Team Member Bio: Kevin Beck

Kevin Beck

Primary sport(s): 
road (marathons), cross country, trail, track

Occupation: 
Educator
Writer for Running Times, which sucks at this point
Book: Running Strong

Notable achievements/memories/PR’s in your sport:
Ran 1:08:22, 2:24:17, 14:58, 51:32 (and if you have to figure distances you're an even bigger idiot than I am)

List one thing others may not know about you:

Loves the great attention he gets from CMS

Website/Blog Address:

http://www.kemibe.com/

Here are Kevin's personal best times as of November 2005:

• One mile (road) - 4:27.7 (Davis, CA, 7/2005)
• 3,000 meters (indoor) - 8:44.4 (Boston, MA, 12/2000)
• 5,000 meters - 14:58.2 (San Francisco, CA, 5/2004)
• 5 kilometers - 15:16 (San Francisco, CA, 4/2004)
• 5 miles - 25:26 (Attleboro, MA, 10/1998)
• 10 kilometers - 31:44 * (Dedham, MA, 4/2001)
• 12 kilometers - 38:35 * (San Francisco, CA, 3/2004)
• 15 kilometers - 48:56 * (Upton, MA, 3/2001)
• 10 miles - 51:33 (Redding, CA, 3/2004)
• Half-marathon - 1:08:22 (aided; Austin, TX, 2/2004); 1:08:29 (Tyngsboro, MA, 10/2000)
• 30 kilometers - 1:42:31 * (Jones-countered but uncertified; Deerfield Beach, FL, 10/2004)
• 20 miles - 1:49:46 * (Salisbury, MA, 3/2003)
• Marathon - 2:24:17 (aided; Boston, MA, 4/2001)
• 50 kilometers - 3:06:20 (Peachtree City, GA, 11/2004)

*times previously or subsequently bettered en route in longer races.


New Hampshire Public Radio interview, April 2003 (MP3, 24:40, 7.06 MB)