{"id":953,"date":"2018-03-24T09:59:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T13:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beckinabox.com\/blog\/?p=953"},"modified":"2018-03-24T09:59:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-24T13:59:50","slug":"march-24-2018-at-0959am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=953","title":{"rendered":"March 24, 2018 at 09:59AM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BgtWA78AxTQ\/embed\" width=\"612\" height=\"710\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n#marinecorps #1775k complete. From what I heard this is a tough race with a hilly course. Usually I just shrug folks off when they say it\u2019s hilly. But this time they were right! 850ft elevation gain over 11 miles, some steep. The hills definitely wore me down but for the most part I held a steady pace. Finished with a time of 1:28:15, in 127th place out of close to 3,000 runners. I feel good and am thrilled with my pace on a tough course. #marinecorpsmarathon<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/ift.tt\/2pzr8J0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#marinecorps #1775k complete. From what I heard this is a tough race with a hilly course. Usually I just shrug folks off when they say it\u2019s hilly. But this time they were right! 850ft elevation gain over 11 miles, some steep. The hills definitely wore me down but for the most part I held a &#8230; <a title=\"March 24, 2018 at 09:59AM\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=953\" aria-label=\"Read more about March 24, 2018 at 09:59AM\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[65,66],"class_list":["post-953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-john_beck","tag-ifttt","tag-instagram","wp-image-borders"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6XpZy-fn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1352,"url":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=1352","url_meta":{"origin":953,"position":0},"title":"Instagram: March 09, 2019 at 11:32AM","author":"John Beck","date":"March 9, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"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","rel":"","context":"In &quot;John Beck&quot;","block_context":{"text":"John Beck","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1079,"url":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=1079","url_meta":{"origin":953,"position":1},"title":"Instagram: May 12, 2018 at 02:32PM","author":"John Beck","date":"May 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"#DirtyGerman 25k trail race. 2:09:23. 17th overall. 4th in my age group. Muddy, hilly course on a humid day. 3 creek crossings were a fun addition! Overall a good day! 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Time to wash up! #looneyleprechaun\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;John Beck&quot;","block_context":{"text":"John Beck","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":846,"url":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=846","url_meta":{"origin":953,"position":3},"title":"Central Jersey Parks and Beyond!","author":"John Beck","date":"March 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been wanting to write this entry for over a year. As a runner and living\u00a0in Central NJ I've grown accustomed to having so much so close to me.\u00a0I'm located in Mercer County, just outside of Trenton, the State's Capitol. I'm lucky to have so many great places\u00a0to train for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;John Beck&quot;","block_context":{"text":"John Beck","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1595,"url":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=1595","url_meta":{"origin":953,"position":4},"title":"Instagram: September 28, 2019 at 11:06AM","author":"John Beck","date":"September 28, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"#lederhosenhalfmarathon Fun after party (3 free beers AND food). Nice challenging course. Cool swag. Low price. Love the energy on Main St in Newark. Hip town! Happy with my 1:47 finish, 8:10 pace. 27th overall, 5th in my AG. 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