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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
0.003.203.20

I only had an hour during lunch today, and it's freakin' cold with a 20-25mph wind, so I hit the treadmill.  I warmed up for a couple of minutes then I ran a mile at 8:34, the next mile at 8:13, then for the next 0.5mi I did 7:47 and the last 0.5mi at 7:30 - all at 2% incline.  Then a cool down, a good stretch and back to the desk.

I had just planned on running a slow 3 since I'm doing the 10k race tomorrow, but once I got going, I wanted to get my body used to running "fast."  I felt good, but I've been exhausted all week so I don't know how I'll really do tomorrow, but it will be a PR no matter what. :-)

NB 758s #2 Miles: 3.20
Weight: 167.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 19:29:42 from 184.79.24.255

Sounds like a great primer for your race. I'm in the same boat - a PR for sure! We'll never be able to make that prediction with such certainty again.

From baldnspicy on Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 11:39:39 from 72.77.104.200

Thanks Joe. Yeah, it was a good primer and I did PR (obviously!) so I'm happy! I'll blog the race report later today. It was perfect weather and a great run!

From Kelli on Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 16:39:04 from 71.219.92.128

Nice job there with the speed!!!!

From baldnspicy on Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 20:41:56 from 72.77.104.200

Thanks Kelli. I was feeling quite "fast" and it felt good, but I knew I couldn't keep that pace up for too long. :-) One day I hope to run like a girl and match your paces for 10 miles!

From Kelli on Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 11:06:01 from 71.219.92.128

I have a "run like a girl" sticker on my car!

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