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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
2.250.002.25

I biked to and from work today (12 mi total), but felt bad I didn't run, so before leaving for my bike ride home, I ran a couple of miles.  It was such a nice day I couldn't pass it up.  Plus, I didn't want to put a 0 in the miles for today.  :-)

My quads were feeling it tonight, a little soreness in the knees (probably from the different muscle/tendon usage in them from biking, I would assume), and some pain that comes and goes in my right hip.  No problems with the outside of my shin, which is muy bueno.  The pain in my hip is right in front.  If you're sitting and poke your finger into your "hip" right where the bend is, that's where it is.  I need to figure out what that is so I can stretch it.  I think it might be the IT Band that people talk about.  I'll feel like a real runner if I can say I have an ITB issue.  lol

Still kinda sick, but I'm getting better.  I'll be biking it the rest of this week and hope to be mostly over this illness by Saturday when I am planning a 8+ miler.

NB 758s #2 Miles: 2.25
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 08:36:11 from 184.79.24.255

Sounds like a hip flexor (my favorite) if it's in front. I think the IT band connects more on the outside of the hip. If it is, a simple stretch is to put the right knee on the ground, left foot out in front (so knee is at a 90 degree angle) and push your right hip down and forward until you can feel it stretch.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 08:41:05 from 68.103.255.61

Agree with Joe--more hip flexor sounding than IT band. That stretch sounded so good that I went to the floor and did it just now--thanks Joe! Glad you are feeling better. Good luck on the 8 this weekend!

From RivertonPaul on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 14:02:25 from 67.42.27.114

Dang injuries.

From Kelli on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 17:32:31 from 71.219.99.30

Glad to hear you are GETTIN' BETTER!

From baldnspicy on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 23:14:25 from 72.77.112.14

Thanks Joe! That's exactly what it is. You saved me Googling time when I really have very little to spare!

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone!

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