| 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
"Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly." - Shaquille O'Neal
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| We drove up to Bowman, ND to stay overnight since none of us had been to ND before. New state for everyone. We hit the county fair last night and drove out to the Bad Lands of ND this morning. Stopped off at the geographic center of the US (including Alaska and Hawaii) and got photos, then down to Mt. Rushmore. We'll be here tonight and tomorrow then it's starting the journey back to PA. Ran from the hotel, through the Bowman Cemetery, down a side road until it became dirt, turned down another dirt road, and came back. It started raining and lightning as I left, but this was plenty. Nice run, fun scenery, and an interesting place. Having a great time!
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| Ran on the treadmill at the hotel while I watched The Soup and waited for the laundry to be done. Blew the fuse twice. I know it must be their electrical system since watching the TV and running at a 10:00 pace isn't going to blow anything.
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| Driving, driving and more driving... | |
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| No running, just driving all day to get home before Midnight. Back to work and a consistent workout schedule starting tomorrow! :-D | |
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| Finally got in about midnight last night and into bed by 1am. Had to be at work at 7am this morning, so not much sleep. I dread coming back from vacations. The email inbox is out of control, everyone has meetings scheduled to where I'm double and triple booked, and well, it's work! But, it was good to be back. I got up and decided I wanted to ride in to work today. I threw some clothes in the backpack, laptop, etc. and headed to work. When I got there and was getting dressed after showering, I realized I left my belt at home. Fortunately, I gained almost 10 lbs on the trip, so my slacks weren't falling off me quite as much as they would if it were 2 weeks prior. I felt like a loser though. Plus, my slacks were a little wrinkled, so that just added to the embarrassment. Oh well, fortunately all but one of my meetings was online anyways. The ride was good and I was feeling good. Glad to be back in the 'Burgh!
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| Darn insomnia! I couldn't get to sleep until almost 2am and had to be up super early to get in to work and get caught up on things. I rode in again today and it was a great ride. It sure felt hot though. Once I was done getting dressed and headed to the office, I looked at my phone for the first time this morning. I had 4 text messages. Hmmm, wife and kids won't be up for hours, I wonder who it is. Oh, it's the Weather Channel letting me know (at 2, 3, 4, and 5am) that there's an extreme heat advisory for today. That could have been useful information BEFORE I left. Oh well, I'll get my exercise in today while sweating off a few of the pounds I gained.
I was talking to another runner in the locker room that rides his bike in every day. I asked if he keeps up his same running schedule on the days he rides. He said "of course." I haven't been able to run when I've ridden since it feels like my legs have gotten their workout for the day. I need to start making sure I get in my runs or I'm not going to be prepared for the Half in Sept. I think the biking has been good, it just hasn't improved my running at all. Of course, I've hardly put any running miles in for a while, so maybe it has. lol
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| I am lazy. I had every intention of getting up this morning and running, despite going to bed at 2:45am after hitting the drive-in with the kiddos. I figured I'd sleep until 8, go for my run, and likely just go back to bed. It's been HOT and HUMID around here, so it would have been nice to run at 6am, but that wasn't going to happen. I woke up at 8, sat up for a few minutes, and decided to sleep a little longer. I woke up again about 9. Sat up and figured the fam would be sleeping in until about 10:30 or maybe 11, so I had time to sleep a little longer before heading out. The dog woke me up about 10 (yikes!!) but when I took her out, it was freakin' hot and humid and I was still tired, so I just bagged it. I'm disappointed, but when it's 75-80% humidity and already 80F, it was just too hot. I may try running tonight when it's cooler even though there are predicted thunderstorms. We'll see... Just a little preview for tomorrow's post. I hope to get photos from the trip up with a little dialog. :-)
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