Sarah is a motivational speaker from Trabuco, CA. An amputee since the age of 7, she was born with a leg deformity called proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD). Sarah wore a stiff leg brace from the time she was 11 months to 7 years old, when the decision was made to amputate her leg.
Sarah's proudest accomplishment was being the first women with an artificial leg to finish the Hawaii Ironman Competition. She initially entered the 2004 Ironman, but was disqualified because did not complete the bike leg before the cutoff time. She entered again in 2005 with the motto "Unfinished Business" and finished the race.
When she's not training for athletic pursuits, Sarah is marketing manager for Ossur Prosthetics in Orange County. She enjoys listening to music, reading, and dancing, as well as being a spin class instructor.
Sarah always wanted to do The Amazing Race, from the moment she saw the show. While in Hawaii training for the Ironman world championships she told Peter he should check out the show. He did, they applied and the rest is history.
Sarah had trouble with her prosthetic knee during the Race. She says it was the hydraulic seals inside of the knee, a problem that would normally require sending it back to the factory in the United States for repair. Unfortunately, being on the Race didn¢t allow for that. She did pack a spare, but due to the demands of the Race and a little bad luck, that knee blew out too.
Of all the countries they visited, Sarah too says Mongolia was just stunning. While Mongolia is her favorite country that they visited, her favorite memory is the Great Wall of China. As for her worst moment, Sarah says driving around and around in Kuwait was the hardest day for them.
Since the show aired, Sarah has been getting incredible response, especially when she wears shorts. While in NY, she had a gentleman come up to her and say "I just want to shake your hand. I have two friends that came back from Iraq and they're both suicidal. They lost their limbs over in the Mid-East. And they started watching The Amazing Race and you've given them hope in their lives. They believe they can go on and live and have an incredible life, so thank you for that."
Sarah says the Race has been the greatest thing she has done in her life so far and the hardest thing she has done in her life so far. She feels incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity.
Sarah's motto is "I'm an athlete. I'm a paralympian. I'm a woman." You can read more about Sarah at http://www.iamsarah.org/.
