Wesley Hunt

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Member Since:

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
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Night Sleep Time: 27.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 27.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.003.004.00

1 Mile warmup followed by10X400 Repeats at 90 secs/repeat (6:00/mile) with 100m jog between repeats; cool morning in Little Rock with a temperature of 43 degrees; very efficient speed workout with no issues.   

And now for the understatement of the day:  Mile repeats at or slightly below 5K Pace are more difficult than 400m repeats, but I know they're both good workouts to incorporate into my speed work.  

Everyone out there have a safe and fun Halloween.  

Wesley 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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2 Mile warmup followed by 2 Miles at 7:03, 2 Miles at 6:41, and 2 Miles at 7:03; treadmill, 1.0 incline; overall, it was a nice tempo run mixed with 4 miles slightly below MP (7:15/mile).

I continue to have issues with blisters on my heels, but I'm managing my training with 2nd Skin and athletic tape.   

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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8.5 Miles at 7:07/mile on a cool, rainy morning in Little Rock; started out with a light mist in the air, but grew to a steady shower through the latter half of the run; no gel.   

My feet (and wet shirt) also got a little heavy during the latter half of the run, and I was not able to maintain even splits.  In fact, I ran the first 4 miles at 7:00/mile and the the last 4.5 miles at 7:15/mile (right at Marathon Pace).

As a closing thought, I have no doubt that running in tough conditions makes you stronger in the long run...pun intended.  

 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
2.5010.000.000.0012.50

2 mile warm-up followed by 10 Miles at 7:12/mile with 1.0 incline on treadmill; half-mile cool down; took gel and a couple of swigs of water after Mile 6 (warm-up + 4 Miles at MP). 

Fueling/hydration has been better on noon runs since I started drinking a Gatorade mid-morning every day.  Also, I typically eat lunch (peanut butter & honey sandwiches) about an hour before my treadmill workouts, and this has generally worked out pretty well.  On morning runs, I have not been eating anything prior to the run, nor have I been using gels.  That said, for the most part, I have felt pretty good and been able to maintain my target pace during those runs.  Of course, I have not ventured past 9 miles at Marathon Pace on the road, but with a more structured 16-week training plan on the horizon, those longer weekend runs will be here soon enough!

Wesley 

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8 Miles at 6.49/mile, comfortably under Marathon Pace, on a beautiful afternoon in L.R.; 54 degrees and windy.

I ran one of my old routes today with some pretty serious hills, but I felt good throughout the run and finished strong.  Again, my energy level was fine, so I did not force gel.  

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Night Sleep Time: 27.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 27.00
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