Wesley Hunt

6 Miles Easy on a humid morning in the mid-70s in my West Little Rock neighborhood; incorporated 4X200m striders into Mile 6.  

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6 Miles in 45:00 on treadmill set to 1.0.

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Half-mile easy jog down my parent's driveway, followed by 10 Miles at 6:47/mile on a humid morning, around 80 degrees, on Highway 171 between Malvern and Hot Springs, Arkansas.  Half-mile asy jog to cool-down back up driveway to parents house.  11 Miles Total. 

Visiting my parents this weekend to celebrate the opening of the Arkansas Razorbacks' 2011 campaign toward another BCS Game next January.  Today starts the madness, as the mighty Missouri State Bears travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas.  Hogs' 56 - Bears' 10. 

Wesley

am:  2 Miles Easy followed by 4-Mile Tempo Run in 24:56 (6:14/mile) on a cool, crisp morning of 58 degrees in my West Little Rock neighborhood.  

pm:  4 Miles in 30:00 on treadmill set to 1.0 incline. 

Total:  12 Miles

Wesley 

8 Miles in 59:43 (7:28/mile) on a clear, beautiful morning of 53 degrees in my West Little Rock neighborhood; incorporated 8X200m striders into Miles 7 and 8.  

Congratulations to America's favorite, former governor (other than Jon Huntsman, Jr.), Sarah Palin, who completed the Storm Lake Running Club Half-Marathon in Storm Lake Iowa in an impressive 1:46:10, good enough for second in her age group.  Note that said age group was not reported in order to protect one of Mrs. Palin's preferred individual liberties, privacy.  

In all seriousness, Governor's Palin's time was pretty freaking awesome...if I ever decide to use non-political factors when deciding how to vote, she will be more likely to get it.

Wesley 

Solid training run this morning in perfect conditions, 56 degrees and still, in my West Little Rock neighborhood.  After 1 Mile Easy to warm-up, I ran 3 Miles at 6:33/mile, 8X.25 Mile Repeats at approx. 85 seconds/repeat (.25 easy job between repeats), and finally, 2 Miles at 6:39/mile to close out 10 Miles in 1:07:28.  

Wesley 

6 Miles Easy on a nice morning in the mid-50s in my West Little Rock neighborhood. 

Wesley

14 Miles in 1:34:33 (6:45/mile) on a clear morning, 58 degrees at start of run (4:30 am). Treated this morning as a a training pace assessment of sorts, given that it was my first long run of the Fall training season.  Got up at 4:00 am, ate a wheat roll and cup of coffee, washed down some GU with 8 ounces of water, and out the door shortly thereafter.  

Headed north, starting with steep quarter mile climb, then west out of my neighborhood down Kanis and Chenal.  The Parkway is pretty pleasant this time of morning, so I continued west past Chenal Country Club and the Promenade, turning to the south on Rahling Road toward my old stomping grounds around Taylor Loop and Hinson (4-Mile split at 27:53).  

Turned back east on Hinson and ran past my old neighborhood, uphill to Pulaski Academy, then looping back south on Napa Valley (8-Mile split at 54:33).  Recognizing I had picked it up a little and still feeling pretty good, I shot a GU Roctane and committed to holding that 6:40 pace though the remainder of the run.  Up and down, up and down, lots of rolling hills on Napa Valley before cutting over on Markham to Autumn Road past Barnes & Nobles and back over Chenal Parkway near IHOP (still heading South).  

After a quick right back east on Kanis, and another quick left turn south on Bowman, I was now in the home stretch and running strong (12-mile split at 1:21:30).  Back at my Woodlands Edge neighborhood, turned east toward my home.  Finished strong, running the last 2 Miles at 6:31/mile, finishing at 1:34:33.  

Not only did I make it home before my son, Max, got up (sleepy head is still not up), I had time to write this, doubtless the most detailed entry by me in months!  Maybe it's the good weather, or the anticipation of another Razorbacks victory over New Mexico (Hogs' 59 - Lobos' 10), whatever the case, how could it not be a good day after such a great start?

Wesley 

am:  8 Miles in 51:56 (6:30/mile) on a nice morning of 60 degrees in my West Little Rock neighborhood. 

pm:  2 Miles at 7:30/mile and 2 Miles at 6:30/mile on treadmill.

Total:  12 Miles, 10 at MP. 

8 Miles in 54:50, including 1 Mile Easy to warm-up, 4 Mile Tempo Run at 6:24/mile, and 3 Miles at 7:00/mile.  

Tempo pace slid a little this morning, so it felt good to get this one behind me.  Pretty long day and night yesterday, and not much going on in the sleep department.  

Wesley 

am:  8 Miles Easy in 1:00:59 (7:38/mile), including 8X200m Repeats during Miles 6 and 7, on a very humid morning of approximately 70 degrees in my West Little Rock neighborhood.  

pm:  4 Easy Miles in 30:00 (7:30/mile) on treadmill set to 1.0 incline.  

Total:  12 Miles, predominantly easy, with several striders during the am run.  

Very excited (and anxious) as I registered for Boston 2012 this morning.  Good luck to everyone out there sweating through the new, rolling registration process.  No qualifier is more or less deserving...we all put in the work.  I hate to think about folks out there (like my father, potentially) who have such a passion and love for the sport, and despite qualifying, may get left out of the race.   

Wesley 

10 Miles in 1:06:18 on a nice morning, 60 degrees and 10 mph breeze, in my West Little Rock neighborhood.  

After 1 Easy Mile to warm-up, I ran 3 Miles at 6:33/mile, transitioning into 4X0.5 Mile Repeats at 2:55/repeat (0.5 Easy Mile after each repeat); closed out workout with 2 Miles in 12:48, or 6:24/mile.  

Good weather, good effort, solid training run.  

Wesley 

6 Easy Miles in 45:00 on treadmill set to 1.0 incline.

Wesley 

14 Miles in 1:34:29 (6:45/mile) on a great morning, 56 degrees, in West Little Rock.  Up at 3:55 am, piece of wheat bread and half-cup of coffee, followed by GU and 4 ounces of water.  

Nice training run this morning with the following 4-mile splits:  

Miles 1 - 4:  27:30

Miles 5 - 8:  54:00 (Roctane)

Miles 9 - 12:  1:21:30

Miles 13 - 14:  1:34:29

Of note, I got megaphoned this morning by a Pulaski County Sheriff's Deputy...at Mile 5, cruising downhill on the very empty streets on one of the more enjoyable parts of this run, I see headlights slowing behind me and then hear:  "USE THE SIDEWALK."  And while I was tempted to turn around and question (1) His jurisdiction, and (2) His rationale for taking the time and effort to spook me at 4:30 am, I figured getting arrested would screw up my run (and then I'd really be pissed).  So I jumped on the sidewalk for about a half-mile, and after making the next turn, slid my happy rear back onto the blacktop...

The Man will not hold me down.  

Plus, anybody seen the movie, "RAD", about the newspaper delivery kid who became this BMX race champion?  [The soundtrack featured hits like "Send Me and Angel" and "Break the Ice", and along with Gleaming the Cube, RAD helped shape my childhood]. Anyway, in RAD, Crew Jones, the newspaper boy turned BMX champion used this move during the qualifying races where he would jump the rope off the sidewalk onto the blacktop to pick up some time on other racers.  It was pretty awesome, and obviously, his background as a newspaper delivery boy had educated him on the relative advantages of blacktop pavement over concrete sidewalks.  

Week 3 of College Football today:  Hogs' 56 - Men of Troy 10.  Pig Sooiee!!!  We got the Tide next week!!!

Wesley 

am:  8 Miles in 52:43 (6:36/mile) on a humid, but nice, morning in the low 60's.  Felt pretty good this morning after taking a GU and getting out the door pretty quickly (5:00 am). 

pm:  4 Miles in 30:00 on the treadmill set to 1.0 incline.    

Total:  12 Miles, 8 at MP.  

Wesley

9 Miles this afternoon at the Hall High School track.  After 1 Mile at 6:50, I kicked it up a notch for 3 Miles in 19:00 (6:20/mile), backing it down for 1 Mile of very easy jogging followed by another 4 Easy Miles in 30:00 (7:30/mile).  

I was a little disappointed in today's training run, during which I intended to run 4-5 miles at tempo pace (6:20) rather than the 3 miles I was able to grind out.  Decided this morning to sleep an extra 1.5 hours rather than get out early, and it may have been a mistake. Temperature approached 80 degrees in Little Rock this afternoon, and it was very humid.

Just have to remind myself that you train to race, not race to train.  And, of course, the average training runs make the good ones that much sweeter.  

Wesley 

am:  8 Miles in 58:40 on a perfect, cool morning around 60 degrees; 4 Miles Easy in 32:00 (8:00/mile) followed by 4 Miles in 26:40 (6:40/mile). 

pm:  6 Miles in 45:00 on treadmill set to 1.0 incline; while planning to only run 4 Miles, I wanted to finish the live 1:00 pm (CST) SportsCenter.   

Total:  14 Miles, 4 at MP

Wesley

10 Miles on a beautiful morning of 64 degrees, minimal humidity, in West Little Rock.  

After 1 Mile Easy to warm-up, I ran 5X1.0 Mile Repeats with 1 Mile Easy between repeats: 

Mile 2:  5:52

Mile 4:  5:45

Mile 6:  5:50

Mile 8:  5:52

Miles 10:  6:00

I had a bit of a mental let down on the final mile, but otherwise, I was right where I wanted to be with respect to pace (5:50 target); reaffirms the focus that is necessary for solid interval training.  

Wesley 

6 Miles in 42:55 on a cool mid-morning run along Hwy. 171 near my parents' home between Malvern and Hot Springs, Arkansas; 2 Easy Miles (7:45/mile) followed by 4 Miles at 6:51/mile. 

Wesley

16 Miles in 1:47:03 (6:42/mile) on a cool morning of 53 degrees (90% humidity) along Hwy. 171 near my parents home between Malvern and Hot Springs, Arkansas.  Several significant climbs between Miles 5 and 10, as I ran in and out of Hot Springs National Park. 

Beautiful day, great training run in advance of my first rest week (decreased mileage) since I began training in September. 

Wesley  

8 Easy Miles in 60:00 on treadmill set to 1.0 incline; two 200m striders during Mile 8 in an effort to loosen up my very fatigued legs.  Good news, this is a rest week per my training schedule, and thus, I'm reducing mileage and intensity.  

Wesley 

6 Easy Miles in 43:36 in my neighborhood on a beautiful morning of 54 degrees.  

Wesley 

8 Easy Miles, plus a couple of 200m striders, in just under 60:00 on the treadmill set to 1.0 incline.  

Wesley 

45 Minute Spin Class at noon in my office gym followed by 6 Miles on the treadmill set to 1.0 incline.  

Spin Class was fun, and not overly strenuous, and the short run consisted of 1 Mile at 6:58, 1 Mile at 6:44, 1 Mile at 6:31, 1 Mile at 6:22, and 2 Easy Miles, including 2X200m striders during last half-mile.  

Wesley 

10 Miles in 1:07:56 (6:48/mile) on a beautiful, sunny afternoon, 79 degrees with a cool breeze; set-off for an easy run across the Little Rock / North Little Rock Two Rivers Bridge (part of River Trail System) into Two-Rivers Park; other than the bridge, it was flat and fast, and despite the pace (slower would have been better), I never left my comfort zone, and my legs feel great. 

Wesley