{"id":2485,"date":"2025-06-24T11:15:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?page_id=2485"},"modified":"2026-05-20T21:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:13:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?page_id=2485","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Long-distance runner. Maker of art, pasta, and the in-between.<\/strong> Organizer of curious things. Obsessed with maps, meals, and meaning. Probably working on something strange and beautiful.<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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 Full Name:<\/strong> John Paul Beck
 Born:<\/strong> August 28th, 1975
 Hometown:<\/strong> Trenton, NJ
 Current home:<\/strong> Roebling, NJ
 Height:<\/strong> 6\u2032 0\u2033
 Weight:<\/strong> 195 pounds
 Hair color:<\/strong> black
 Eye color:<\/strong> brown
 Skin color:<\/strong> white
 Shoe Size:<\/strong> US 11.5\/12
 Waist:<\/strong> 33\/34
 Neck:<\/strong> 16 \u00bd
 Heritage:<\/strong> Italian (75%), German (25%)
 Political views:<\/strong> Apathetic\/Center Left
 Religious views:<\/strong> Agnostic\/Humanist, although I was baptized<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 1 mile PR:<\/strong> 5:55 (7.31.2020)<\/em>
 5k PR:<\/strong> 20:45 (5.4.2019)<\/em>
 5 mile PR:<\/strong> 34:50 (7.14.2018)<\/em>
 10k PR:<\/strong> 42:26 (11.4.2018)<\/em>
 10 mile PR:<\/strong> 1:15:25 (5.3.2015)<\/em>
 Half Marathon PR:<\/strong> 1:39:23 (4.7.2019)<\/em>
 Marathon PR:<\/strong> 3:37:15 (10.28.2018)<\/em>
 50k PR:<\/strong> 4:54:10 (4.22.2020)<\/em>
 40 mile PR:<\/strong> 8:52:20 (3.4.2017)
<\/em> 50 mile PR:<\/strong> 10:47:59 (9.12.2020)
<\/em> 100 mile PR:<\/strong> 27:51:00 (5.15.2020)<\/em>
 12 hour PR:<\/strong> 55 miles (9.12.2020)<\/em>
 24 hour PR:<\/strong> 76 miles (5.16.2015)<\/em>
 72 hour PR:<\/strong> 122 miles (5.18.2017)<\/em>
 144 hour PR:<\/strong> 250 miles (9.28.2020)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\u00a91996 – 2026 John Beck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
More information under Contact \/ Links Long-distance runner. Maker of art, pasta, and the in-between. Organizer of curious things. Obsessed with maps, meals, and meaning. Probably working on something strange and beautiful. Full Name: John Paul Beck Born: August 28th, 1975 Hometown: Trenton, NJ Current home: Roebling, NJ Height: 6\u2032 0\u2033 Weight: 195 pounds Hair color: black Eye color: brown Skin color: white Shoe … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2485","page","type-page","status-publish","wp-image-borders"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6XpZy-E5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2856,"url":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?page_id=2856","url_meta":{"origin":2485,"position":0},"title":"Stop Motion Experiment (2007)","author":"John Beck","date":"June 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I had the urge to try to create a stop motion animation. I've never done anything like that before. 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