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Location:

Bliss,ID,USA

Member Since:

Jan 04, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

In late 2008 I decided I needed to get in better shape and started running again.  I ran my first formal road race ever, a half marathon, in late 2009.

(unofficial) Track 1 Mile - 7:32 (4/24/2010)  6:56 (9/27/2010)

5k - 27:31 - Riverview Run on 06/11/2010
22:39 - Gatorade Steelers 5k on 09/04/2010

10k - 50:43 - Riverside Run on 04/10/2010

Half - 2:02:58 - Just a Short Run on 03/27/2010
1:51:47 - IKEA Montour Trail Half on 09/11/2010

Short-Term Running Goals:

2011 Races:

Sept 25 - The Great Race 10k (59:15)
Nov 5 - Dirt Monster 5mi (52:59)

2012 Races:

June 8 - Riverside 5k  (27:49)
Sept 2 - Gatorade Steelers 5k (route) with Steve!  (27:39)
Sept 30 - The Great Race 10k (route)  (53:48)
Nov 3 - The Dirt Monster 5mi (52:55)

2013 Races:

May - Pittsburgh Marathon (started, but DNF about the half way point)
June - Riverview 5k  - Bummed I missed signing up for this one. It's one of my favorites!
Sept - Gatorade/Steelers 5k. (Signed up!)
Sept - IKEA Montour Trail Half  (prob not, but leaving it on here)
Sept - The Great Race 10k (My Running 101 goal race)
Nov - Dirt Monster 5mi (Gotta do it again no matter what!)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Finish recovering from my injuries and build mileage.  That is all.

Personal:

My name is Wes, I'm married with two wonderful children. The nickname BaldNSpicy came from the fact that I have been balding for a (long) while now and spicy for my love of very spicy foods (Thai and extremely hot wings are my favorites).  If eating doesn't bring me near tears and leave me sweating, it's not worth eating.  :-)

Oh, and I'm also known for my doorags.

Favorite Quotes:

"Running without hills is like motorcycling without corners." - rAtTLeTrAp

"Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit.  You are what you do repeatedly." - Shaquille O'Neal

"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else."  - John Burroughs

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
NB 758s #2 Lifetime Miles: 596.90
Brooks Cascadia 7 Lifetime Miles: 165.17
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.820.004.82

Great run today.  The weather was a lot cooler and the humidity was down some.  Felt great through most of the run.  My foot pain (neuromas) are completely gone with those series of injections.  At my last appointment this week, the doc said that the pain I'm having in my right big toe joint is a sesamoid problem and that a slight tweaking of my orthotics will fix it.  I need to take the pressure off that joint and give the bones some relief.  But, that means being without my orthotics for a week or two and I don't know what it costs either.  :-(  The pain was worse today than the last few days, but today I wore some more compression type socks that may have contributed to it.  I'll keep an eye on it and see how it goes tomorrow and my long run on Saturday.

Splits:  7:54, 8:30, 8:43, 8:16, 8:54 (.82)

As I was reading the news, I ran across this article  It claims to smooth out some of the bulges and make you look hot.  So, with me being slightly "overweight" I figured I may have to try them out.  :-)

NB 758s #2 Miles: 4.82
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RivertonPaul on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 14:34:31 from 67.42.27.114

Sorry about the pain.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 21:56:33 from 76.121.76.165

Glad to hear your foot issues are getting better. Just take it easy until you get those orthotics back. I thought compression socks were only for old people with gout :)

From SlowJoe on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 23:04:10 from 204.133.180.90

Nice run. Glad your foot issue is better. I like that "overweight" pic you linked to (quit playing with you dinghy)! That will be the hardest working spanx on the planet.

From baldnspicy on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 23:56:53 from 72.95.168.82

Thanks all. Yeah, the socks I have are technical socks (cost me $10 each - ouch) by Feetures. They have a very compression like feel and feel like they'll last forever. I loved them in the store, but after running in them a few times, I really didn't like them much.

I had bought some when I first got my shoes at a real running store. I got them initially because they were $10 for 3 pair (yes, I'm cheap). They're made with bamboo but are incredibly soft and not constricting. They have great wicking properties and I love them. I'm going to have to go back and get some more. The ones I got (after about 30 minutes of googling trying to find the logo to know what the brand is), are Sof Sole's Multi Sport Lite: http://www.sofsole.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=3&g=m&n=1&DetailID=91

I'm thinking about holding off on the orthotics mod. I really don't want to be without them and if I take some aleve before running it's not bad at all.

Speaking of socks, RT, I found the ideal pair for your next race: http://www.amazon.com/Broiled-anklet-sports-cycling-running/dp/B001E3WCHQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qlEnable=1&qid=1275707719&sr=1-3

Joe - I'm going to hold off on the Spanx for now - that's a lotta socks! :-)

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