Athlete Bio
Sarah Cummings
Able to claim both coasts, Sarah was born in New Jersey, attended high school in Newport Beach, CA (Corona del Mar HS), and made her way back to the east to attend Princeton University.
Having spent her childhood as a competitive figure skater, Sarah discovered distance running by accident thanks to a challenge from a family member on the morning of a local 5k during her sophomore year of high school. She joined Corona del Mar High School’s nationally ranked XC team the next week and finished out high school juggling both sports.
While at Princeton, Sarah earned a degree in Economics. Competing in both Cross-Country and Track (3k-10k) for the Tigers, she was a scoring member of the 2009 NCAA DI Cross-Country Championships 5th place team, an All-America honoree in the 10k (2009), and a 4x Ivy League champion. On her decision to turn pro, she states, "I graduated in 2011 with some unfinished business, and upon moving to Manhattan for work, took to the roads with the support of the NYAC. I started a blog to chronicle my adventures living, working and running in Big Apple. The living in the city part is admittedly now a bit less exciting, but under the guidance of Terry Shea, the BEST coach a girl could ask for, the running is better than ever."
