Sarah Borst Jarvis

Max came home from Kindergarten with this wonderful piece of art the other day: I certainly can't keep all my kids' art projects and was about to throw this one in the trash, when I folded the bottom out and read this:  When I am 100 years old I will...  ... be a professional at any sport .  It made me smile. And laugh. And melted my heart.  He is such a cutie and SUCH a stinker.  Of course his older brother just busted up laughing when he got home. Because, d'uh, do you know of any 100-year-old that is a professional at any sport? Karl and I were silently laughing as well.  I love Max's  confidence . Obviously he has no idea how long 100 years are. He gets weeks and months and years mixed up and tomorrow seems an eternity away. But he has a strong personality and, although exhausting most days, will come in handy many times throughout his life, I am sure! If there is one thing I hope I can teach my kids besides ...

Summer is long gone but I have so many great memories from training and racing in Utah this summer that I wanted to put them on here.  ready to climb! First up was the Wonder Woman Hill Climb put on by Coach Mahogani. It's always a treat to race with a whole bunch of awesome girls! Even better when many of them are friends you haven't seen in a while. Can't think of a better way to spend the evening of July 3rd. Thank you, ladies!  The next morning, July 4th,  Karl and I ran down a block from his parents' house to participate in the popular Provo Freedom Run 10k . 10k's aren't my favorite because they hurt! A lot. But running along the parade route with tons of spectators is worth it! Karl was way ahead of me and not willing to pace me (He knows better than to do that!) , so I was left to my own devices to break 40:00 on this course. I was right on track... until the last mile which is slightly uphill and provides hundreds of obstacles in the f...

riding in St. George So I got a new bike. And then I rode it a whole lot while I was in St. George for the long weekend. I ran and swam some also and was loving it. All I needed to take care of was myself. It was a nice break . Karl and the kids stayed home. Without a car. Because we are a one-car-family. They rode their bikes the places they wanted to go. For four days. And had a great time with friends who came to visit on Monday. My boys are studs . having fun with their friend, Nate I rolled off of my inflatable mattress at the Hotel De Rue (best hosts and friends ever!) very early on Tuesday morning. Sore throat and tired body. Tempted to stay on the freeway and keep going, I forced myself to take the exit to the pool to get in a swim before the 5-hour drive home. Decent swim, good decision. Made it home just in time to throw the bags and new bike into the house and head to school. Time to volunteer in Max's class. I wasn't going to ditch out on this. ...

Alpine Loop Emerald Lake Triathlon Bike-Run-Swim-Run-Bike Karl and I like to go on adventure dates . Not sure if we've ever done a dinner-and-a-movie date. That is way too much sitting for my liking. But because we don't live close to family who will entertain the kids all day while we are playing, this only happens about twice a year. Once in the winter and once in the summer while we are visiting Utah. That's ok with me because Utah is my favorite playground anyway! This adventure goes down as one of my all-time favorites.  We packed up our stuff and started even before it got light right out the front door of Karl's parents' house in Provo. Love early summer mornings! We headed up to American Fork Canyon on the brand-new Murdoch Canal Path which was great to ride on! Then we climbed and climbed some more up the Alpine Loop and over the top. I have ridden my bike many years in many different places, and the Alpine Loop is at the very to...

I am super excited to announce the awesome companies that I will be racing for this season!  I can already tell that this is going to be a year filled with great fun and fantastic teammates !  I am a Coeur girl!!! As soon as I heard about this  new triathlon clothing brand last fall, I knew I wanted to wear their stuff! I mean, hello! Besides the fact that their gear looks amazing, I am in love with French. And by that I don't mean French fries, French kissing, and French braids. I grew up an hour away from France (in Germany) , spent every summer camping all over France, was in love with various French boys, and have a minor in French. This means I can actually  hopefully pronounce their brand name correctly!  So as soon as they said: Apply here to be on our team - I did! And I made it onto their Elite Team! I am stoked ! Not only because their tri kits, swim suits, run outfits, and cycling gear rocks but also because I believe ...

What do you think about the new look of my blog?  I realize that it could be much better but this took about all of the computer skills and patience I currently have, so I hope you like it. I do. And it's too late to change it back anyway...  The pictures of this post are in no particular order.  Just however they happened to upload.  Enjoy! Best group ride :  Flagstaff's Pay N Take ride on Saturday morning.  Now I just need to learn how to hang with the big boys all the way back into town!  Best local running celebrity I am friends with:  Olympian Janet Cherobon-Bawcom who lives and trains in Flagstaff.  Make no mistake, there are lots of world-class runners in this town and I am lucky to call more than one of them my friends!  Best biking buddy :  Karen Haubensak.  Can't wait for more training adventures this year!  Best coaches :   Hea...