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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
5.650.005.65

Nice fun run at Midnight.  Well, not exactly at Midnight...11:30pm until after Midnight.  So, I was cruising up Cemetery Lane, but I was disappointed to find that all the entrances to the cemetery were locked...so I had to alter my course to go past the small cemetery near my house to just run up and down in it while listening to Thriller, just for Burt.  I didn't include that time or distance since running amongst the undead doesn't count, or so I'm told.  Here's the course in case you're interested.  :-)  I broke in the new pair of 758s that I got late last week.  Love those shoes!

I had to drop my car off for some new tires tomorrow morning, but after a full day of work, waiting for our friends to drop off their parrot, running necessary errands, and getting some dinner, it was 10:30.  So, I decided that going out late was better than not going at all (Sasha's list of excuses haunts me).  My wife thought I was nuts (when doesn't she?) for going out so late, but I'm addicted to running and don't want to lose my momentum! 

I've got to get my concealed weapons permit so I can carry while running this late.  Until I get in the groove of running at 5am, late night is what it's going to have to be.  Hopefully soon I can convince my body that before work is better than super late at night.  Not sure if it's possible, but I need to try!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

NB 758s #2 Miles: 5.65
Weight: 170.00
Comments
From Burt on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 02:03:48 from 98.177.220.145

I could love you more than any ghoul could ever dare try.

From baldnspicy on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:28:36 from 167.164.3.140

Um....thanks? To quote from a most excellent movie, Wayne's World: "And I love you. Because I've learned that platonic love can exist between two grown men."

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 18:16:59 from 75.230.0.34

I have a CWP, but I can't imagine packing a weapon on a run. I don't even carry my phone. Most criminals are pretty lazy so i figure I can just outrun 'em if I need to. Do you live in a bad neighborhood?

From baldnspicy on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 19:00:19 from 72.95.172.184

Trap - I wouldn't ever pack either since I don't take a cell phone, water, etc. I'm lucky to take shorts. Not really a bad neighborhood, but to keep my commute short, we bought a house closer to the city. House is beautiful, huge, flat yard (highly coveted by all), and about 10 mins to work door to door. Couldn't ask for more. My runs were down toward the city, which gets a little more...um, ghetto, if you know what I mean. I've just got to find some better roads up around my neighborhood when I'm running at midnight.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 20:38:47 from 75.230.0.34

Right on. Living close to work is what all the really cool people do! I just bought a condo that's only 1 mile from my work. If I cut through the park I can get from my garage to my desk in under 4 minutes by bicycle. I have some great roads and parks nearby to run in, but the ghetto isn't too far from me either :)

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