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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
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Scheduled rest day.  Did nothing today, but did talk about the race with another runner.  He hopes to PR (his current PR is 1:16 I think).  I'm thinking maybe I'll hurry through the first 8.1 mi then wait a few minutes to when he comes across the finish line.  I was mentioning how I thought it was weird that I wasn't lapped last year (the course is a 5k, then two laps around the lake - 5mi each) by the winners.  But then I realized that I must have passed through the lap/finish line mere minutes before the winners hit the tape.  I should have stopped and watched the finish!  Had I known....  Unless I'm on pace to go under 2:00, I may just do that this time.

So my debate right now is whether to get a Garmin 305 or not.  Anyone want to weigh in on it?  :-)

Weight: 166.50
Comments
From KP on Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 21:32:25 from 98.81.1.33

Do you have a watch already? I have a 305 and like it. But, I'll be honest, I think my runs are better without it. I'm too concerned about what pace I'm running, how far I've gone, what my total time is, etc. It is distracting and frustrating. I have friends that literally look at it every 30 seconds (if not more!). That is a bit much in my opinion. I've started running without mine A LOT and have found my runs to be much more enjoyable. You've got a good thing going without the watch; why ruin it?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 21:40:51 from 76.121.76.165

Get the 305! I love mine. I don't pay much attention to it most of the time during my runs now, but it's great to have all the training data! I can look back and tell exactly how much effort I was putting in on a run by looking at the elevation chart, average heart rate, pace, etc. It's nice to see how my overall performance is improving(or not) on a monthly or weekly basis.

When I first got it I watched it a lot more during runs and I think that really helped me learn to regulate my pace better. No, I don't work for Garmin :)

From SlowJoe on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 14:38:44 from 184.79.24.255

I'm pro-Garmin although we have the 405. I now have a much better feel for pace and run less erratically. Plus I've gotten addicted to the cool data. Maybe to my detriment, but it makes running more fun for me.

From baldnspicy on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 23:25:07 from 72.95.172.184

Got a Garmin 305...gotta get to sleep, but you can read a little about it on today's blog post. Thanks for the input everyone!

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