triathlon. Because if your race consists of 2.4 mi swimming, 112 mi biking, and 26.2 mi running but it's not put on by WTC, you cannot call it an Ironman . (In my opinion.) But unless you do, people don...