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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
3.600.404.00

Today was class and since everyone else is running The Great Race on Sunday, we had an easy day.  I didn't take my Garmin since I had left it at my desk but we did a 30 min easy run (probably 8:15 pace or a little faster) then did 5 x ~75m strides on the grass.  Felt pretty good but the "easy" run wasn't quite as easy as my prescribed "easy" pace (9:00).  It was fine though since it was just another training day for me and HMP is always a good pace.

I didn't count it, but I had to run to the car after work (again!) due to the thunderstorms.  This time I got to the car just before it down poured.   I still got plenty wet even with my compact umbrella...ella...ella, just not soaked to the bone like last time.  One of these days I'm going to get a decent full sized umbrella that doesn't collapse in anything over 5mph winds.  Shesh!  You'd think I'd learn. 

Oh, and I need to heed the weather channel text messages when they start coming in every minute saying that we're under a severe thunderstorm warning.  Today I left earlier than I normally would, but a lot happens in the 20 mins it takes me to get to my car with the winds we had today.  Thanks to my training, I was able to escape the down pour.  Until I'm as fast as Flat and Burt so I can out sprint the storm, it will always be a risk I take.  Livin' on the edge!

NB 758s #1 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Burt on Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 18:32:52 from 206.19.214.144

A little Aerosmith, a little Rhianna, nice. As fast as me, ha! Now I know how allie feels when I give her a hard time.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 17:09:45 from 68.103.248.145

love it! Here in Kansas I have done my fair share of thunderstorm dodging. Always a good time!

From flatlander on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 17:26:27 from 198.207.244.102

Running away from tornadoes always increases your speed, hard to keep the heart rate down though.

From Kelli on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 19:47:25 from 71.219.65.246

Livin' on the edge indeed. And I totally would have counted the running to the car!

From baldnspicy on Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 09:58:51 from 72.77.68.219

Totally agree with all of you! I should have counted the mile (I did last time) but I'm not going to meet my weekly goal even with it, so it's OK. I don't mind running in the rain/thunderstorms, it's being fully dressed in my work clothes with my backpack on filled with work papers and my laptop. That kinda spoils it for me.

From seeaprilrun on Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 19:41:28 from 68.103.248.145

Oh yeah, that would be a party spoiler. I don't mind running in rain or wind, but if there's lightning or tornado sirens going off I go home.

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