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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

Tue, Mar 30, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

No running today. :-( I had hoped to get home in time to run before my Podiatrist appointment, but no luck.

Saw the doc and it looks like I may be able to get away with 2-3 rounds of cortizone shots rather than killing the nerves with an alcohol based solution. This is good in that I'll just have to go back every 3 weeks or so 2-3x, rather than every week for 6-7x. Both nerves in both feet are extremely inflamed and so I had to get two shots in the top of each foot. Freakin' painful!

I shouldn't run "until the weekend," according to the doc. So, since I'm only working a half day on Thursday and I have Friday off, that means my weekend really starts on Thursday, so I'll be giving it a go then. :-) I don't see how running will make a difference since the cortizone is in the foot and running isn't going to change that, and if walking doesn't dilute it or move it around the foot, then I don't get it. But I'll take a couple days off and work on my pectorals and gluteus maximuses (or is it maximi?). Might as well get looking good so I can wear the FRB singlet without a base layer. :-) I could lose a little of the muffin tops, but that will have to wait until I'm running more miles. lol

I knew everyone would be sooo interested in my foot adventures, and you were waiting with baited breath to hear my diagnosis, that I had to update all of you immediately. Stay tuned!

Weight: 167.50

Comments

From RivertonPaul on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 18:48:32 from 67.42.27.114

You are now a magazine.

From flatlander on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 19:00:58 from 198.207.244.102

Bummer about the foot, love your attitude though. And the more detail the better, we'll all be there sooner or later and starving for information.

From SlowJoe on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 19:08:11 from 184.79.24.255

Nice tweaking of the "weekend" definition.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 12:56:46 from 75.230.0.34

Good luck with your run this "weekend". I can't believe you made the cover of Riverton's "Fashion Trends"! I was clearly the best dressed blogger in March, maybe I should add a flaming do-rag in my next race :)

From KP on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 13:31:53 from 65.208.22.25

I am cringing and squirming in my seat just thinking about those shots. I would've passed out; no doubt.

From baldnspicy on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 18:56:21 from 72.95.172.184

Thanks, all! I may be tweaking the definition a little more with a run tonight! Trap - you were TOTALLY the best dressed blogger...EVER! I'll see what I can do about that! KP - it wasn't as bad as it could have been...or so I was told.

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