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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
2.700.002.70

Well, there's a very slight improvement to the foot pain.  The novacaine made the toes numb...but that wore off over Tuesday night and the pain was back.  I heard it may get worse before it gets better so I was disappointed but not surprised.  I scheduled another appointment next week since I can always cancel it if it improves over the weekend.

Hit the treadmill after my PT appointment.  It was better than it's been, but I don't know if that was just because I popped a couple of Advil before heading down.  Pace was pretty easy, between 8:30 and 9:15, varying inclines from 1 to 5%.  It felt good to get back to the gym.  I'm shooting for consistency from here on out even if the foot doesn't allow me to run.  Tomorrow, I'm doing the spin class again.  Note to self:  Bring your RoadID!  I'm going to recover with the P90X Recovery drink mix that Burt sent me.  I think I'll need it!

My brother sent me a picture of his goatee after shaving his full hunting beard yesterday.  His wife forced him to shave it off today.  Funny how just a few weeks ago my wife dared me to shave mine for the Primary program where I'd be sitting on the stand for Sacrament meeting.  I call it my Hulk Hogan beard...she calls it my child molester beard.  If my beard were gray, I could play his double.

 My Bro...
 and me

Yeah...I know his is better.  And my wife agrees he's better looking.

NB 758s #2 Miles: 2.70
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From flatlander on Fri, Dec 03, 2010 at 13:14:51 from 198.207.244.102

Hope your recovery is going well. Love the pics. No one would ever know you are related.

From SlowJoe on Sat, Dec 04, 2010 at 00:46:46 from 109.70.68.174

Chicks dig the molestache!

Hope the foot is starting the "get better" portion and you can hit the roads soon.

From Burt on Sat, Dec 04, 2010 at 10:34:00 from 72.223.84.236

Bad news when your wife finds your brother more attractive than you. But I think he looks more like a chester than you. and is that a jackalope hanging on his wall?

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