Wesley Hunt

Arkansas Backyard Ultra Championship

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Member Since:

Oct 19, 2010

Gender:

Male

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Running Accomplishments:

Arkansas Traveller 100: 1st Place; October 7, 2017

Arkansas Traveller 100: 1st Place; October 1, 2016

Arkansas Traveller 100: 15:36:33, 1st Place (Course Record); October 3, 2015

Arkansas Traveller 100: 15:59:12, 1st Place; October 4, 2014

War Eagle Tail Twister 50K: 4:07:12, 2nd Place; June 3, 2017

2017 New York City Marathon: 2:53:59; November 5, 2017

2013 Boston Marathon: 2:59:11; April 1, 2013

PR, Sleeping Bear Marathon: 2:45:41, 1st Place; October 7, 2012

PR, Soaring Wings Half Marathon: 1:20:33, 8th Place; October 29, 2011

Personal:

Pride necessarily sprouts and grows; a pride that can only come from relentless kneading of unwilling flesh, painful months of grinding and burning away all that is heavy, all that is strength-sapping and useless to the body as a projectile. --John L. Parker, Jr., runner/author

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Sat, May 22, 2021

Race: Arkansas Backyard Ultra Championship (112.5 Miles) 27:00:00, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
112.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	112.50

Starting at 6:30am, I ran 4.167 miles every hour, for 27 hours, until I was the only runner remaining. This "Backyard" endurance event was on a nice, rails-to-trails course along the White River in Cotter, Arkansas. Race Director, Jake Anderson, and team did a great job oranizing the event, and they went above and beyond in supporting and encouraging runners along the way. The event was a unique experience for me (as it is for most who undertake such), but I had a good plan and ran well. Loved the familial atmosphere in the Ozarks...and want to get back there soon. I'd be remiss if I didn't give a shout-out to my parents for helping me prepare and pack for what could have been 2+ days of running.

Night Sleep Time: 5.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.00

Comments

From Jason D on Tue, May 25, 2021 at 21:19:03 from 73.161.42.48

Great stuff, Wesley. I've missed out the last few months and missed all the ultra races you have done this year. Hope you and family are well.

From Wesley Hunt on Tue, May 25, 2021 at 22:08:29 from 174.236.131.232

Thanks for reaching out, Jason. Happy to be home in the Natural State.

From jtshad on Wed, May 26, 2021 at 08:15:53 from 65.129.134.45

Wow, congrats. Did not miss a beat!

From Jon on Fri, May 28, 2021 at 22:46:57 from 75.136.125.47

Those "once an hour, unknown distance, last man standing" races strike me as particularly tough. Good job on the win.

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