Rachel Drake
QT: 2:40:17
Residence: Portland, OR
Hometown: White Bear Lake, MN
College: University of Minnesota
Age on Race Day: 28
Affiliation: Nike Trail
Qualifying Race: Grandma's Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:40:17
Social Handles: Instagram - @rachelraedrake Twitter - @ultrasidehustle
Favorite inspirational quote: "Big Dogs Gotta Eat!"
Favorite book: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Favorite song to run to: Too Old to Dream by Nick Shoulders
Of Note:
- MD/PhD Student at Oregon Health and Science University
- Represented Team USA in the 2019 World Mountain Running Championships
- Considers her #1 accomplishment pouring her heart and soul into an NIH fellowship grant and getting it
- Favorite running memory is being accompanied by "the most wonderful, enthusiastic fluffy black sheep dog" on an 18-mile run in Ushuaia, Argentina
