Wesley Hunt

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Member Since:

Oct 19, 2010

Gender:

Male

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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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Thu, Feb 10, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
1.50	3.50	4.00	1.00	10.00

So...my parents have a some beautiful land, with beautiful trails and foliage, but with 8 inches of snow on the ground, and a sheet of ice on the old Arkansas highway near their house, the interval/speed workout I had planned for the day was out of the question...unless, of course, you remembered to borrow your Grandfather's 4-Wheel Drive and make your way into town to the only gym that's open. And my crazy, dedicated Dad joined me. He's on track to run a BQ time on March 6 as well.

Today's treadmill run included the following:

2 Miles at 7:13;

4X1 Mile Repeats at 6:18/repeat;

2X800m Repeats at 3:00/repeat; and

1.5 Miles at 6:58.

Including the quarter-mile easy jog after each of the 6 Repeats, I ran 10 Miles total.

Threw in some bi/tri work and abs for good measure.

Looking forward to a relaxing evening around the fire with the family this evening.

Wesley

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From jtshad on Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 18:14:19 from 204.134.132.225

Nice run, have fun with the family.

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 22:02:44 from 24.10.248.6

A lot of sources reccomend a 3 week taper for a marathon. I have found that to be too much and I begin to feel "soft". So, 2 weeks works for me. Maybe back it down to 40 two weeks out and then 30 the week of the race? I like to take a complete rest day 2 days before a marathon with a light workout along with a few minutes of race pace running the day before. To keep from gaining weight during my taper, I dow quite a few walks the last couple weeks as well - maybe 2 or 3 miles just to burn some calories. An extra pound can make a big difference on race day.

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