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Pied Piper: a leader who entices people to follow.

You will get a ton of passion, a whole 'lotta motivation and definitely some sassy style with me, Sarah Kay Hoffman.

But who am I? Who are you? And why should we jump on the Nike+ Human Race bandwagon together?

Sarah Kay Hoffman (the not-running-related me). 4 words: Fitness, Nutrition and Health Junkie. Coffee addict. Midwest (Minnesota) homegrown girl. California-lovin' girl now. 3 loves of my life: Ryan (my husband), Reagan (my Great Dane) and Fiona (my Peekepoo). Ice hockey goalie (hey, I did say I was from Minnesota, right?!). Favorite foods: cake, ice cream and pancakes—none of which I'm able to eat anymore. I have a form of colitis, and I am intolerant to 22 foods (both of which have only made me stronger in body and mind). By day—marketing, design and social media. By night—outdoors, traveling, exploring, red wine, country music, dancing, eating and laughing (not necessarily in that order). Confident. Competitive. Continuously re-inventing myself.


Sarah Kay Hoffman (the running-related me). I could barely run a mile in high school. My friends joked I ran like an "elephant." I started running 1.5 years ago to "get in shape" for my wedding. It worked. And then I got addicted. I continued to run (when I changed my diet and the colitis/food intolerances eased up) simply because I COULD. I love running for this reason—knowing that when I take care of myself, running is my reward—my new "dessert." I run with my Nike LunarGlide+ Shoes, Nike+ SportBand, an iPod, clear mind and passion. I am hoping to do not one, but TWO Nike Human Race's on 10.24.2009—JUST so that I can run with as many people as possible!

You (running and not running-related). YOU are my Best Friends. YOU are my Inspiration. YOU are people just like me or maybe completely opposite of me. YOU are my Family. YOU run or you walk, but either way you move. YOU set goals for yourself because you like the sense of accomplishment. YOU are a fierce competitor, but you'll only "play" with dignity and respect. YOU might work full-time on-the-job or as a full-time parent, but you live a busy life. YOU have huge hearts. YOU have a mind of your own; you think and speak for whatever it is you believe in. YOU are YOU and that is the best person YOU can be. But most of all, YOU have PASSION for something—anything—in your life and with that PASSION YOU will be able to do ANYTHING at ANYTIME that you put your beautiful mind to.

Us. We are the fearless Pied Pipers of SKH (Swoosh, Kinetic Energy, Human Race 2009). Our goal is to entice people to follow our Nike+ Human Race leadership. We have: Positive energy. Motivation. Dedication. We may not be the fastest. Or the most accomplished. In fact, October 18th will be my very 1st race—the Nike Women's 1/2 Marathon in San Francisco. But that does not matter. What matters is the unparalleled dedication and drive that I put forth with anything and everything I do in my life. And as a team, we will mirror this.

Are you ready? I can't wait to have YOU on OUR Team Pied Piper, where we believe the three keys to success:

"One, work hard. Two, be your own person. And three, have a passion for what you are doing."

Success is now only 60 days away.....