Wesley Hunt

April 27, 2024

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Member Since:

Oct 19, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

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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6 Miles Easy in my neighborhood on a nice, clear morning with a light breeze.  Included six 30-45 second striders during last two miles. 

Wesley

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
Comments
From Steam8 on Thu, May 26, 2011 at 16:10:25 from 166.70.55.77

I bet you loved getting out in the sunshine today! Why so many miles on the tread-and-dread?

From Wesley Hunt on Thu, May 26, 2011 at 16:27:03 from 198.8.5.35

Don't you know it...tough to get motivated for 10 milers on a treadmill. I wish I had a better excuse, but frankly, it's convenience. I can log treadmill miles at the gym in my office building and get in some quick strength training in a relatively efficient and timely manner. Ouside running on the weekends is a blessing, though.

When I do kick it up to training mode in late summer/early fall, I plan to fully commit to 4:30 am runs. It's the best way for me to assure that I hit my mileage targets, and morning runs also offer certain intangible benefits like building confidence and sharpening mental focus to develop an edge.

By the way, a much belated congrats on the BQ. You showed a heck of a lot of courage and mental toughness to train and battle through those injuries.

Wesley

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