Location: Pittsburgh,PA,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
Treadmill PRs (top 5 for each program):
5k program:
22:42 (8.2mph avg) 10/05/2010
23:33 (7.9mph avg) 09/21/2010
24:48 (7.5mph avg) 04/10/2010
26:29 (7.0mph avg) 11/09/2009
27:53 (6.6mph avg) 11/26/2008
10k Bolder Boulder program:
51:34 (7.2mph avg) 06/15/2010
59:30 (6.2mph avg) 09/15/2011
59:32 (6.2mph avg) 04/20/2010
74:03 (5.0mph avg) 04/07/2009
Short-Term Running Goals:
Runs for 2011
Injured so didn't run these: January 8- Frigid 5 mile
February 26 - Spring Thaw (10, 15 or 20 mi)
March 26 - Just a Short Run Half
May 7 - River Towns Marathon
June 11 - Riverview 5k
Sept 4 - Gatorade/Steelers 5k.
Sept 10 - IKEA Montour Trail Half Not gonna happen due to lack of training :-(
Sept 25 - The Great Race 10k (59:15)
Nov 5 - Dirt Monster 5mi (52:59)
2012 Runs: First Marathon - Crossing fingers for an injury free training fall/winter 2011. Looking forward to running it with Steve
Jan ? - Frigid 5mi
March ? - Just a Short Run
May ? - River Towns Marathon or Pittsburgh Marathon
Sept ? - Air Force Marathon
(maybe - mostly because they've got a killer medal. Hey, if I'm not
going to win the races, I'd might as well do the ones that have cool
finisher's medals!)
Nov - Marine Corps Marathon (very tentative - my wife wants me to do it if it means another trip to DC in 2012 haha) Long-Term Running Goals: I'd just like to be able to run...recovering from injury is no fun! PSA to all those injured for any length of time: Do something - anything - to keep the cardio, stretching, and strength up! I've lost virtually everything over the 6 months off - partly due to the stress fracture, probably more laziness, but some to work/time restrictions. Bad excuses and I'm paying for it now. Personal: Hi everyone! My name is Wes, I'm married with two wonderful children (daughter is 16 and son is 12). I reached the Masters level this last year. 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). I go through Tabasco, Franks Red Hot, and many more exotic/extreme sauces like others go through ketchup. It goes on almost everything. 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 "Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired" - Fortune Cookie
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