| Birth Name: | Rebecca Gibbs |
| Birth Date: | 1974 12, mf=y |
| Birth Place: | Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education: | B.Sc. Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, summa cum laude |
| Yearsactive: | 2004–present |
Rebecca "Becky" Lavelle (Gibbs, born December 5, 1974) is an American former professional triathlete, race director, runner, and coach. As a professional triathlete, she has had over 50 career wins in Olympic and Half-Ironman distance races.[1]
Lavelle began competing athletically from a young age. She started swimming competitively in Minnesota when she was nine and continued throughout high school.
At the age of 12, Lavelle was named best swimmer of her age group in Minnesota, a title she maintained for seven years. In 1993, during her senior year of high school, she was named (overall) Female Swimmer of the Year for Minnesota.
Lavelle went on to swim competitively at Louisiana State University (LSU) in college, where she became a ten-time NCAA All-American swimmer. In1997, she was named NCAA state-level "Woman of the Year" (Louisiana).[2]
In 1998, Lavelle graduated summa cum laude with a B.Sc. in kinesiology.
Following her official retirement from triathlon, Lavelle began running with Arete, a women's running club based in Santa Cruz, CA.[7]
In 2008, Lavelle co-founded the non-profit organization Jenny's Light in honor of her late sister Jenny and her sister's infant son, Graham. The mission of Jenny's Light was to improve and save lives by raising awareness of perinatal mood disorders, including postpartum depression. Jenny's Light Run events were held annually in Los Gatos, CA until 2022 in order to raise funds for organizations working on the issue.[8] [9]
| Marathon | 02:56:50 | Marathon debut | ||||
| Half-Marathon | 01:24:00 | |||||
| 10K | She Is Beautiful | 00:37:49 | ||||
| 5K | Silicon Valley Turkey Trot | San Jose, CA | 00:18:30 |
| Year | Place | Competition | Location | Time | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03:54:00 | Win & last career race as a pro | ||||
| 1 | 02:11:52 | |||||
| 2 | The Triathlon at Pacific Grove | Pacific Grove | 02:06:13 | |||
| 3 | ||||||
| 3 | 02:19:21 | After birth of first baby [11] | ||||
| 1 | 03:56:36 | [12] | ||||
| 3 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | San Francisco | 02:24:00 | |||
| 3 | Ironman 70.3 World Championship | 04:07:32 | New swim record - 00:23:03 [13] | |||
| 1 | Wildflower Triathlon | 04:35:19 | ||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 1 | U.S. Championships | |||||
| 1 | 02:21:05 | |||||
| 24 | 02:08:00 | |||||
| 1 | 04:29:10 | |||||
| 34 | ITU Triathlon World Championships | 02:05:24 | ||||
| 1 | Bellingham | 02:07:55 | National Champion | |||
| 15 | ITU Triathlon World Championships | Queenstown | 02:10:27 | |||
| 2 | Wildflower Triathlon | Lake San Antonio | ||||
| 3 | USA Triathlon National Championships | U.S. Championships | ||||
| 2 | Wildflower Triathlon | Lake San Antonio | ||||
| 2 | Wildflower Triathlon | Lake San Antonio |