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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
2.310.002.31
Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 2.31
Weight: 203.00
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How is it that I can be sick for 4 days with a killer sinus infection and have gained so much weight? I guess I should have gotten the stomach flu instead. At least I'm almost back to normal and ready to get a run in this week!

Weight: 204.00
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2.310.002.31

Man...it's been a while since I've run!  I had a DNS for the Gatorade/Steelers 5k which I was bummed about.  Add to that the now 40 lbs I've put on over the last few months, and I just haven't had the motivation to get out there. But when I saw the scale was 204 the other day up from my 165...and with the 5K Great Race in the next 3 weeks, I decided I've got to just get out there today with the Running 101 class.

I'm still not 100% from this sinus infection, plus it was hot and humid! I considered staying with the half of the class in the cooled gym, but I knew I couldn't hack the treadmill today.  So I headed out with the rest to run what was supposed to be a 2.75mi course.  When I took my first running step, a huge wave of excitement came over me and I remembered why I love running!

Granted, that euphoria quickly decreased as I saw my HR rise to 180 while barely holding a 12:00 mile and sweating profusely.  But I'm SO glad I got out and caught the good "running bug" again. My journey to a full marathon next year begins again!  :-)

Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 2.31
Weight: 202.00
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Weight: 203.00
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