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SMITHVILLE, Mo. — The Boston Marathon is on Monday, and among the official registry of runners you’ll find 163 runners from the Kansas City metro area. And among that group is a young mother from Smithville who calls herself “Running Rachel.”

FOX 4’s Jason Lamb has her story.

Click here to read Rachel Steffen’s blog.

In the video player below, ‘Running Rachel’ talked to Nick and Kim on the FOX 4 Morning Show on June 4, after she ran her 3rd Boston Marathon!