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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
2.500.002.50

Wow, today will be three run days in a week!  That deserves a little challenge.  Background: I was driving my daughter to seminary this morning (yes, Utahns, us outside the state have to 1) actually get in our cars and drive to the church and 2) have seminary before the freaking sun comes up :-),  and on the way home I had my iPod on shuffle.  We have over 50GB of music from the late 60s, through the disco years, into the big hair 80s, the rap 90s and into today, plus all the church music, musicals & soundtracks, etc.  This is a fairly obscure song, I think, but maybe not. 

I'll give you a few distinct lines and see if you can guess it.  It's a one-hit-wonder and is a total ear worm.  I'm hoping by posting this the song will leave my consciousness for the rest of the day.  No cheating by going and searching Google!  These are randomly selected throughout the song (taken primarily from the "rap" part of the song) based on how funny they are:

You know my first impulse was to run up on you
And do a Rambo

But I didn't wanna mess up
this thirt-seven hundred dollar lynx coat
So instead I chilled -- That's right chilled

I gave you silk suits, Gucci handbags and blue diamonds.
I gave you things you couldn't even pronounce!

You gotta get on outta here
with that alley-cat-coat-wearing,
punch-bucket-shoe-wearing crumbcake I saw you with.

You without me is like corn flakes without the milk!

Ok, that's plenty.  If you can't get it with those choice lines, you won't get it.  LOL

First person to name the song and artist gets a special Pittsburgh prize!

Update:  Warmed up .25mi, jogged 2mi @ 9:40 - 11:00 pace (intervals), then cooled down .25mi.  Everything is holding up so far.  I'll up it to 4x next week.  Really tough to hold back from increasing the pace, but knew I needed to if I want this thing to heal and get back to real training! 

NB 758s #1 Miles: 2.50
Weight: 172.00
Comments
From Twinkies on Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 08:12:34 from 67.166.116.191

I've got no clue what song that is.

From baldnspicy on Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 08:15:45 from 72.95.177.56

It's probably before your time, Twinkie, but here's the answer:

It's called "The Rain" by Oran Juice Jones. The song is funny by itself, but the video makes it all the much better. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZW1C3neao

From Burt on Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 16:10:55 from 206.19.214.144

I was going to say that! JK. I've never heard of it.

From baldnspicy on Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 18:31:20 from 72.95.177.56

You both (and anyone else that watches the video) can thank me for killing 1 million brain cells. Don't worry, there will be more coming...

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