Wild Within You was started by fitness enthusiast Sara Kay Carrell in 2012. Based on her passion for fitness, Sara Kay wanted to devote her life’s work to inspiring others to get and stay in shape…and have fun doing it!

Sara Kay’s Story

I still remember the day when I saw my dad pulling a small bicycle out of the trunk of our car. Not even three years old, I wrestled that bike out of his hands and I sped away on it - no training wheels and all. If my parents only knew then that was just the beginning…

My mom and dad could not keep me and my bicycle in the yard, so they taught me the rules of the road and let me go! Then I taught myself how to ride a unicycle. From there, I just kept on riding and riding. My mom and dad never stopped me from doing anything I wanted; instead, they would roll their eyes and say, “Oh, there she goes again. We never know what she'll want to do next!”

So, it should never have come to any surprise that years down the road and thousands of cycling miles later, I crewed for a team on Race Across America in 2005. I went home and declared that one day I would participate in that race! From that day forward, I went from cycling for fun and joy to turning myself into an elite endurance athlete, all while still keeping it fun and joyful.

I realized that it is not super-human genetics that power my body through all those long, grueling miles, but the mental capacity to keep pushing myself.  I ride and race in ultra distance races because they are fun, and I love the physical and mental challenge. I knew that if I could accomplish what I had in the ultra cycling world, there were many more people out there that could be doing similar challenges for themselves!  No matter the challenge, a little bit of dedication and determination can go a long way!  Now, through Wild Within You, I can offer just the challenge a person might need to help them dig down within themselves and light a new fire within!

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A Recap of Sara Kay's cycling accomplishments:

	UMCA official record, South-North Kansas Solo State Crossing, Women's record holder, 230 miles, 12hr 18min Texas Time Trials, 12 Hour North American Champion, 160 miles
	24 Hours of Sebring, overall women course record 367.7 miles and woman's recumbent record established UMCA official record, South-North Kansas 2 person Team State Crossing, women's record holder, 230 miles, 10hr 34min Race Across Oregon, 2-person team, mixed recumbent, course record for division, 535 miles, 37hr 09min Ultra-Midwest 6 Hour Women's recumbent champion, 101.3 miles Ring of Fire, 12 Hour North American Champion women's recumbent, 140 miles Furnace Creek 508, 2-person team, mixed recumbent, course record holder for division, 510 miles, 36hr 51min
	Furnace Creek 508, 2-person team, mixed recumbent, broke our own course record set in 2007, 510 miles, 35hr 59min
	12 hours of Sebring, 201 miles, established new women recumbent course record Heart of the South 200, 197 miles, 15hr 24min, established new women recumbent course record Metamora 4 x 50, established new course record for women recumbent, 198 miles, 13hr 19min
	24 Hours of Sebring, 325 miles, established new women recumbent record. Texas Hill Country 600, 4-Person Team Nuts N Honey Bee's. 377 miles, 20:39 Heart of the South 200, 197 miles, 16hr 22min, tried to beat my record of 2009 Calvin's Challenge 12 Hour, Springfield OH, 195.5 mi, 1st place overall in division, had the 2nd highest woman's mileage of the day! UMCA official record, Kansas West to East Solo State Crossing. 422.4 miles, 28 hr 27min, non-stop, 2nd fastest crossing of Kansas W-E. 14.85mph avg Last Chance 1200k, 80hr 3 min. Completed my first brevet series of a 200k, 300k (2 of them!) 400k, 600k, and 1200k!
	Heart of the South 500, 2-person team with Jacquie Hafner, established new course record of 33hr 43min. Texas Rando Stampede 1200k UMCA official record, Nebraska South-North Solo State Crossing. 218.9 miles, 12 hr 45 min, non-stop, first woman to complete, 3rd fastest of all other records! Furnace Creek 508, Solo. First female recumbent to finish. Non-stop time of 44 hr 56 min.
	UMCA official record, Oklahoma South-North Solo State Crossing. 230.8  miles, 11 hrs 45 min. First woman to complete and 2nd fastest of all other records! Race Across the West, Solo. First woman on recumbent to finish. Completed race in 82 hr 46min, with only 2 hr 15min of sleep!! 7th of 13 overall!