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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Wed, Jul 11, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.002.001.002.0015.00

AM:  2 Easy Miles followed by approximately 1 Mile at 6:15 and approximately 1 Mile at 6:00.  Why were Miles 3 and 4 approximate you ask?  Well, the treadmill shorted out, ironic given it's in a gym owned and operated by a public utility.  So I switched outlets, only to have it die on me again as I was hammering away at a 6 minute mile.  I may have hit--rather, lightly struck--the treadmill at this point, and I do recall considering how good it would feel to throw the treadmill out the 28th floor window...otherwise, that part of my workout was excellent.  

After the second breakdown, I went outside and ran 2 Miles pretty hard, probably around MP, settling for 6 Total Miles before running to a 1:00 pm meeting.

Frustrating, but I'm down from the bridge.  Feeling too strong to let it get me down.

PM:  Half-mile down the drive, 8 Miles in 59:41 on the dirt/grass shoulder along Hwy. 171; half-mile up the drive; jumped on the pavement and ran timed Mile 8 right at 6 minutes.  

I needed this run to clear my head.  Locked back in.

Total:  15 Miles.  Interesting day. 

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
Comments
From ACorn on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 19:46:24 from 24.2.76.146

Great day of training, nice last mile!

From Wesley Hunt on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 20:40:12 from 74.82.68.160

Thanks, brother. What you training for these days? Still envy that speed.

From ACorn on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 20:51:59 from 24.2.76.146

Next up for me is my first go at the half marathon in October. I'm enjoying nice easy running for the next couple of months.

From Rob Murphy on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 21:17:18 from 24.10.249.165

A public utility? See that's your problem right there! As any good Republican would tell you, the private sector could deliver the same treadmill services cheaper and more efficiently.

From Wesley Hunt on Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 08:15:33 from 198.8.4.10

Pseudo "public utility", recognized as such by the Arkansas statutes. As such, the Supreme Court recognizes our "right" (but certainly not "guarantee") to earn a fair rate of return for investors. Entergy Corp. (ETR) is publicly traded and heavily regulated at both the state and federal level. And I'm quiet certain I rank as one of the most liberal public utility employees in the United States. Thankfully, I have been pleased with our current executives committment to environmental (and social) responsibility. For example, our CEO was out in front of cap and trade, and regardless of what you thought of the various proposals, he was one of the few utility sector leaders to go there.

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