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MacArthur Park 5K

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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
41.507.500.0011.0060.00
Night Sleep Time: 49.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 49.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.001.506.00

6 Miles in just over 42 minutes on a beautiful afternoon after a cloudy, rainy weekend.  Sun felt amazing!

1.25 Miles to Scott Field track followed by 4X400m Repeats at 77 secs/repeat and one 800m in 2:44; quarter-mile jogs between repeats and 1.25 Miles back home for 6 Total Miles.

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.003.0014.00

Noon:  10 Miles in 78 minutes on TM; 8X200m striders.

PM:  Half-mile warm-up followed by 2X1 Mile Repeats at 5:42 pace; 4 Total Miles including 1 Easy Mile between repeats and a half-mile cool-down.

Total:  14 Miles.

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.001.0010.00

10 Miles in 77 minutes on TM; 8X200m striders.

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.507.500.002.0015.00

AM:  5 Miles on TM; 1.5 Mile pre-race run at 5:42 in preparation for 5K this Friday evening; running for the Little Rock "Corporate Cup" on behalf of my employer, Entergy.

Noon:  8 Miles in 55:46; 4X200m striders.

Commute:  2 Miles. 

Total:  15 Miles.

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Was thinking about a day off, but I decided to run because my legs were tight from yesterday's double; 3 Barefoot Miles on TM and 1 Mile Commuting for 4 Total Miles.

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Race: MacArthur Park 5K (3.11 Miles) 00:18:07, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.003.506.00

Sun snuck in just before the race on the coldest May 3 ever recorded in Little Rock, Arkansas.  It actually made for great racing temps, but there were the 15 mph winds whipping around to deal with.  Even still, it was a very enjoyable race on a very enjoyable course starting and finishing on the front lawn of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. Yes, THE General MacArthur...who was born in Arkansas before moving on to Texas 8 months or so later, and then ultimately, to the Phillipines.

Arkansas is full of hidden gyms!

Finished 3rd overall cruising to a finish just over 18 minutes with no other runners (unfortunately) even close to push me or race me down the stretch.  Overall winner, Ryan Lawrence, with whom I was familiar through Arkansas running circles and finally met after the race, ran 17:19.  

Big shout out to my good friend and fellow FRB'er, Dave, who ran 7 minute mile splits and finished well under 22 minutes despite still working himself back from a serious groin injury.  Dave's a fighter and had a strong showing despite the windy conditions.

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 Easy Miles on a cold morning in my mid-town Little Rock neighborhood. Yard work day!  And first Saturday for Little Rock Famers' Market in the Little Rock River Market downtown.

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
41.507.500.0011.0060.00
Night Sleep Time: 49.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 49.00
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