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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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Mon, Apr 15, 2013
Race: Boston Marathon (26.22 Miles) 02:59:11, Place overall: 1937, Place in age division: 1335
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Boston Strong. 

117th running of the Boston Marthon. I started fast, hitting the 5K mark at 18:36 and holding strong through the halfway point in 1:23:08. A couple of side stitches, first on the left, then right, brought me back down to Earth and reminded me that my primary goal was breaking three hours. I cruised at about 7:00/mile until Mile 18, where we hit the Newton hills, the most notorious of which is Heartbreak Hill, which crests at the Mile 21 Marker. The wind really kicked up as we turned onto Commonwealth toward Boston, and I wisely held back on the downhills because I could feel hamstring cramps creeping in. I fought hard the last few miles, finally kicking at the Mile 26 Marker to finish in 2:59:11.

Wesleyu

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
Comments
From jtshad on Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 16:24:51 from 141.221.191.225

Congrats on a strong race, glad you are safe.

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