Powerful, graceful and quick with a smile, this young lady is one of our nation’s most talented runners. “I’m trying to earn a spot on the 2012 Olympic team. Making it in the mile would rock! But, I’ll shoot for the marathon, as it’s likely my best bet.”

When asked about her resume of athletic success, Rose is quick to humbly distract from the prestige of her titles and focuses instead upon her career as a personal-trainer. “Four years ago I began training people, a year and a half ago I launched my own practice and this past Sept I received my ‘holistic health and wellness’ license. I love people and by doing what I do, I get to work with a very wide range of them, everyone from elite athletes to non-athletes. I’ve got clients that have lost 30, 40… even 70 pounds! Clients sometimes tell me I inspire them. But, the truth is, my clients inspire ME!”

What followed was a revelation not enjoyed by many. “I was having fun riding my bike & running with my club, steadily getting happy and fit. I entered an event I’d done quite a few times before and somehow, despite the downtime, I posted a time over a minute faster than I’d ever gone before, even when I was training full-time at Georgetown.”

That event was the “Pacific Northwest Track and Field Championships” and Rose had won the premier event. Besides taking home the title and a re-affirmed confidence in her athletic ability, Rose had also been spotted by the owner of a NW based, women-specific, running apparel company called “Oiselle” and had been offered an opportunity to work as a model. “Since meeting Sally (the owner of Oiselle) I’ve been asked to model for a rather eclectic array of companies. Everything from recycled prom dresses, to sunglasses.”

Rose’s plate is full in the best way possible.

You can follow her success via the web (click upon the “website” button above and to the left), or in person, through a personal training apt, as you get yourself fitter, one less hot-dog at a time.