COMING SOON...
UNTITLED "KAREN SPARKS MEMOIR"
LITERARY AGENCY : True Literary Agency
LITERARY AGENT: Lara Love Hardin
COMING SOON...
UNTITLED "KAREN SPARKS MEMOIR"
LITERARY AGENCY : True Literary Agency
LITERARY AGENT: Lara Love Hardin
About Karen A. Sparks
Karen Sparks is more than a survivor of filicide. After the murder of her only two children, Reagan and Grant, by her soon-to-be ex-husband in 2015, she spiraled into debilitating depression and grief. Her discovery of ultra-running led to a new realization of her faith, healing, hope, and purpose. She founded TGRM and became the Race Director of the Love Never Ends Trail Series, LNE Trail Run, The Great Root Trail Race, and started the Love. Move. Rize. Women’s Group-- a walking/running support group that also volunteers in the community. Karen credits her relationship with God, her family, friends, and the various communities in her life as key factors in her ability to "show up, Love, Move, and Rize."
Currently, Karen is writing an untitled memoir with a bestselling literary agency and has participated in multiple podcasts and speaking engagements. She remains dedicated to empowering women in her community and beyond. As a race director, Karen oversees every aspect of trail running events. This includes course planning, obtaining permits, managing volunteers, implementing safety protocols, handling logistics, and marketing the events, all while ensuring the smooth execution of the race on the day of the event. Her priority is the safety of participants on the trails, which encompasses course design, logistics, safety and risk management, marketing promotion, and post-race activities. She works closely with parks and recreation departments to ensure that all trails are clean and compliant with city regulations.
Karen's growth on her journey through grief has inspired thousands, along with her other accomplishments to date.
- Race Director of The Love Never Ends Trail Series (LNE Trail Run & The Great Root Trail Race.)
- Over 30 Race Finishes.
- 9 x Pacer/Crew Duties, including Cocodona 250 and Badwater 135.
- "Karen's Run: 100 Miles for her Babies," Emmy Award Winning Original Story by WFAA Sports - Mike Leslie & Arnold Payne in 2020.
- "The Survivor," Featured Story in Runner's World Magazine 2021 by Sarah Hepola.
- The Adventure Jogger Podcast named her one of the 25 Most Inspirational Female Ultrarunners of 2023.
Karen's most important and cherished title will always be "Reagan and Grant's Mom." She prays that by sharing her story in a raw and honest way, along with the love of God reflected in the legacy of her children and The Great Root Movement (TGRM), others may find encouragement and strength even in their darkest times. Her vision for TGRM is to inspire hope and purpose in those in need by providing essential resources and support, creating a lasting positive impact on our community and beyond. "Get up and do it scared."
The great root trail race
March 8, 2025
Big Cedar Wilderness Trails
8701 Isom Lane, Dallas, Texas 75249
11 M / 22 M / 33 M
Events for Runners & Ruckers!
lOVE NEVER ENDS TRAIL RUN
September 28 & 29, 2024
Erwin Park
McKinney Texas
5K / 15K / 30K / 50k
The Jennifer Sheehan Television Show
January 2023
WFAA Story
WFAA Story
WFAA Story
Story produced by WFAA (Channel 8/ABC) in Dallas about the first annual Love Never Ends Trail Run.
Team Dirt & Vert Squadcast
Team Dirt & Vert Squadcast
If you have run with us before, you already know Karen Sparks and her big personality. But you might not know her backstory and what she’s had to overcome. She’s one of the strongest women that we know and we were honored to get to share her story and everything she is doing to rise above.
June 24, 2022
Ten Junk Miles Podcast
Team Dirt & Vert Squadcast
Take a ten mile run with Scotty and Karen.
June 3, 2022
Emmy Award Winning WFAA Original
Emmy Award Winning WFAA Original
Story by WFAA‘s Mike Leslie
December 9, 2020
The Longest Race
Documentary produced by 3 Van Alstyne ISD High School Students: Claire Gallagher, Mollie Gallagher, and Weston Holbert
January 18, 2022
How Her Heart Beats for Three podcast
On the six-year anniversary, Karen joined Dr. Rob on his podcast to share her definition of toughness, strength, and rising again; all with the help of faith, her community, and Ultra running.
❤️ LOVE NEVER ENDS
November 18, 2021
runner's world magazine
"There are moments on the trail when Karen Sparks stops running. She puts her hands to her knees, opens her mouth, and lets the sound that’s been building find release. The noise starts low and feral, then rises from the depths, growing sharp and loud enough to echo under the canopy of oaks where she runs each day. Karen doesn’t care who hears it. The sound fuels her."
- Runner's World Magazine, September 2021
Kingdom connect magazine
Kingdom connect magazine
"A Mother's Worst Nightmare."
-Kingdom Connect Magazine, January 2024