| Member Since: Oct 19, 2010 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other 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 Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 32.40 | 21.00 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 57.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 28.50 | Nap Time: 5.00 | Total Sleep Time: 33.50 | |
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Firecracker Fast 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:17:51, Place overall: 39, Place in age division: 5 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 6.50 |
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Because everyone from Little Rock has to run the Firecracker Fast 5K at some point in their lives, I figured why not this morning. After hitting 60 total miles for the first time last week, I took Sunday off in anticipation of being a late entry in this race. Registered at 6:30 am for the 7:30 am start. Ran the race course in reverse (mostly uphill) for a 3-mile warm-up with two quarter-mile striders during the third mile. Not a lot to say about this race, or the insanely fast downhill course, other than that the field is loaded with current and former college athletes looking for a downhill PR and a shot at the $1,000 prize money. I ran 17:51 (5:45 pace) and finished 39th. And they don't even give age group awards, though I finished 5/49. The top 100 overall finishers do receive a pretty cool "firecracker" trophy, though. My son loved it. One more interesting note about this race...Bill Rodger and Frank Shorter came to Little Rock and ran in 1989 (15:24, 15:52). Good stuff. Speaking of firecrackers, my son and I just got back from the fireworks stand where we stocked up on sparklers, fountains, and anything else that I rationalized as being safe enough for an impromptu fireworks show with my three and one year old this evening. Everyone have a safe and happy 4th. Wesley
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
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9 Miles Easy at 7:30/mile followed by 3 Miles at 6:40/mile and 1 Mile of slow jogging to cool down; actually ramped it up for a half-mile in 3:15 (6:30) to close out the workout.
13.5 Miles Total.
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 2 Miles Easy followed by 4 Miles at 6:40/mile and 2 Miles at 6:31/mile on the treadmill. Actually felt pretty good this evening after an extremely long afternoon at work. Wesley |
| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 5.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 4 Miles Easy (7:30/mile) followed by 4 Miles at 6:58/mile on treadmill set to 1.0. Wesley |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 7 Miles on some awesome trails with my brother en route to a breakfast joint for one of the better breakfasts I've had in a long-time...western omelette, hot cakes, and grits. We dominated. Great morning. Wesley |
| Night Sleep Time: 4.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| 4 Miles Easy before ramping it up for 8 Miles at 6:53/mile in 90 degree heat; 2-mile easy jog to cool down for 14 Miles Total. Caught a second wind today, and I needed it. Wesley |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 32.40 | 21.00 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 57.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 28.50 | Nap Time: 5.00 | Total Sleep Time: 33.50 | |
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