Sarah Ames

Sarah will be finishing her fourth round of running marathons on all seven continents. According to available records, she will be the first woman to do so. Sarah was the first woman to complete running marathons on all continents three times in 2011, the first German woman to complete a marathon on all 7 continents in 2007 and the first German woman to join the Grand Slam Club by running a marathon at the North Pole in addition to the 7 continents. She runs for the experience and the location and looks forward to reconnecting with friends she met along the way. She was born and raised in Heidelberg, Germany and after studying at the University of Hamburg moved to the U.S. for graduate and law school. Sarah now works as an attorney in Chicago.