Becky Furuta

When she’s not racing her bike, Becky Furuta is caring for her two small children, working as a health care policy consultant, contributing to childhood anti-obesity campaigns, and providing pediatric vision therapy to the children near her hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Self-discipline, Becky says, is what helps her balance a busy life with staying competitive on the bike. “It’s really just awareness of consequences,” she says, “If you know what you want, you will be willing to do the hard work to get there.”