What’s up with those legs and muddy shoes at the top of this page?

They’re mine, and I put them there to convey my approach to life as well as to running: I aim to go far, have fun, stay balanced, grow stronger, and escape the urban and mundane. I like to make strides, get dirty and tackle hills.

I’m a freelance writer and editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. My blog “The Runner’s Trip: Run Long, Travel Far, Discover More” publishes training advice, trail-running tales and inspiration for destination-oriented running. I also write features for magazines and websites about travel, health and fitness, community news and parenting. In 2009-10, my syndicated family travel blog, Away Together, chronicled the experience of living and learning in more than 80 places around the Southwest, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and Europe.

In early 2011, I became the communications director for Cogent Legal, a legal graphics and consulting firm specializing in multimedia presentations and litigation strategy to help attorneys make their case at mediation or trial. Also this year, I’m working with Briefcase to Backpack, a group dedicated to helping people plan and execute extended travel for career breaks and life-changing adventure. I’ll host the San Francisco edition of the “Meet, Plan, Go!” conference that takes place in multiple cities on October 18.

I invite you to read more about me here or on my blog, browse my portfolio and resume, and contact me. Follow me on twitter @sarahrunning, on LinkedIn, and join my Facebook page. Thanks for visiting!