Wesley Hunt

Firecracker Fast 5K

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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.4021.000.003.6057.00
Night Sleep Time: 28.50Nap Time: 5.00Total Sleep Time: 33.50
Race: Firecracker Fast 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:17:51, Place overall: 39, Place in age division: 5
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.900.000.003.606.50

Because everyone from Little Rock has to run the Firecracker Fast 5K at some point in their lives, I figured why not this morning.  After hitting 60 total miles for the first time last week, I took Sunday off in anticipation of being a late entry in this race.  Registered at 6:30 am for the 7:30 am start.  Ran the race course in reverse (mostly uphill) for a 3-mile warm-up with two quarter-mile striders during the third mile.    

Not a lot to say about this race, or the insanely fast downhill course, other than that the field is loaded with current and former college athletes looking for a downhill PR and a shot at the $1,000 prize money.  I ran 17:51 (5:45 pace) and finished 39th.  And they don't even give age group awards, though I finished 5/49.  The top 100 overall finishers do receive a pretty cool "firecracker" trophy, though.  My son loved it.  

One more interesting note about this race...Bill Rodger and Frank Shorter came to Little Rock and ran in 1989 (15:24, 15:52).  Good stuff.  

Speaking of firecrackers, my son and I just got back from the fireworks stand where we stocked up on sparklers, fountains, and anything else that I rationalized as being safe enough for an impromptu fireworks show with my three and one year old this evening.  

Everyone have a safe and happy 4th.  

Wesley 


 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.503.000.000.0013.50

9 Miles Easy at 7:30/mile followed by 3 Miles at 6:40/mile and 1 Mile of slow jogging to cool down; actually ramped it up for a half-mile in 3:15 (6:30) to close out the workout.

13.5 Miles Total. 

Wesley

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.006.000.000.008.00

2 Miles Easy followed by 4 Miles at 6:40/mile and 2 Miles at 6:31/mile on the treadmill.  

Actually felt pretty good this evening after an extremely long afternoon at work.  

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 5.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.004.000.000.008.00

4 Miles Easy (7:30/mile) followed by 4 Miles at 6:58/mile on treadmill set to 1.0.  

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 Miles on some awesome trails with my brother en route to a breakfast joint for one of the better breakfasts I've had in a long-time...western omelette, hot cakes, and grits.  We dominated.  

Great morning.  

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 4.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.008.000.000.0014.00

4 Miles Easy before ramping it up for 8 Miles at 6:53/mile in 90 degree heat; 2-mile easy jog to cool down for 14 Miles Total.  Caught a second wind today, and I needed it.  

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.4021.000.003.6057.00
Night Sleep Time: 28.50Nap Time: 5.00Total Sleep Time: 33.50
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