It's over, man. Let her go.

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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
1.800.001.80

I've decided that 1 run a week is as bad as it gets.  Not much fitness improvement and all the pain and discomfort of that first run back after a long hiatus.  I gotta get up to 2x+/week...this feels like torture.  haha...ouch!

Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 1.80
Weight: 197.50
Comments
From Burt on Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 17:03:11 from 71.216.109.214

I weigh much more than you.

From baldnspicy on Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 17:32:16 from 66.87.115.49

The only positive thing to being 200+ is I could have competed in the "Linebacker" class for the Gatorade Steelers 5k. Hard to compete with a 16:xx winning time, though.

From Burt on Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 17:40:48 from 71.216.109.214

Yowza!

From baldnspicy on Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 17:46:20 from 66.87.115.49

Oh man am I off...I'll blame it on dehydration.

It's the Nose Tackle class and winning time was in the low 19's.

From Burt on Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 17:46:52 from 71.216.109.214

LOL!

From Steve on Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 17:55:27 from 50.29.206.9

A run is a run though. You should be glad you got to run!

From baldnspicy on Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 18:01:53 from 66.87.115.49

Oh and I am, Steve! I just wish they didn't all feel like a slow death march. Haha

From Steve on Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 18:09:28 from 50.29.206.9

It will get better. I know it will!

From flatlander on Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 17:00:03 from 198.207.244.102

You're out there, which immediately puts you in a different category.

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