{"681064":{"#nid":"681064","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Taking It to the Limit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe typical weekend for college students might include a long study session, a night out with friends, or perhaps a casual workout. For Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ebiomedical engineering\u003C\/a\u003E student Jacob Beldick, a recent weekend was spent pushing the limits of human endurance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver three grueling days, Beldick swam 6.2 miles, biked 261.4 miles, and ran a double marathon (52.4 miles) in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ultramanflorida.com\/\u0022\u003EUltraman Florida event\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 while managing nutrition, fatigue, and the mental battle that accompanies ultra-endurance racing. He\u2019s now one of the youngest competitors to finish this extreme 320-mile triathlon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor me, it\u2019s about pushing myself to the limits of my potential and seeing the kind of person I become as a result,\u201d Beldick said. \u201cI also love being around other people striving to be the best versions of themselves, and Ultraman provided the perfect blend of both. I met so many incredible people while facing a challenge that shaped me into a stronger, more capable version of myself.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/taking-it-limit\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore about Beldick\u0027s journey on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBME student Jacob Beldick pushes through extreme physical and mental challenges in a 320-mile quest for endurance and self-discovery.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"BME student Jacob Beldick pushes through extreme physical and mental challenges in a 320-mile quest for endurance and self-discovery."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2025-03-11 13:46:59","changed_gmt":"2025-03-11 13:48:45","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-03-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-03-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676513":{"id":"676513","type":"image","title":"Jacob-Beldick-Ultraman-FL-biking-t.jpg","body":null,"created":"1741700831","gmt_created":"2025-03-11 13:47:11","changed":"1741700831","gmt_changed":"2025-03-11 13:47:11","alt":"Jacob Beldick riding a bike on a two-land road during the biking portion of the Ultraman Florida triathlon.","file":{"fid":"260312","name":"Jacob-Beldick-Ultraman-FL-biking-t.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/11\/Jacob-Beldick-Ultraman-FL-biking-t.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/11\/Jacob-Beldick-Ultraman-FL-biking-t.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":161262,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/03\/11\/Jacob-Beldick-Ultraman-FL-biking-t.jpg?itok=FKlGqTEY"}}},"media_ids":["676513"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jstewart@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jstewart@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}