Category: John Beck

Athlete. Artist. Agnostic. Humanist. Skeptic. Unfinished.

Instagram: April 07, 2019 at 01:16PM

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The inaugural Thea’s Star of Hope half marathon in Robbinsville, NJ. It’s great to have a half so close to home. It was a peak mileage week for my marathon training and I ran a 1:53 half marathon yesterday so I was just looking to have fun. Turned out that I felt really good during the race and I somehow managed a PR by 3 seconds! Finish time; 1:39:23. This was a great race put on my some fine folks. Can hardly wait to run it again! #StarOfHope #HalfMarathon #Robbinsville #Running via Instagram http://bit.ly/2uRLRuQ
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Instagram: March 10, 2019 at 11:50AM

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E. Murray Todd half marathon. After yesterday’s tough 20k trail race I didn’t expect much at this one. With the cool temps and the constant cold rain/sleet my only goal was to be under 2 hours. I definitely felt my legs beat up from yesterday’s race but I somehow managed a 1:48 finish. Now if I can only get my body warm! I’m soaked and my hands are freezing! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2TwVHAP
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Instagram: March 09, 2019 at 11:32AM

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Lucky #13! Hilly, snowy, icy and very muddy! What a fun race! Ran cautiously on the trails but somehow ended up 2nd in my age group and 6th overall at a tough but fun race. What a blast! #looneyleprechaun #20k #trailrunning via Instagram https://ift.tt/2XLvpt0
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Instagram: January 02, 2019 at 10:28PM

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In 2018 I made an attempt to eat better and train better and it paid off. I earned a PR at EVERY distance from mile to marathon and consistently finished amongst the top runners. It’s also the first year since I started running that I was injury free, the smarter training helped that too. I also ran a yearly mileage PR by well over 100 miles and what’s wild is that my average yearly pace was almost 4 minutes faster per mile! I also continued the tradition of cheering on runners and volunteering at other races.

17 races. 415 race miles. 9 PRs. 4 AG awards. 1 WIN!

TOP 10 MEMORABLE MOMENTS:
*Improved the organizing of my own 5k trail race.
*Spectated the Boston Marathon in the rain.
*Running 16 miles in the Pine Barrens in the middle of the day, in the middle of the summer. Don’t do it!
*LBI 18 Miler was my toughest race of the year but worth it once I saw the food spread!
*Being the only runner who was pictured with a Marine placing the medal around my neck on the Marine Corps Marathon Facebook page after the 17.75k.
*Grueling 5 mile battle for position at the Dirty German 25k.
*Overall winner at a tough local trail 5k.
*The emotional Wear Blue mile at the Marine Corps Marathon had me in tears.
*Running with a pack of Amish runners while other Amish cheered for us at the Bird-In-Hand Half Marathon.
*3 Days at the Fair is my most memorable event every year. 3 Days wasn’t enough so in 2018 I did 6 Days. I spent 6 Days sharing miles with some of the most incredible athletes and people in the world. There is nothing like this event. Hot days, cold days, rainy days, a HURRICANE! Seeing so many national and world records being set by some of the most humble people is so inspiring. There are times when I want to cry and go home and these folks keep me going. I look forward to this event every year above any other. via Instagram http://bit.ly/2BZ4xfd

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Instagram: December 15, 2018 at 01:09PM

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Naked Nick 25k (50k DNF). I knew early on in the race that I was gonna call it quits at the 25k mark. It was so muddy at times that i was way too cautious and didn’t want to get hurt. Bundled with some intestinal issues it just was a smart thing to do. I feel great and I could have finished the 50k, it wouldn’t have been pretty. I didn’t even feel it was a good training run. I feel good and I didn’t get hurt so there’s that. via Instagram https://ift.tt/2rLWNIV
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