Rachel Rodriguez

Age: 27
Hometown: Lansdale, PA
Pronouns: she/her
Events: Road Racing (Half Marathon & Marathon), Track (3k, 5k & 10k), Cross Country
College competed for: University of Pittsburgh

PERSONAL BESTS

10:10 3k Indoor
17:26 5k Indoor
21:45 6K XC
1:21:28 Half Marathon
2:59:30 Marathon

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

6th Place Open Women 2020 LA Marathon

11th Place Open Women 2016 Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon

1st Place Overall 2021 Orca Half Marathon (Winner for Saturday's Race)

2011 PIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Distance Medley Relay Winners & Record Breaker

ABOUT

Rachel decided to take up track and field after running the mile in an elementary school gym class and beating all of the boys in the class (an achievement she is still very proud of). She continued running in high school and college but unfortunately, was medically red-shirted going into her junior year of college due to multiple stress fractures. After taking a break from running, she found Club Northwest and is excited to be healthy and have coaches and a team that will help her meet some of those unmet goals from college.

Rachel gets her athletic inspiration from her mom who is in the Villanova University Athletic Hall of Fame and has remained one of the top field hockey all time scorers. Her mom is also tied with Rachel's husband Dustin for the title of her biggest fan.

While not running, Rachel enjoys baking sweets and watching the best reality TV shows like RuPaul's Drag Race and The Jersey Shore.