About Us

Well Hello There!

Welcome to Sunflower and Zucchini! We are a husband and wife team, and we started this small business to share our love of endurance sports through thoughtful and unique designs. All of our designs are made by a real human (that's me, Sarah)! No AI here. And all of our products are high quality and meant to last.

About Our Name

So glad you asked! Sunflower and Zucchini are the nicknames that we put on our race bibs. Sarah - cheerful, optimistic, and always looking forward to the next race - is the Sunflower of our dynamic duo. Joshua - a tall, introverted master gardener who is the quiet to Sarah's loud - is the Zucchini. Together, we tackle everything from running marathons to starting a small business to raising two awesome children.

The Inspiration

We came to long distance running, and later triathlon (for Sarah only, Joshua refuses to get into the water....we're working on that) during the dark days of COVID when we needed to both lift our spirits and move our bodies. With our then 3-year old in a jogging stroller, our then 6-year old on her bike, and a fair amount of bribery to keep the younger kid seated and the older kid pedaling forward, we trained for our very first half marathon. Once we had that first race under our belts, we were hooked. Sarah, a life-long swimmer, made the jump into triathlon the following year, and later convinced Joshua to run a full marathon (after swearing to never do that again, he signed up for another). These days, training is just a part of our every day lives, and even our kids get in on the fun - both as cheerleaders and as athletes themselves.

We believe that endurance sports aren't about the time, but about the dedication, resilience, heart, and community that makes it happen. We hope that when you are asked about your t-shirt or coffee mug or sweater, that it can be an opportunity to talk about sport and encourage others to be active - whether it be walking a 5K or signing up for their first tri.