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UPEI student takes Top Female Runner in 2021 PEI Marathon
Congratulations, Rachel!
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Top female runner Rachel crosses the finish line at the PEI Marathon. Photo: Jason Simmonds, The Guardian
Congratulations to UPEI student Rachel Barich, Top Female Runner in the 2021 PEI Marathon! Rachel crossed the finish line in 2 hours 56 minutes and 55 seconds. Rachel is an experienced runner but had never run in a marathon before. She finished tenth overall, raising $1,300 in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association, PEI Division. She is a third-year student in the foods and nutrition program at UPEI with the goal of becoming a registered dietician.