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John M. Albano

@johnmalbano

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Husband, father, athlete // addicted to the pursuit.
Founder @runcartelco
Next: Chicago Marathon ‘26

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Life doesn’t get easier.
Schedules get tighter. Responsibilities get heavier.
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But when you’ve got the right person beside you - you don’t slow down. You move forward together.
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And if you’ve got that kind of person in your life… don’t take it for granted. Build something with them.
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Truly blessed to have this.
And the kids made sure they were with us too… so their stuffed animals got their race in.
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#runner #runnerscommunity #dadrunner #runlife #runnerlife taken in Asbury Park, New Jersey by @johnmalbano

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6 months ago

Mom and dad had a day.
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HYROX NYC Mixed Doubles and a trip to Chinatown.
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@_monicaalbano and I split the workouts 50/50.
The photographers split the photos 95/5.
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Still a couple of lovebirds after all these years… just slightly sweatier and more sore than usual.
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#hyrox #hyroxnyc #hyroxdoubles #fitnesscouple #hyroxcommunity taken in New York, New York by @johnmalbano

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4 months ago

The more I wait for perfect conditions,
the more I realize they never come.
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You just need to take a step.
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Because the version of you you’re chasing
only shows up once you start moving.
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And the people watching you?
They feel that too.
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#runner #runnerscommunity #runnerlife #dadrunner #runlife taken in Brooklyn, New York by @johnmalbano

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6 months ago

10 years.

It’s hard to fit a decade into 20 pictures.

I still remember asking you out for the first time and getting shot down. Yes, I was denied. 😂

You were hard to get, but I was resilient (and annoying), so I persisted. Eventually, my persistence — or begging — paid off.

And it paid off well.

Before our kids, before the life we have now, it was just us.

Spending weeks abroad in different countries, exploring the world together. So much of our relationship has been built around traveling, good food, long dinners, wine, laughing, exploring and making memories.

Part of my vows to you said:

“I promise to always be your Sunday funday partner, because our memories together are what I love the most.

I promise to always pour your glass before mine, and to always toast you before we sip our wine.”

Ten years later, those words still feel like us.

We’ve grown up together, changed together, traveled the world together and built a beautiful little life.

But the greatest thing we ever created together wasn’t a trip, a house, a career or anything we could buy.

It’s our beautiful family.

And when I look at the four of us now, I’m reminded that all of those years of just you and me were building toward something even bigger than we knew.

As we said from the beginning - “The best is yet to come.”

I love you forever ❤️‍🔥 by @johnmalbano

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12 days ago

Chicago is getting close.
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53 miles running this week. 25 on the bike. Strength work. Finished it off with 20 miles yesterday and some quality work in the middle.
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I’ve also been doing my long runs without carbon shoes minus 1 a few weeks back. Nothing against them, I plan on racing in them but right now I want my legs doing the work.
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Family time has been the priority.
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I’ve trained early. I’ve moved things around. I’ve had weeks where I probably could’ve squeezed in more miles, but chose not to. A good training block doesn’t have to mean disappearing from the rest of your life.
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I’m a husband and a dad before I’m a runner.
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I feel stronger because of it.
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Chicago is close now. The fitness is there. The work has been done but there’s still more to do. I’m starting to feel that shift from building to believing.
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You don’t need a perfect life to chase something big. You just have to keep finding a way to make room for what matters.
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See you soon Chicago. 🏁
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#marathontraining #runners #dad #mindsetmotivation #runnerscommunity by @johnmalbano

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22 days ago

There’s only one way to find out.
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#runner #running #runnerscommunity #enduranceathlete #runnerdad by @johnmalbano

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a month ago

I’ll be her superhero for as long as she lets me. ❤️‍🔥
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#fatherhood #runningmotivation #runningdad #parenting #runners by @johnmalbano

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a month ago

You don’t become the person you want to be by thinking about it.
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At some point, you have to start living like them.
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Make the decisions they’d make. Build the habits they’d have. Show up when they’d show up.
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You don’t have to have it all figured out.
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You just have to start playing the part.
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Eventually, it stops being the part you’re playing and starts becoming who you are.
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#mindset #selfdiscipline #runner #motivational #personalgrowth by @johnmalbano

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a month ago

A solid week for this Chicago marathon block, ended on a high note with a quality long run.
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Would I love to put up some more weekly mileage? Of course. Is it the perfect training block? No. But am I giving it all I have? Yes. Some workouts cut short due to time, a slight nagging injury - these things happen.
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I became a better runner when I stopped comparing and I became more aware of the different variable in our lives.
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Husband and father of two, work full time in construction, after school activities for my children, 3AM training.
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We fit it in where we can, show up, do the work - the consistency compounds. Plant the positive seeds in the subconscious mind and expel all negativity.
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In the end, it’ll take care of itself.
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#runner #marathon #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #dad by @johnmalbano

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a month ago

2:45 AM alarm. Workout started at 3:45. Work at 6:30 with an hour drive to get there. I’m in the car and on the road by 5:30 latest.
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Was it convenient? Not even close.
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But today, it worked.
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Some days are going to be harder than others. Some days the pieces won’t fit perfectly. Over the years I’ve come to terms with that, it’s expected.
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But if there’s something you want out of this life, it’s on you to keep finding a way forward.
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We have more control over our trajectory than we realize. Small choices, made over and over again - eventually change the direction we’re headed.
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We get one life.
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Let’s stop waiting for the perfect time to live it the way we want to.
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#runner #runnerscommunity #dadrunner #runnerlife #motivational by @johnmalbano

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They’re watching the life we live, not just listening to the lessons we teach.
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That changes everything.
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#runner #dadlife #runningdad #parenthood #runningcommunity by @johnmalbano

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You spend so much time wondering if the lessons are getting through.
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Then they say something like this.
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#runner #runnerscommunity #dadrunner #dad #runninglife by @johnmalbano

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