by 303cycling | Mar 12, 2019 | Commentary, Featured
By Becky Furuta Becky Furuta I found out Kelly Catlin died from suicide the same way the rest of the cycling community would uncover the news: On social media. Facebook, actually. A mutual friend racing for Rally UHC Cycling – one of Kelly’s teammates – had posted the...
by 303cycling | Jun 25, 2018 | Featured
by Becky Furuta A few days ago, I stood under the sweltering Tulsa sun, bathed in a mixture of salty sweat and stale beer and the dampness of the Oklahoma air. My shirt was clinging to my body, and I could feel beads of sweat form at the nape of my neck and roll...
by 303cycling | Apr 24, 2018 | Commentary
“It will be ok. It will be hard at first, and then it will be ok.” – Cesar Grajales, retired professional cyclist I was a different person yesterday, I thought. Just days before, I had been wrapped in the comfort of gratitude. Without warning, the tides of life...
by 303cycling | Apr 2, 2018 | Boulder Cycling, Community, Featured
By Becky Furuta PSA to my local friends: Saturday afternoon, I was finishing my ride and elected to avoid some wind by heading home on the LoBo Trail. I encountered a homeless couple just past the turn off to the Longmont Rec Center, about 100 meters from the...
by 303cycling | Mar 28, 2018 | Commentary
By Becky Furuta The background of my mind is always churning. It whispers a thousand thoughts without my taking any notice unless the notion is particularly powerful : The flash of annoyance at the car that cut me off on my morning commute or the tender appreciation...
by 303cycling | Mar 18, 2018 | Featured
By Becky Furuta “Go slow before you go fast.” Matt Vogel, former staff member at Team Novo Nordisk, Santa Barbara, CA Training camp can be hectic. For Team Novo Nordisk, it was often the rare occasion when all the athletes from each discipline – the women’s...
by 303cycling | Mar 4, 2018 | Featured, Just For Women
By Becky Furuta “You never know when the last moments will be, so you have to be present for them all.” Callie Halls, best host housing ever, St. Louis, MO Driving to the Halls’ house was like driving to the home I never had. It was a beautiful, lemon-yellow house on...
by 303cycling | Feb 18, 2018 | Featured
By Becky Furuta A great burden is lifted in sport and in life when you come to the realization that no one owes you anything at all. Athletes, by definition, have a competitive spirit. It’s why we do what we do. It’s the reason I am on the bike trainer at 4am, in the...
by 303cycling | Feb 4, 2018 | Featured
By Becky Furuta “Keep the balance. Time doesn’t wait for you to finish your dreams. Your kids won’t, either.” Tom Campbell, former mechanic at Team Novo Nordisk It was freezing cold for Nashville, TN. I sat on the team bus alongside five other riders, all of us...
by 303cycling | Jan 21, 2018 | Commentary
A ride down memory lane. A beginning-of-the-week thought, brought to you by Becky Furuta “Today is my favorite day.” 6 year old girl, shaking my hand at Tulsa Tough, Tulsa, Oklahoma Every moment, we have a thousand thoughts floating through our heads, and many of them...
