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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
12.803.5016.30
NB 758s #1 Miles: 16.30
Weight: 170.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.100.003.10

Wonderful Pittsburgh weather - 19 degrees and 3" of new snow last night/today. Had to hit the treadmill:

Warmed up with a slow walk/jog for 6 mins. Ran a pre-programmed 5k "race" on the treadmills at our gym at work. Incline varies between 0 and 4%. Ran at the prescribed 10:00 pace throughout. Cooled down with some easy jogging and static stretches.

NB 758s #1 Miles: 3.10
Weight: 171.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.753.505.25

Weather - 20 degrees with 3" of new snow.  Looks like another TM day.  Plus, this is my speed workout day, so the track isn't accessible anyways with the snow.  Incline on TM set at 1%

Workout:

  • Warmed up with brisk walking for 5 mins
  • Ran 1 mi at 9:30 pace
  • Ran 1 mi sprint/slow recovery jog, alternating at 0.1mi sets.  Sprint run at 7:30 pace and jog run at 12:00 pace
  • Ran 2x800 @ 8:00 pace, 2x500 @ 8:00 pace with 90 sec slow recovery jog in between
  • Finished with ~ 0.75 mi jog @ 11:00 pace
  • Brisk walk for 7-8 mins to cool down

 

NB 758s #1 Miles: 5.25
Weight: 171.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.750.002.75

Ran a pretty easy 2.5 mi on the TM @ 10:00 pace.

Hopefully the snow has stopped for 12+ hours so I can run outside tomorrow!

NB 758s #1 Miles: 2.75
Weight: 170.00
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Unplanned rest day.  Work and family life just didn't cooperate...

Looking forward to my long run tomorrow since I'll be tied up all day Saturday and Sunday.

Weight: 170.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.200.005.20

I had planned on running 10mi today for my long run @ 10:00 pace, but I was struggling to finish the 5mi on the TM.  I've done some longer runs (max has been 8mi) on the TM, but this was a tough one.  Normally, the 10:00 pace is one I can keep up for seemingly forever.  Today?  Endurance has left the building!  :-(  As I was running, I kept thinking, "how in the world did I keep up a 9:49 pace for 13.1 miles?  My body's ready to stop at 4mi!!"  It didn't help when I thought I'd have another hour+ before my wife would catch a bus home.  We both decided to take the bus (aka Ghetto Sleigh) due to the weather.  She got done an hour early from her internship and so it gave me the excuse to cut my run short in order to shower and catch the bus she was on as it came through the city.

Yes, I know...I was weak!  Argh!  So disappointing...

NB 758s #1 Miles: 5.20
Weight: 170.00
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Training class all day.  Went out with friends for dinner then our family watched their 4 kids while they went to a play.

Weight: 171.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.803.5016.30
NB 758s #1 Miles: 16.30
Weight: 170.50
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