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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
3.100.003.10

Nothing like a 63.0 mi week to make you feel like you made the right decision to sign up for the full marathon in May!

 

I have to decide this weekend if I'm doing the full or the half.  Gotta sign up and pay for it.  Would anyone put money on me being able to train for and finish the full the first week of May?  If no one would, I'm switching to the half.  :-)

NB 758s #2 Miles: 3.10
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From baldnspicy on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 22:25:29 from 72.77.97.99

And... Half or 8.1mi at the Just a Short Run on March 31? It's pretty much flat. I gotta get some $$$ down on some races so I'm committed!!

From SlowJoe on Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 15:55:48 from 74.195.74.62

You could...finish...the full in May. But I think you could RACE a half by May with some good consistent weeks between now and then. Sign up for a fall marathon maybe, and the 8.1 in March..? that's my uneducated, uninformed opinion...

From flatlander on Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 16:41:19 from 76.31.26.153

Half. You get to train all summer up there, so you should be in great shape for a fall marathon.

From baldnspicy on Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 21:26:09 from 108.110.100.128

Yes, I'm thinking the same, guys. I think I may have found an October marathon. It's still a bit of a long shot to think I'd really do well in October, but I think you're right. Should be an adventure!

Gotta go shoe shopping!

From Rob Murphy on Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 18:39:28 from 76.27.122.13

Do the half.Baby steps!

From Kelli on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 18:02:17 from 71.219.85.126

Halfs are the best, although I am sure you could do the full. ;o) I go with the crowd on this one---half in the spring, full in the fall.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, Feb 09, 2012 at 11:51:30 from 98.247.27.122

Half is my worst distance, but I agree with the masses. Do the half now and train a little longer before the full in July :)

From Burt on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 08:38:35 from 72.223.93.158

I was going to say half, but since everyone else did, I say full.

From baldnspicy on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 17:01:23 from 167.164.3.140

I'm hearing ya, and after this week, my body hears ya too. Half it is, with a Full in the October time frame (fingers crossed!).

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