| 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.
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"Running without hills is like motorcycling without corners." - rAtTLeTrAp
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| Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 12.28 |
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Ok, I'm going to try something different from now on. I'm going to commit to blog every day, even if I didn't do anything but get out of bed. I've had great intentions since before the beginning of the year. I am committed to running the Pittsburgh Marathon in May, so I've really got to kick it into gear. My goal is just to finish, even if I have to walk the last 10k or something. So I'm going to try something new since the week seems to slip by, missing a day here or there due to work or whatever, which adds up into a "dang, it's Sunday again and I've only run twice last week!"
So, from now on, every Sunday, I will login to recap the previous week and record what my Marathon Plan has laid out for me for the upcoming week. Then, I'll check in every day even if I have nothing to say or report. I need to make myself more accountable or I'll never be close to ready to finish the Full.
Last week:
I'm not going to comment on last week except to say it started out good, but didn't end well. I had planned on at least getting in my "long" run on Saturday, but that just didn't happen. This week (18mi total):
| Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | | Rest | 3mi (25-35min)
| 5mi (45-55min)
| XT-A 10-20min
| 3mi (25-35min)
| XT-R | 7mi (60-70min)
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.18 | 0.00 | 7.18 |
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(72:51 / 10:09AP)
Longer than the prescribed 3mi for today, but since I missed last week's long run, combined with a frustrating morning at work, it was the perfect excuse to get out mid-day. It was cold and somewhat windy, but not bad.
Overall, I feel pretty good. It was definitely a long run for me, and I'll take it easier tomorrow based on how I'm feeling. I had a couple of short walk breaks mixed in, but besides the one stop light I had to stop at, no stopping on the way out. Goal was just to get the miles in and not worry about the pace. I tried to keep the HR below 160 which is a pretty manageable level of effort for me. Without walking, I really never seem to be able to get it much lower than 155 for my runs, even if I'm just shuffling along. For my "max" of 178 (220-42), I know 160 is probably too high for my "long runs" but that's just how it is for now, I guess. One day I'll analyze all the HR data I've been collecting over the years...
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| Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 7.18 |
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Feeling OK even after yesterday's longer run. The running and (most likely) the stretching has helped the soreness I've had along the outside of my right thigh. It will just hit me with a sometimes sharp, sometimes dull pain somewhere from my hip to my knee. It's usually worse after I've been sitting all day working, so the last couple days of getting up and out to break up my long days is probably a good thing...plus the extra stretching. Worked from home again today, so I decided to give the joints a little break and not push a 3-5mi run today. Biked for 40:00 and worked up a good sweat. Nothing's hurting, so depending on this storm that's supposed to hit tonight, I'll get in my 3-5mi tomorrow. For the log: Strength Program, Level 7, 40:00, 140-149HR, 90-105 RPMs, 11.9mi, 358 cals
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| No miles but some core work today. | |
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| Rest day... | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.10 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
| Nice run today, took it pretty easy assuming a long run tomorrow. |
| Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 5.10 |
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| Not happy to admit it, but didn't get in a long run today. Did get a few miles walking, but wasn't feeling too great today. Wife is coming down with something and I'm praying I don't get it... | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.28 | 0.00 | 12.28 |
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| Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 12.28 |
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