PRX PROFILES

RACHEL S

Name:  Rachel

Birthdate: 6/10/76

Hometown: Springfield, Ma

Occupation:  Art Teacher (most of the time)

Education:  Masters from CCAC, undergraduate -Tufts University

Family Life: All my family lives on the east coast, except my Brother and Sister-in-law...They live in LA.

Running History:   track in high school (1 mile, 1/2 mile, and relays), and now I like to run near the beach and the trails in GG Park.

Miles per week:  20 on good weeks, but most of the time 10-15...hopefully it will be more now that I'm joining Presidio RX!

Paces: Not sure... I haven't timed myself in a long time. When I run on the treadmill, I put it at 7min, but longer runs I'd guess are around 9-10min/mile.

Favorite Race:   Bay to Breakers is a lot of fun, and I'd like to run Big Sur Marathon someday.

Best Running Experience:  I can't think of one in particular, but I always see something amazing when I run in the Headlands.

Worst Running Experience:   I was chased by two viscious dobermans when I was jogging once in Boston.   I also had a dream once that I was being chased by an old boss who wanted to eat my hands.

Diet:  Mostly healthy (veggies, soups, fruit etc), but I have a sweet tooth which I succomb to often.

Injuries:   Two stress fractures... and I'm a clutz...I've scraped a lot of knees and twisted ankles from tripping.

Non-Running Interests: cooking big meals for my friends, playing & listening to music, camping & hiking.

Who would star as you in the Hollywood story of your life?  Hard question!  I'don't know a lot of current Hollywood starlettes....Maybe  Justine Frischmann (the lead singer from Elastica) because people always say I look like her.