Beta Runs For Charity 2k17

05/21/2017

Congratulations to The Jet and La Maquina for finishing the Airbnb Brooklyn Half yesterday and raising over $1000 for a good cause! This year Team Tristan got the W but Nick has already started training for next year. The koozies are currently being distributed and if you still want to get one it's not too late! We're keeping the gofundme open for a few more days and are extremely grateful for any last minute donations.

https://www.gofundme.com/beta-runs-for-charity

Much love to our supporters ✌️

04/30/2017

Picked up a quick 8 and a Gatorade sponsorship yesterday before formal

-TH

04/13/2017

Bio Post Numero Dos:

Tristan “La Maquina” Hollenbaugh is a New York native who grew up on the hills of Rockland County. At a young age, he began his karate career at Tiger Schulmann’s, where he qualified for his black belt but then called it quits because it “wasn’t for him.” He went on to find more of an interest in the sport of wrestling, having gone undefeated in his first season circa 2008. In his early high school years at Don Bosco Preparatory High School, he earned himself his nickname “La Maquina” because he was known to go on Forrest Gump-esque runs after his matches. No one really knows how long they actually were, but legend says they were about 20 to 30 miles on average. Unfortunately, the decorated wrestler was told by doctors during his sophomore year of college that he was no longer allowed to step foot on the mat due to various injuries, but that didn’t stop him from competing! He’ll be running the Brooklyn half on May 20th for Hilarity for Charity
Check out La Maquina’s stats:

Name: Tristan “La Maquina” Hollenbaugh
Age/Birthday: 21 / July 16
Year/Major: 4/5 Mechanical Engineering Major with a Minor in Economics
Hobbies: Hanging out
Favorite Movie: The Departed
Favorite Book: N/A
Go To Training Music: Kodak Black
Favorite Post Run Snack: Porterhouse steak for two

If you're with La Maquina click the link below to donate and get your Team Tristan Koozie!
https://www.gofundme.com/beta-runs-for-charity

04/10/2017

Bio Post Numero Uno:

Nicky "Benny The Jet Rodriguez" Kalimtzis hails from Westfield, New Jersey and is ready to rock his first half! This seasoned natural born athlete has dabbled in a medley of sports throughout the years, collecting sought after accolades along the way. The Jet holds the 2007 Westfield Tennis Club U12 Cup, 2010 NJ Regional Flag Football MVP, a seat among the all time greats in the LBI Ladder Golf Hall of Fame, and is a 4x WHS Wrestling Varsity Letterman. After a torn labrum senior year of high school, The Jet traded in his tennis racket and wrestling shoes for a beat up pair of Nike Freerunners eager to face a new challenge. This renaissance man of athletics will be running for The Make-A-Wish America Foundation...more on that to come later in the week. Here's the Jet's rundown...

Name: Nicky "Benny The Jet Rodriguez" Kalimtzis
Age/Birthday: 20 / April 7th
Year/Major: 2/4 Business and Technology (Concentration in Management)
Hobbies: Long walks on the beach and Wii bowling
Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting
Favorite Book: Green Eggs and Ham
Go To Training Music: Logic, Nickelback and J Cole
Favorite Post Run Snack: Mint Choc Chip Ice Cream and French Fries (bold move Cotton, well see if it pays off)

If you're with Nicky "The Jet Rodriguez" Kalimtzis click the link below to donate and get your Team Nick Koozie!

https://www.gofundme.com/beta-runs-for-charity

04/06/2017

As Tristan and Nick start closing in on the big day we'd like to give everyone a friendly update!

First and foremost, a BIG thanks to you all for spreading the good word and donating. To date we have raised $750, almost halfway to our goal!!! Please keep supporting the cause by sharing, liking, and donating on our GoFundMe page (www.gofundme.com/beta-runs-for-charity).

Koozies have been ordered and will be delivered in 2-3 weeks. Reserve your dope beverage sleeve today by donating $10 or more! (See GoFundMe page for koozie design)

As you may have seen, both runners are underway with training, ripping shoes and breathing heavy along the way! Expect plenty of updates to come since raceday is only 44 days out.

Lastly, we'd like to let you know a little more about our fabulous runners and phenomenal charities, keep an eye out for a series of informative/biographical posts throughout the week along with training updates!

P.S. here's a candid stare-down during an argument of who can rock the headband better, let us know what you think!
-MK

04/04/2017

Nick Update 2: Attempted to start the week off strong with a nice 5 mile run this morning before class, but took some L's along the way. Around mile 2 my foot ripped through my shoe and caused me to trip and fall in front of an elementary class of kids who then proceeded to laugh at me. I then walked the last mile home cold, wet, and shoe less, but nevertheless I got a workout in. Despite the L's and embarrassment i was dealt with today, I was still able to keep a competitive pace with Tristan Hollenbaugh who has been awfully quiet recently. On a positive note, I upgraded to a headband and I WILL BE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR A COACH as it is getting closer to race day. -NK




P.S. I will also be competing against Tristan Hollenbaugh in the Spell-a-THON tomorrow night at 9 pm.

03/30/2017

Took advantage of the nice weather yesterday and ran a solid 5.5 miles. To track my progress, I used Nike's running app along with various pictures during my journey through Hoboken and Weehawken. Saw a bunch of friendly faces along the way including Tristan Hollenbaugh who was preparing for his role in DPhiE's annual philanthropy Castle Point King(Donate and buy your tickets today). -Nick Kalimtzis

02/28/2017

Hey everyone, so what's happening?

This upcoming May both Tristan Hollenbaugh and Nick Kalimtzis will be participating in their first half marathon at the Airbnb Brooklyn Half! Leading up to registration there was a bit of competitiveness in the air and both ex-wrestlers felt they could give each other a run for their money (pun fully intended). A variety of ridiculous wager ideas were being tossed out but neither could agree on a fair bet. In that moment we thought, 'why not make this fun but make it for a greater cause?' We came up with the great idea of running for charity while keeping the competitive flair!

How It Works:

Each runner is representing a charity of their choice. Tristan will be running for Hilarity for Charity and Nick will be running for the Make-A-Wish America foundation. Both runners will be campaigning for you to support them and their respective charity through a donation on our GoFundMe page (link below). All donations collected will go towards the winning runner's charity, so show some support for your runner and help motivate them as they train for race day! Like and Follow this page to learn about future events and to stay updated with Tristan and Nick's training progress leading up to the big day in BK.

CLICK THE LEARN MORE BUTTON OR FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW to learn more about how you can donate, support the cause and receive a complementary Koozie for your runner's team!

Updates to come!

What's Happening? This upcoming May both Tristan Hollenbaugh and Nick Kalimtzis will be participating in their first half marathon! Leading up to registration there was a bit of competitiveness in the air and both ex-wrestlers felt they could give each other a run for their money (pun fully inten...