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Photography by Robert Agli & Courtesy of Bend Living magazine.
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I'm a professional sled dog racer born with Congenital Achromatopsia, a rare vision disorder causing near sightedness, far sightedness and colorblindness. As a young girl, Il made the decision not to allow my impaired vision to stand in the way of my dreams, and have been racing sled dogs since age 11.
In 2001, at age 15, Rachael attracted national media attention as the youngest athlete to ever finish a 500-mile sled dog race, when she completed the Pedigree International Stage Stop Race in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Since childhood, Rachael's dream had always been to compete in the acclaimed Iditarod – the super bowl of sled dog racing. Read more of Rachael's Story
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