championing s.t.e.m. through sport

Rhonda is the ultimate corporate athlete — constantly training for and competing in events while leading global teams at work. Rhonda has raced in 111 events (and counting), including triathlons, half-marathons, marathons, IRONMAN 70.3 mile triathlons, and 4 times running 55 mile runs across the Serengeti. She also plays golf and is a member at Winged Foot Golf Club.

An IRONMAN 70.3 is a single-day race covering a total of 70.3 miles, combining a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bicycle ride, and a marathon 13.1-mile run. Rhonda has competed a total of 14 IRONMAN 70.3 miles triathlons, with four so far in 2023. This includes her 100th race at Finland World Championship 70.3, August 2023. Her 2024 calendar is already stacked with races.

Rhonda is an IRONMAN Bronze All World Athlete as a result of her performance in the top 10% of her age group by performance in both the 2018, 2019, 2022 race seasons.

“Running and sports keep me balanced me. I feel armed with a mental toughness that comes in handy in everything I do. Training keeps me sane. It clears my mind, helps me focus, helps me make decisions. The intensity keeps me mentally sharp.”

Rhonda is the Founder of Aligned Alliance, both organizing and riding on the 8 rider team for the 2022 Race Across America (RAAM), a coast-to-coast ultracycling race, from California to Maryland.

For 4 years, Rhonda has run the Cape Town Marathon and worked with Endurocad for girls empowerment alongside Olympian Elana Meyers, who Rhonda met in 2018. Rhonda & Elana have bonded over their drive to impact and empower women & girls.

A New York Road Runners member and NYRR “Run for the Future” Buddy, Rhonda encourages her friends, associates, and mentees to pursue active, healthy lifestyles as an integral part of career success and improving performance.

As a member at Winged Foot Golf Club, she also enjoys playing golf with her husband (a fellow sports fanatic who has worked for Titleist for over 25 years), friends, and business associates. Rhonda attributes spending time on the golf course and training for Ironman 70.3s with opening her eyes to just how important out-of-office relationship building are in all aspects of life. She is a true Corporate Athlete.

Rhonda prioritizes her training alongside her travels – it’s ultimately a benefit, not a challenge, to her physical health, whether she’s on the road or working remotely from home.

“I can be traveling up to 75% of the time. I always stay at hotels with 24-hour gyms – that’s a prerequisite. Now I know what makes my body work, especially when traveling to different countries and different time zones.

I work out the day before flights, and not on the day of a flight – when I just hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. As soon we land after a long flight, go change, go right to the gym, and work out for an hour. It actually gives me more energy. When you travel, you have to be healthy, or you will get sick.

My fitness intensity actually increased as my travel schedule has increased through the years, and my workout schedule is actually more intense when I’m on the road then when at home.”

Ironman 2023 World Championship 70.3 Finland

Rhonda carried the American flag during the Parade Of Nations -  115 countries were represented.
To qualify you must be an All World Athlete and top of your age group in races.  This marked 100th race in the books.

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