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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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30 min on the stationary bike.

I almost had a picture to post here.  I had a WebEx I had to be on tonight, so I got home and threw on some shorts and a t-shirt, grabbed a La Croix (sparkling water) and hopped on the bike while I watched the WebEx.  My son came in as I was getting to the end of my 30 min workout and busted up laughing.  I guess I looked funny on the bike (spinning at 90+ rpm), blue shorts, black shirt, black socks and my running shoes with the La Croix in one hand and the laptop in the other (had to hold it close to my ears since the audio was horrible).

He ran, yelling for my daughter to grab her camera to capture the sight.  My program ended before she could get back.  Darn...lol  What made it even more funny were all the boxes that we had moved out of the kitchen during the remodel work (I'm still not finished) that I had to dig through to get to the bike.

It was quite the sight!

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Comments
From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 14:44:16 from 66.239.250.209

Haha. That sounds like some of my home workout... minus the La Croix sparkling water. The black socks are a perfect touch.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 17:20:01 from 72.102.93.239

I run in black socks...

From flatlander on Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 09:46:18 from 76.31.26.153

Maybe a re-enactment? Doesn't seem fair that only your kids got to see it.

From baldnspicy on Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 18:57:36 from 72.77.120.222

Scott - the La Croix was a nice little addition. I went downstairs to the "drink fridge" to get a water and saw the La Croix. Haven't had one for so long I grabbed one. Water is water, right?

Trap - are your black socks mid-calf and dressy enough to wear to a work meeting with a VP? Mine were. :-)

Flat - just like the Civil War reenactments, they only take place on the anniversaries. Remind me next year.

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