Becky Lavelle Explained

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]

Early life

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.

Career

Following her official retirement from triathlon, Lavelle began running with Arete, a women's running club based in Santa Cruz, CA.[7]

Philanthropy

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]

Master's running personal records

Marathon 02:56:50Marathon debut
Half-Marathon 01:24:00
10K She Is Beautiful 00:37:49
5K Silicon Valley Turkey Trot San Jose, CA 00:18:30
[10]

Notable triathlon accomplishments

Year Place Competition Location Time Comment
1 03:54:00Win & 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 Championship04:07:32New swim record - 00:23:03 [13]
1 Wildflower Triathlon04:35:19
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
[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Triathlete.com . 2009-05-26 . Wins And Losses: Becky Lavelle . 2022-08-26 . Triathlete . en.
  2. "1997 NCAA Woman of the Year," retrieved January 20, 2020. http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/events/awards/1997-ncaa-woman-year
  3. "Wins and Losses: Becky Lavelle," Triathlete Magazine, retrieved January 20, 2020. https://www.triathlete.com/2009/05/features/wins-and-losses-becky-lavelle_9006
  4. "2008 Elite Athletes of the Year," USA Triathlon, March 17, 2008, retrieved January 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20160514055028/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Triathlon/News/Articles-and-Releases/2009/March/17/2008-Elite-Athletes-Of-The-Year
  5. ""Becky Lavelle Named Lifetime Fitness Series Winner," tyr.com, retrieved January 20, 2020. https://www.tyr.com/news/becky-lavelle-named-life-time-fitness-series-winner/
  6. Web site: Thomas, Lavelle Win Rev3 Florida Duathlon. 16 January 2020. Triathlete.com.
  7. "Becky Lavelle: From Professional Triathlete to Arete Teammate", retrieved February 20, 2020, published October 16, 2017, https://runarete.com/2017/10/16/becky-lavelle/.
  8. Jenny's Light, Edina Magazine, April 2010 Issue, retrieved February February 23, 2020. https://edinamag.com/jennys-light/
  9. Web site: Jenny's Light Run.
  10. Becky Lavelle Athletic Results, retrieved February 25, 2020. https://www.athlinks.com/search/unclaimed?category=unclaimed&term=becky%20lavelle
  11. Web site: Athlinks. www.athlinks.com. 13 February 2024.
  12. "Gambles and Lavelle Take Lake Stevens," Triathlon News, August 2009, retrieved January 21, 2020. Gambles and Lavelle take Lake Stevens 70.3
  13. Wikipedia Ironman 70.3 entry and results, retrieved January 21, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_70.3
  14. "Americans Matt Reed and Becky Lavelle Win 26th Annual Accenture Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Sunday June 4th," retrieved February 24, 2020. Triathlon Winners. https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/5473
  15. https://d1szehk1wt93uf.cloudfront.net/MediaPress/AEFAT_Winners_Release.pdf?mtime=20150325090817 AEFAT Winners Release