Rachael and Kyle met while running on the cross country and track teams at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Soon after they began dating, Rachael moved to Chicago for law school, and Kyle followed a year later. While in Chicago, they started their careers, made some wonderful friends and adopted their beloved dog Brew.

Despite being very focused on marathon training, Kyle was also planning a surprise for Rachael on their trip to Paris. The day after the marathon, the two were on the Pont de Arts bridge (also known as the Love Locks bridge) when Kyle proposed. This was especially surprising to Rachael because her first thought was that Kyle's legs cramped up from the marathon.

After several years in Chicago, Rachael and Kyle decided to take Brew and their careers closer to family and move back to Minneapolis.