Welcome!

If you are seeking a blog full of impressive race stats, essential Ironman training tips, and six-pack abs – keep searching!  Leaving my Pancreas in the Dust is all about my journey from a hospital bed to completing an Ironman.  After being sidelined for most of 2017 due to health issues (who needs a whole pancreas or spleen anyways??), I am medically cleared and ready to leave my pancreas in the dust!

If you are new to this blog, start here: Overcoming my Pain(creas)

Completed 2019 Races:

  • Southeastern 5k (1st place division winner)
  • Crystal Coast Practice Day
  • Charlotte Spartan Sprint
  • Beaverdam Olympic Tri (2nd place division winner)
  • Crystal Coast Half Booty 70.3
  • Catching Fireflies 5K (3rd place division winner)
  • Fayetteville Spartan Super
  • Big Deuce 2 Mile Open Water Swim
  • Smile Train Sprint Tri (3rd place division winner)
  • 14K Havellauf in Berlin, Germany
  • Canes 5k
  • Ironman Maryland (!!!!)
  • Cupcake 5k
  • Superhero 5k (2nd place division winner)

Completed 2018 Races:

  • Run for the Roses 5k
  • Tobacco Road Half Marathon
  • Charlotte Spartan Sprint
  • Note in Pocket 5K (2nd place division winner)
  • Fayetteville Spartan Super
  • The Doughman (as featured on Man v. Food)
  • Catching Fireflies 5k
  • Smile Train Sprint Triathlon
  • Rex Garner Sprint Triathlon
  • The British 10k in London
  • Rex Wakefield Sprint Triathlon
  • Battle at Buckhorn Sprint Triathlon
  • Half Ironman – New Orleans
  • Superhero 5k
  • RDC Half Challenge (5k, 10k, and Half Marathon)
  • Spartan Beast Spartanburg
  • Skinny Turkey Half Marathon
  • Frosty 10k

Race PRs:

  • 5k:  24:04 (October 2015)
  • Half Marathon:  1:55 (January 2015)
  • Full Marathon:  4:25 (March 2015)

run strong,                                                                                                                                               Sara

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