Rachel is a soon-to-be 55-year-old mom of two adult kids and two senior rescue dogs, Miles and Sanchez.  Her son Zac (23) graduated from CMU in May 2025 (Fire Up Chips!) and is working for GM in Warren, MI.  Her daughter Maddie (21) is a sophomore at LCC, studying pre-law and working full-time, while throwing pottery at Clayworks for fun.  Rachel ran cross country in high school and college and got back into running races again in 2018, running several halfs, including a PR at Bayshore in 2019 and the Charlevoix Marathon in 2021. Also in 2019, she got into MTB riding and added road and fat tire riding in 2020, as well as swimming.  She completed Polar Roll and Barry Roubaix in 2023 and Iceman Cometh in 2023 and 2024.  She has completed numerous sprint triathlons as well as two half Ironman distance races, Chattanooga (2023) and Des Moines (2024).  She was the bike leg of a successful Ironman Frankfort relay team in 2024 as well.  Rachel enjoys all things adventure and exercise,.  She just moved to Higgins Lake full-time and returns to Lansing on a part-time, monthly basis, and of course, will always stop to pet dogs.

2026 GOALS

Continue to stay healthy and injury free while building my running base and a renewed love of running.  Triathlon training is also in full swing. Current races include Run for the House 5k in April, Bayshore Half-marathon in May, Grand Rapids Sprint Triathlon and Elsie Dairy Dash 5k in June, Great Turtle 10k in October and Iceman Cometh in November. I anticipate adding a triathlon or two in July and August. As always, I'm looking forward to training with my LTT team and supporting the Capital City Kids Triathlon in August 2026!