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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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Runner's High, Higher than High the last few days.  Coming down to earth now.  Scotty, beam me back up.  

Down to earth notes:  Sheldon, long time running buddy, DNFed, had to quit at mile 17, at St. George and may have a pelvic fracture, Colleen indicates he was almost in tears today.  He has had a very hard time the last three years trying to get past injuries.   

Running in the fall weather is fantastic.  The run this morning, scared the begeppers out of me, a 3 point buck jumped onto the wood boardwalk right in front of me and leaped to the other side.  It was quite a site.  The weather was great this morning, what a time to reflect on the past running year and to start looking forward to base training and how to approach next year. 

Always Training for the George:  Myself, Sylvia, Colleen and Harry are going concentrate on 1/2 marathons as long runs next year with a couple of warmup miles and a few cool down miles.  (Based on Sasha comments to James and related to his training plan breaking 2:30)  Also, some high altitude hill training is in order, maybe the rail trail, Wanship up to Park City and back.   We are looking for a running group name, something other than the old running farts.  Harry is 71 and can still run a 21:20 for a 5K and Colleen has won her divisiion at St.George in 07 and 06 (55-59).  Maybe, fast old farts?  No, that name does not work.  Any suggestions?

St.George Recovery:  No injuries and no pep in the step.  I hope all the bloggers have a great off-season of base mile running and getting ready for next year.  Those runners still racing, good luck at the races, especially the Paul and Logan. 

B of BS Rools out   - Mile Stone:  Run today put me over 2,000 miles for the year. 

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Comments
From Michelle on Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 16:26:20

Well have a lovely time in Hawaii !! You sure do deserve it after your efforts in St. George!!! We have taken our girls to Maui before but this time kaui and 2 days to see pearl harbor and the PCC. I always love running at sea level so I'm very excitted about that too! Going with married children I'm sure is quite a treat, have a great time!

From laura on Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 19:01:11

Oh, I forgot you're going to Hawaii!! How fun! Thanks for commenting on my blog! I'm always so grateful when great, experienced runners give me advice and watch my progress. BTW, I still can't change my goals because I'm still walking during my run. My goal is to be able to go 5k without having to walk.

As far as my hip: I heard of a doctor who helped tremendously with athletic injuries, so I made an appointment. Funny thing is - he's actually a chiropractor; but he uses what's called the Active Release Technique. It's like a combination of physical therapy and chiropractic adjustment. He watches me walk or run and then does the treatment. After my first visit, my hip was great! I could barely feel it even after 5 days. So, I went again this week. I'm very hopeful because right now- hours after my 40 minute workout- it still doesn't hurt.

By the way, I read your race report but never made a comment. Congratulations on getting 8th in your age category!!!!! Bummer that you didn't get an award this year, but you ran a great race!!! That's funny that you and James couldn't find each other, but it seems like you both did great!!

It's nice to see a picture of Sylvia on your blog now, too. Sometimes she seemed more like an imaginary friend. (hee,hee)

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