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Rock Away Night and Day Half-Marathon

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Oct 19, 2010

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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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Fri, Aug 26, 2016
Race: Rock Away Night and Day Half-Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:47:22, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.500.000.000.0013.50

Diana and I drove up to Kansas this morning for the Rock Away Night and Day Half-Marathon (night trail run that started at 8:30 pm local time) and tomorrow's 50-Miler (mostly day trail run starting at 11:00 am tomorrow).

Tonight's half-marathon was lots of fun. The local running club in Lawrence and the surrounding area, the "Trail Nerds," do a great job with these smaller, family-friendly races. Despite the humidity and some slick spots after an afternoon shower, these rocky and technical trails were still in great shape, and the course was marked with reflective flags to perfection.

I ran a controlled and comfortable race from the front, finished strong, had a local microbrew with the race director, and headed back to the hotel.

Very happy to have my good luck charm, Diana, with me to provide support and cheer me along.

Wesley

 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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