Wesley Hunt

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Member Since:

Oct 19, 2010

Gender:

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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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Night Sleep Time: 33.00Nap Time: 1.50Total Sleep Time: 34.50
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Repeated yesterday´s 7-8 miler along the boardwalk, then climbing uphill for 2-3 miles to a beautiful point overlooking the Mediteranean in Benicasim, Spain. 

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50
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6 Miles en la playa en Benicasim.  Barefoot and easy along the hard-packed sand close to the water´s edge.  Pressed a little harder on Mile 6 for a 7:15-7:30 to finish strong. 

Wesley

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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So, my wife´s Granmother, Wita, has been holding out on me...

Yesterday afternoon over a glass of vino tinto, she tells me about camino verde, a trail system just outside of Benicassim that weaves through the mountainous coast, past medieval, Spanish remnants, offering some amazing views of the Mediterranean Sea along the way. 

I ran approximately 9 Miles, in 63 minutes, for a 7:00/mile pace.  Got up and out the door early this morning, and the cool weather, sunrise, and beautiful imagery made this run one to remember. 

Looking forward to a day at the beach with the family. 

Wesley

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Yesterday´s morning run was too good to only do once...

9 Miles at MP or faster on a beautiful morning in Benicasim, Spain.  About 1.5 Miles from apartment to trailhead for Camino Verde, and once there, I ran the a 10K out-and-back along the trail in 40 minutes.  1.5 Miles a little slower back along the boardwalk to the apartment, but overall, I ran strong today and very much enjoyed myself. 

Wesley 

Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 1.50Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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At approximately the 4km mark on the out-and-back 10k trail (Camino Verde) I´ve run a couple times here in Benicasim, I took a detour and hike-jogged up the side of a cliff on a rocky, single track trail with switch backs all the way up for about a mile.  It was a lot of fun , and the continued, unseasonably cool mornings have made all of my runs over the last week even more enjoyable. 

Picked up the pace for 2 Miles at 6:30/mile after descending and returning to the Camino Verde for a very satisfying 8 Miles.

Pleased to hit 40 Miles for the week given the amount of pastries, paella, mojitos, amstel, and vino I´ve consumed the last few days. 

Kids continue to have a blast. 

On a final note, I would be remiss if I did not express how blessed (and just damn lucky) I feel today to be celebrating my 6th Anniversary.  My lovely wife, Isabel, is the best thing that ever happened to me, and she and our babies make my life a joy every single day, whether we´re lounging on the beach in Spain or simply watching TV back home in Arkansas.  If you see this, babe, Happy Anniversary.  I love you.    

Wesley     

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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