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Winning Across Andes
Originally Written for Otso Cycling: https://blog.otsocycles.com/2025/01/across-andes-beccas-race-recap/ Golden sunlight filtered through...


Gravel Family Podcast
I discussed my record setting win at the 2025 Gravel Worlds Long Voyage 300 mile race with Sofia and Jason, race organizers and two...


Unbound XL: Support through the unsupported
Originally Written for Otso Cycles: https://blog.otsocycles.com/2024/08/support-through-the-unsupported-unbound-xl/ On the last Friday of...


2023 Dark Divide 300
Originally written for Bikepacking.com : https://bikepacking.com/news/2023-dark-divide-300-recap/ The Dark Divide 300 is a challenging...


A big win at the 200-Mile Unbound Gravel race - Single Speed!
An interview with my Coaches at Wenzel - Original Article here: https://www.wenzelcoaching.com/blog/becca-books-win-singlespeed-unbound-g...


Choose to Challenge
In honor of Women’s Month, my team, Shadow Elite Racing, collaborated with our sponsor, Cannondale, to make a video celebrating the...


biking across Cuba with swift industries
Had a great time presenting at Swift Industry’s Inaugural Virtual ‘Stoked Spoke’ Series. My presentation of my 460 mile ride across Cuba...


CX Roundup
http://www.prettydamnedfast.com/blog/product-roundup-cyclocross2018-yp4p8 I had an amazing cyclocross season this year, sweeping in...


The Pleasure and Pain of Idaho Hotsprings
http://www.prettydamnedfast.com/blog/touring-idaho-hot-sprints This July, I set out to explore the highs and lows of the Idaho Hot...


MISSION Crit: 8 TIPS FOR RACE DAY
Originally written for Chrome Industries https://www.chromeindustries.com/chrome-blog/stories/blog-article-6429.html Race day is finally...


CRIT TIPS: 7 PRE-RACE ESSENTIALS
Filled with the stoke from the Mission Crit fixed gear criterium race in San Francisco, I penned this little number for the fine folks at...


Exploring the Santa Cruz Mountains with Juliana Bicycles
A review of the new Quincy Gravel Frame Originally written for Pretty. Damned. Fast. http://www.prettydamnedfast.com/blog/juliana-quincy...


Homeless Bill of Rights Fizzles Out This Session but Advocates Continue to Lay Groundwork
https://www.theurbanist.org/2019/03/22/homeless-bill-of-rights-fizzles-out-this-session-but-advocates-continue-to-lay-groundwork/ I...


Resilient By Design Recognized with WASLA Award
Had a lovely evening at the University of Washington Urban Horticulture Center, meeting with other landscape professionals and discussing...


Seattle City Budget Continues to under-fund Affordable Housing
Above - The ‘Unstable House’ which the AIA Committee on Homelessness developed with Real Change for the Seattle Design Festival I penned...


613.8 miles of gravel and inspiration
I recently gave a presentation on my August, 2018 Bike tour from the WTF Bikeexplorers Summit in Whitefish, Montana back to Seattle,...


Bike Exploring 101
Taking in the vista - The Oregon ‘Hoo doos’, a posse of balancing rocks in the center, and Lake Billy Chinook winds into the distance on...


Edison-Eastlake Wins $30 Mil HUD GRANT
I spent Christmas of 2017 developing and refining this plan for a January 2nd deadline, and am happy to see that our team finally...


What Shapes Affordable Housing in Seattle?
A great discussion around the financial, legal, and zoning related challenges facing Seattle as the area continues to grow. As part of...


Bike Explorer-ing in the Columbia River Gorge
Met some inspiring folks working to increase diversity and representation in the cycling community. Read my article over at Pretty Damned...
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