• Ep. 19: Rachel Drake

  • Feb 13 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Ep. 19: Rachel Drake

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  • Rachel Drake is our featured guest on our "welcome back" episode of the Fit Point Podcast.

    Rachel is an accomplished trail runner, originally from White Bear Lake, Minnesota. She now lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and their son Lew.

    Rachel also has a Ph.D. and is in her third year of medical school (internal medicine) at Oregon Health & Science University. She finished second overall in the 2020 Golden Trail Series World Championships among her many accolades. We’re will figure out how she does it all in this episode!

    Listen as we dive into:

    How she raced her hubby and won!

    A glimpse into the in’s and outs of trail and ultra running. (and why you have to EAT)

    How her mantra of being kind to her body and treating running “as play” has never led her astray.

    The balance of discipline vs joy in running and in life as a new mom.

    Her experience averting RED-S as an athlete and new mom.

    What excites her most about becoming a doctor.

    Plus many, many more fun and educational topics.


    You can find Rachel at

    Rachel Drake (@rachelraedrake) • Instagram photos and videos

    Strava Pro Runner Profile | Rachel Drake



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