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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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Hum, am I hen pecked?  Sylvia told me if I were going to run today it would need to be early.  5 a.m. start, got all dressed for a winter run, stepped outside, back inside, redress in shorts, and headed out.  I had many compeling  thoughts on the run this morning about what happend to Clyde, what happened in the duel in the sun (see who knows what the duel in the sun was), what has happened to me and all of us to some degree in races.  Some race organizers make big bucks, Provo River races come to mind, with little in return to the runners. (Provo River 10 miler two years ago, the first 25 (including myself) all got directed the wrong way by lack of markings on the course.  Some of my thoughts turned to happy runners, Lybi and her band of merry fast running chicks headed to Moab, me and Sylvia always looking for a new adventure, and some runners on the blog who seem sad.   I also wondered about some of the bloggers that only enter weird runnning route names, splits and spits and thats its.  Anyway, everyone, happy running this week and give thanks.

B of BS Rools out. 

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Comments
From Andy on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 13:34:21

Sounds like a nice, reflective run. You've really been pounding out the miles lately. Great work.

From Michael on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 20:38:30

Yeah great weather day for running in Utah. Nice relaxing day for thinking while running

From James on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 21:33:51

The dual in the sun was the 1982 Boston marathon where Alberto Salazar and Dick Beardsley raced it out to the end. Salazar didn't drink any water the whole race in order to show Beardsley how tough he was. Salazar did out lean Beardsley for the win, but he was so dehydrated that it ruined his running for a couple of years, and he was still not recovered from that race when he ran in the 1984 Olympics. Some say Beardsley would have one if the police motorcycle wouldn't have got in the way, but I have sen the video and it is hard to say. How is that for some running history!!!

And Catmull makes a lot on his races!

From Benn on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 22:17:04

I just finished reading Duel in the Sun; phenomenal read.. the next on my list was once a runner, but no one has the book any more and the only copies I can find online cost some 300 bucks :'( so it looks like I'll have to skip that one. I wish I had been alive to see that race! It was such a phenomenal read.

From James on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 22:28:22

Well that is cool you call me elite, mediocre is more like it. However, I am in the dark on these commando points, so someone needs to enlighten me.

I have never met either Beardsley or Salazar, but I do know about their careers. My dad is an old school runner, so I know a lot about 70s and 80s guys who I was too young to remember.

I wasn't planning on another turkey trot, but you got me thinking with your "turkey" comment. What about you, any thanksgiving races?

From Michael on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 14:43:37

Yeah Once a Runner is hard to find book - I have looked but cant afford it either. But John Parker has a new book - actually a sequel to it that just came out "again to Carthage" that Ive seen listed for $15 to $30. This months runners world magazine had an article about it

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