Kara Douglass Thom is a writer with a focus on fitness, active living for children, and the importance of raising a fit family. In 2014 Dream Big Toy Company published her children's book series for the Go! Go! Sports Girls. Kara is co-author of Hot (Sweaty) Mamas: Five Secrets to Life as a Fit Mom (Andrews McMeel 2011), a book for moms who want to find more space in their busy lives for fitness while raising a fit family. She also penned Becoming an Ironman: First Encounters with the Ultimate Endurance Event (Breakaway Books 2001), a collection of short stories about triathletes who competed in the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and 26.2-mile run; and the children's book, See Mom Run (Breakaway Books 2003). Her e-book series, Life as a Fit Mom, was published in 2016. Learn more at www.lifeasafitmom.com.