For Rachel this is the year she has been training for. Her health has never been better and she is training at another level this preseason. When you add in all her talent and training and combine it with the drive to finally get that XC state title you get one strong case for Rachel to be the top pick for the entire state.
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This indoor season was a big break through for Rachel. After finishing 2nd and 3rd in consecutive state XC races she decided to put it all on the track and take a state championships home herself. She did just that by taking the indoor 1600m title and finishing second in the 3200.
Heading into the season we expect Rachel to remain fairly quiet for the first half of the season with few races. The one race we are really looking forward to though will be the MileStat.com XC Invitational which each year has been her biggest race. Last season she went 17:35, let's see if she can break 17:00 this year if weather permits.
