John Beck

Bon vivant par excellence
Organizer of good things. Skeptical romantic. Needs pasta.

Mercer County half marathon. It’s nice to know that I can eke out a half marathon with little training over a hot and humid summer. At around 2:11 it is my slowest road half marathon ever and almost 40 minutes slower than my course PR from just a few years ago. Still, I’m happy with that time for an event I had no business running and other than overheated I feel great. Looking forward to winter running, gotta get through another week in the mid 90’s first. Thank you to @beastcoastpro for putting on another fab event. See you in Hainesport. . . #instarunners #ultrarunning #marathontraining #trailrunning #runner #running #runningman #beatyesterday #garmin #strava #hokaoneone #altrarunning

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Finished another race at the Fair. This was my 9th year and I finished with 204 miles. Far from a PR but better than I expected. I slept 6ish hours every night, sat around and spectated while avoiding the heat and sun every day and generally socialized instead of running. If there was an award for the slacker with the most miles I would be in the running for it. Through the years I’ve covered well over 1,500 miles and was rewarded with a brick celebrating that achievement.

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I spent the first half of the year recovering from being sick over the winter but I still managed 1,515 total miles. I only ran in four races, 305.3 total race miles. A lot lower than in past years and didn’t get in any miles the last three weeks of the year due to an injury but I’m feeling better and the pace has improved. Most importantly I’ve volunteered and crewed at a few events this year and in turn helped dozens and dozens of folks reach their personal records and more. I’ve also attended more events and not only cheered on my friends but also motivated others. Personally, the Uptown Gentlefriends events that I’ve created were even more successful this year, record numbers at the Track Attack and Delaware River Loop Series as well fantastic new course Dash & Deciduous 5k that I designed. 2023 is going to be great and I’m looking forward to seeing even more runners go above and beyond!

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