Wesley Hunt

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Member Since:

Oct 19, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

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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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Wed, Feb 16, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	10.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

10 Miles in 7:03 on treadmill set to 1.0 incline. Despite two days off, continued chest congestion made this run much more difficult than it should have been.

On a positive note, I did purchase and begin breaking in the pair of shoes I will be wearing in the L.R. Marathon on March 6 (latest model of Brooks Adrenaline; identical to current shoes on which most of my training miles have been run). I also tried out a 10 ounce hand-held (Fuel Belt), which I am considering using during the race in lieu of hand-offs at the aid stations. The jury's out on the hand-held...

Wesley

Night Sleep Time: 4.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 4.00

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 07:49:47 from 24.10.248.6

Nice run Wesley.

Is the cours you will be racing fairly spectator friendly> In other words, could your wife or a good friend meet you at several points along the way?

From Wesley Hunt on Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 07:53:50 from 99.25.245.254

Thanks, Rob. As to the L.R. Course, it is very spectator friendly for the first 16, but after that, it becomes a little more challenging because of road closures, etc.

Wesley

From Rob Murphy on Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 08:05:58 from 24.10.248.6

Whenever I run a local marathon where my wife is familiar with the course, I have her meet me with my favorite drink three or four times.Keeps me from having to carry stuff and from slowing down at the race's aid stations. I also get a real lift from seeing my fam along the way.

The night before, I go to a 7-11 and get my kids several bottles of "bug juice". They love the stuff and it comes in these 5-6 oz. squeeze bottles. I have them drink the juice and I re-fill them with my drink. The bottles fit perfectly in my hand and I can grab and go and drink leisurely for the next 1/2 mile or so.

From Wesley Hunt on Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 09:47:27 from 198.8.4.24

I love this plan...particularly the "bug juice" and getting the kids involved.

I have this hilarious image of you passing other elite runners with one of these in your hands. That's classic.

From Rob Murphy on Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 09:50:27 from 205.127.70.66

Ha! I usually strip the label off the bottle though so it's just a clear, plastic bottle.

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