Rae Onders

Cleveland, Ohio

Hi! I grew up in Cleveland and was a year-round competitive swimmer from the age of 7 with the Shaker Sharks. I got into running in high school because of shoulder tendonitis, and then took that further by convincing my school that training for a triathlon would qualify as an appropriate "senior project" for the last month of high school. I had so much fun at that olympic tri in 2013 that I joined my college's triathlon club and competed with Northwestern University for a few years and several olympic tris. I've been out of the game for a few years but am getting back into exercising for fun now! Outside of tri, I am an avid reader, like to bake for pretty much anybody I know, and am currently killing half a dozen plants in my apartment. I grew up on the east side, but recently moved to the west side! I am more of a social triathlete than an intense competitor :)