About Kara

I began freelance writing in 1997 while earning my master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Having left behind a career in medical marketing/communications, my background was well suited to writing for publications such as Hospitals & Health Networks magazine and the Health & Fitness section of The Dallas Morning News.

From 1998 to 2003 I edited the Dallas Medical Journal, further increasing my background and knowledge of medical topics. During this time I also wrote for Spirit magazine (Southwest Airline's in-flight publication).

As a runner and triathlete I was eager to write about my passion for these sports and contributed to Triathlete magazine, Sports Illustrated Women, Runner's World, and Fit. I also began writing "Lactic Acid," a column for the endurance-triathlon webzine xtri.com.

In 2001 I published my first book, Becoming an Ironman: First Encounters with the Ultimate Endurance Event. And in 2003, just two weeks before becoming a mother, I delivered my first children's book, See Mom Run.

After moving to the Twin Cities area in 2003, I began writing the multisport and adventure racing department, "Full Speed," for Experience Life magazine and became a regular contributor to Women's Adventure magazine. In 2005, during my second pregnancy, I edited a birth preparation manual for Family Way Publications called Preparing for Multiples. I also contribute to Minnesota Monthly and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Currently I am co-writing another book, Hot (Sweaty) Mamas: Five Secrets to Life as a Fit Mom. I also write a blog called Mama Sweat, about finding fitness in the chaos of motherhood, at http://mamasweat.blogspot.com. Most of my current writing assignments and speaking obligations center around making fitness a priority after parenthood, family fitness and raising fit kids.

I'm a member of the Loft Literary Center and the American Society of Journalists and Authors.