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"The most interesting [person] in triathlon"

- TRS radio

Meet Rach (they/them)

Rach has been racing full-time as a professional triathlete since 2011. They are a five-time Ironman 70.3 Champion and have numerous podium and course record results across several distances in the sport.

Known as the “Purple Tiger,” Rach is one of the strongest cyclists on the world circuit. They have logged ten Ironman 70.3 fastest bike splits and are a two-time Ironman bike course record holder. Rach is a three-time overall course record holder, including Canadian National Championships. They also love riding and racing their gravel bike!

Deemed "the most interesting [person] in triathlon" by TRS Radio, Rach is the first professional triathlete to be out as gender non-binary. They hold two graduate degrees in genetics and are an accomplished cellist, having toured the US and performed in Europe with various bands. Rach loves being a minimalist, spinning fire, and working in sexual health education and advocacy in beautiful ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples – Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations, as well as the Stz’uminus and Stó:lō First Nations (Vancouver, Canada), where they live and train.

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Washington Post: Endurance sports make a life-changing update for nonbinary athletes

Sports Illustrated: Living Nonbinary in a Binary Sports World

Sports Illustrated: Living Nonbinary in a Binary Sports World

Shondaland: Nonbinary Pro Triathlete Rach McBride Is Following Their Passion — and It’s Taking Them Everywhere

Shondaland: Nonbinary Pro Triathlete Rach McBride Is Following Their Passion — and It’s Taking Them Everywhere

Sport Beyond the Binary - Topo Athletic Blog

Sport Beyond the Binary - Topo Athletic Blog

Nuun Life: Rach McBride Talks Gravel, Hydration, and Canadian Adventures

Nuun Life: Rach McBride Talks Gravel, Hydration, and Canadian Adventures

Rach McBride Didn’t Intend to Become a Non-Binary Gender Advocate for Triathlon

Rach McBride Didn’t Intend to Become a Non-Binary Gender Advocate for Triathlon

Unique interview with Innervoice.life

Unique interview with Innervoice.life

TT Tuesday: Relentless Rach McBride’s super-fast ride

TT Tuesday: Relentless Rach McBride’s super-fast ride

Tri Mag Canada: 5 Questions: Rachel McBride is Kona bound

Tri Mag Canada: 5 Questions: Rachel McBride is Kona bound

Tri Mag Canada: McBride takes fourth at Ironman New Zealand

Tri Mag Canada: McBride takes fourth at Ironman New Zealand

Rach McBride wins the Cascade Gravel Grinder 3-day stage race

Rach McBride wins the Cascade Gravel Grinder 3-day stage race

Red Bull 400 – Straight Up

Red Bull 400 – Straight Up

career highlights


RESULTS & UPCOMING

2024 Race calendar

1st NB - Rock cobbler: boulder 113 miles

10 Mar - MidSouth gravel (100 miles)

4 May - ironman 70.3 north american champs

tbd

2023 Results

1st NB - MIdsouth 100 gravel

6th - ironman 70.3 north american champs

7th - Ironman 70.3 chattanooga

1st NB - unbound 200 gravel

7th - ironman lake placid

31st - ironman 70.3 world championships

1st NB - Burnt Bridge Gravel Classic

19th - ironman Florida

2022 results

21st - Ironman World Championships (St George)

1st NB - Unbound 200

Lifetime Grand Prix race #2

1st NB - Crusher in the Tushar

Lifetime Grand Prix race #3

15th - PTO Canadian Open

1st nB - Leadville 100 mtb stage race

1st - ironman 70.3 boulder

1st NB - Leadville 100 mile MTB race

Lifetime Grand Prix race #4

1st - TransRockies gravel royale

Winner of all 4 stages, 2x QOM

13th - PTO US OPEN

1st - Ironman 70.3 Cabos

11th - Clash Daytona


2021 results

6th - Ironman coeur d’alene

11th - Challenge Roth

8th - ironman chattanooga

3 IMs in a row of something nutritionally going horribly wrong :(

1st NB - Big sugar gravel race

1st race ever in a non-binary category!

7th - Clash Daytona


2020 Results

31st - PTO Championship

Challenge Daytona

1:20:17 PB! - Half marathon

No racing, no problem! DIY half marathon personal best.

2nd - Burnt Bridge Gravel Classic

Lost the win by only 24s!

3rd - Canadian Pro Tri Championship

Olympic distance, non-drafting invitational

6th - Challenge Wanaka

Finished despite an unfortunate case of swimming-induced pulmonary edema

4th - Ironman New Zealand

Kona qualified!

2019 Results

1st - Fort Langley 10k

1st - Shamrock Half Marathon

1:20:31, OA winner

1st - Cascade Gravel Grinder

Perfect score omnium winner! (first gravel stage race in North America)

DNF - Ironman 70.3 Pays D’aix

Bad bike crash on course = trip to the ER and stitches. :(

7th - Ironman Lanzarote

2-weeks post crash; borrowed road bike. 1st out of the water!

6th - Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant

6th - Challenge Roth

Iron-distance PR! 9:06

1st - Kettle Mettle Gravel Fondo

2nd OA and new course record!

1st - Burnt Bridge Classic Gravel Fondo


2018 results

4th - Ironman African Championships

9:18

1st - Ironman 70.3 victoria

Now 3x 70.3 Champion!

2nd - Ironman 70.3 mont tremblant

Fastest swim, fastest bike (tie), first off the bike.

6th - Ironman European championships

With food poisoning!

3rd - Red Bull 400 Whistler

Only 1 week after IM Euro Champs - ouch!

2nd - L' alpe de grand blanc

I love supporting local racing!

cancelled - Super League Penticton

Yet stage 1 time trial win!

1st - Walla Walla Grit

3rd OA! 95 mile, 7.5 hour gravel race. So hard.

28th - Ironman world championships

Top-10 off the bike! Many lessons learned in my Kona debut.


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