About Becky

Becky moved to the Northwest (Seattle) from the Chicago area in 1992. One day, while working as an administrative assistant in the corporate world, a salesperson sold her a spa package which included a 20-minute back massage. During the treatment, she was amazed at how good and therapeutic it felt and she asked her massage therapist, “How do I learn to do this?” Little did she know then that a simple massage would change her life.

Needing time to truly ponder the commitment of a career change, Becky took her first trip to Europe. Throughout travels to Spain, France, Italy and Greece, massage possibilities continued to work their way into her thinking. Committing to school and leaving the corporate world would be a big change, but it continued to resurface as the best move. A game plan began to develop.

Once home, two ‘musts’ became clear for Becky. One, she needed a job that allowed for more travel time so she could continue to explore the world; and two, she was going to massage school. She quit her corporate job and enrolled in Seattle Massage School in 1995.

Becky’s new career started at a massage clinic on the Issaquah Plateau, with a mixed clientele of computer tech people, teachers and athletes. During this time Becky met her future husband and travel partner, Lyle. In 1998 the new couple decided to go to work in Alaska for a summer to earn money for a three month journey to explore Chile and Argentina. In 1999, after ten months of traveling, they decided to relocate to Bellingham. Becky has been building her massage therapy business in the community ever since.

In 2001 Becky began running when she realized her metabolism was slowing down. She worked at running for years before really feeling the enjoyment, or “zen” of running. In 2003 she ran her first half marathon, and knew she could run farther. In 2006 she decided the time had come and she joined Bellingham Fit to help her train for her first full marathon.

In 2007, she ran the Bellingham Bay Marathon - her first full marathon. The next year, she became an assistant coach for Bellingham Fit’s 2008 season and hasn’t looked back. These days she looks forward to the start of each training season and finds a renewed love of running through helping and inspiring other people to achieve their fitness goals!

In addition to coaching with Bellingham Fit, Becky is also committed to some local causes in the community including the Sustainable Connections and Bellingham’s Buy Local campaign to keep local farms and business profitable.

She is also a committee member for the Whatcom Land Trust’s Great Outdoors Auction and volunteers with the Whatcom Land Trust, a Whatcom County based nonprofit dedicated to working with local landowners to help protect the natural values and resources of their property. Becky says she

“…loves to support a fantastic organization that preserves land in our beautiful county!”