Rachel Telder

Rachel is a 52-year-old mom of two kids and three rescue dogs, Miles, Sanchez and Roscoe. Her son Zac (20) is a junior at CMU and her daughter Maddie (18) is graduating high school this year. Rachel ran cross country in high school and college and got back into running races again in 2018, running several halfs, including a PR at Bayshore in 2019 and the Charlevoix Marathon in 2021. Also in 2019, she got into MTB riding and added road and fat tire riding in 2020, as well as swimming.  2023 saw the addition of gravel bike riding and racing Barry Roubaix in April 2023. She has completed the CMU indoor tri in 2020 and 2022, Greenville sprint triathlon in 2021 and 2022, and Tri Goddess, Mark Mellon and Eaton Rapids Color sprint triathlons in 2022.  Rachel enjoys all things adventure and exercise, loves weekends at Higgins Lake, and will always stop to pet dogs.

2023 GOALS

My "A race" in 2023 was Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga, completed on 5/21/23.  I plan to compete in several sprint triathlons this season and may even sign up for an olympic.  Ugly Dog Gravel Sprint Triathlon is a strong possibility in July 2023 and much of the summer season will be spent improving my gravel and MTB skills in preparation for Iceman Cometh in November 2023.  As always, I am looking to improve my times and stay injury free. Additionally, I'm looking forward to training and racing with my LTT team and supporting the Capital City Kids Triathlon in August 2023!