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Location:

MURRAY,UT,US

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Stay in the game, keep in the moment - have conquered a few of the holy grails of running - sub 3hr marathon, ran Boston and qualified for Boston at Boston, 10K PR under 6 min miles, won a couple of 5Ks in my early days of running, running for 30 years and ran 39 marathons.  The transistion to the back of the pack has not been easy, but, acceptance, stay in the game, root for others, enjoy the rest of the journey.  Another off the bucket list second =  Provo Half IM -  have done 6 open water Tris and 6 pool Tris.  Gave the STG IM a good Tri, hope to take another shot at the IM.

Short-Term Running Goals:

 2013 Race Plan - STG Half IronMan, Lake Mead Rage Olympic distance, STG spring relay tri, STG half marathon, STG marathon, Cozumel IM, Utah Summer Games Triathlon at Gunlock, Murray 5k with family and Utah Half Distance Triathlon, 187 mile red rock relay,  STG marathon,

*note of clarification - cross training miles from biking and swimming calculated as follows: (as someone may wonder) 20 mile an hour bike = 5 cross training miles (those not familar with a 20 mph pace, good bike effort for long distance,  swimming, convert 1 hour swimming to 5 cross training miles.  For those that do not swim much, great cardio workout.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy the Swim, Bike Run thru Life - Hope to Run a Few Races Support Sylvie - Be a good coach   - Support Jenna, Jeremy, Taylor and Bonnie - my kids are now into running, who would of thunk it.  long term goals, recover from the ankle sprain, accept was it, have fun racing, mountain biking, faster swimming.

 

B of BS Rools Recent Reading List - In order of recommended reads.

Once a Runner (John L. Parker, Jr.)  Best fictional running book ever, a must read

Again to Carthage (John L. Parker, Jr.)  The Sequel to Once a Runner, not often a sequel compares, this one does 

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running ( Haruki Murakami)  things we have may all thought, but may never blog

Roughing It - Mark Twain 

 

Personal:

BSRools, the B stands for Brent and the S for Sylvie.  The Rools come from my personal running rools over the years: Never complain once the run starts, allways pick up the pace into the wind and always pick up the pace on a hill. If someone whines, pick up the pace.  Once a goal is set, no whining, regardless of setbacks.  We were running when running was not Kool.   Kool comes from a race story, ran my first race, 5K wearing a "beanie that had "Kool Aid Kid"

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Good upper body weight workout, 50 ball cruches over head weights, press, bench, etc. hamstring ball curls, 30 min. bike, starting to feel much better. 

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Comments
From Mike Warren on Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 09:07:54 from 74.211.5.221

Glad your feeling a little better. Had a BBQ at my sons last night. Your condo is looking sweet.

From KP on Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:51:52 from 65.208.22.26

i'm glad you're feeling better, brent!

From Brent on Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 16:27:47 from 168.178.30.219

Mike, thanks, how does you son like his house, he got a stealer deal, good investment to turnover in a few years if he wants. Any hot spots from UVA? I am going to run that one next year. Also, where is a good place to Mountain bike in the St.George area? My son wants us to go soon.

KP, thanks, about back to normal, will try running likely tomorrow. Hey, Burt is nuts, we should get some good laughs out of his Wasatch back reports.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Tom on Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 09:22:07 from 67.199.180.90

Brent - glad to hear you are feeling better. BTW just down the road from our condo is the trail head for the Bear Claw Poppy Trail and maybe some others. We always see tons of mt bikers out there. I'm sure there are many others in that area as well.

From The Quiet Pirate on Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 21:45:41 from 65.191.108.72

Goat- Hey, it's Saturday. Hope your recovery continued and you've been out pounding the pavement and spinning the wheels like crazy.

I've got a question about bikes. I'd like to get one for just pedaling around on these back country roads, so I thought a road bike would be best. My MR thinks I should get a mountain bike because "maybe" we'll want to go on trails sometime. The question I've got is: which is best? Is there some kind of in-between bike I can get?

Looking forward to reading your next entry and hearing how you're 110% recovered.

Happy Fathers Day :-)

From Brent on Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 15:36:21 from 76.8.201.223

Tom, thanks, I will check it out. Do you have a mountain bike, two old guys on the hill trail?

QP - bike questions hey, do you plan on doing Tris? Road biking? Or, mountain biking. Also, budget for the bike. You get get a very good hard tail mountain bike for less than $1,000, you can get a good beginner Tri bike or Road bike for about $1500, a good cross trainer bike for about $1,000.

My advice, if you hubby has mechanical skills, the best buy is a used bike and put a couple of hundred into the bike. Many people buy an expensive bike and then don't ride. It took me three months of watching bikes on Ebay before I found a fantastic deal. I have started my watch on Tri bikes. The winter off season is the best time to buy. Surf the internet once you decide what type of bike you want, prices, components, etc. It is a job to do the research, but, it will pay off with a good buy. Nothing like ride outside for good workout. By the way, I have 3 bikes, commuter/cross trainer, road bike and mountsin bike and looking for a fourth bike, ride them all at times.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Tom on Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 18:58:10 from 67.199.180.90

Brent - no mountain bike at the moment but we're thinking we'd like to get a pair to have on hand at the condo. Fun to run on the dirt trails as well, have done that a few times. Easy on the feet, but maybe not always on the knees with the roller coasters.

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