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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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Comments
From Clay on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 09:57:48 from 67.182.209.60

Good work so far this week Brent, keep up the good work and never give up the dream!

From RAD on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 15:42:31 from 67.166.99.8

nice work!! Thursday yoga starts my 'taper' to long Saturday runs :) Good luck with that next hour - go show that spinning bike whos boss!!

From Mike Warren on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 20:16:05 from 74.211.7.227

So, does anyone put in more crosstraining miles than you? I would love to hear your thoughts on the Ogden course. I hear its a great course, very excited to run it.

From Brent on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 22:35:28 from 168.178.30.75

Mike, I have ran the Odgen marathon 5 times. The course is best described in segments:

1: The first 6.5 are easy down hill, not a steep grade. The danger, going out to fast and hammer your quads too early in the race. If you have not had the opportunity to train on much down hill, my advice, get in a nice smooth, non-pounding rythm, maybe 15 seconds a mile under your race pace.

2: The right turn around Pine View - danger, danger, Will Smith - the road can be quite pitted, run on the small smooth strip as much as possible. Running on the pitted road can take a toll on your feet for the next few miles. Cutting the tangent, cops, etc. will attempt to push you to the right side of the road, but, the course is measured from the inside tangent on the left. So, attempt to stay on the left if possible. *Note, these are rolling hills for about 5 miles - a little tougher than they look.

3: Mile 11 to 14, sight downhill or flat, get in a good rythm and save some energy for the next segment. Not much to say about this segment, except, big crowd and halfway will be cheering like crazy.

4: Mile 14 to 17.5, up to the top of the dam, this is the toughest part of the race, shorten your stride and keep the same pace. No doubt, without Gwen, you will give about 1 minute to 1.5 minutes a mile back to the course during this segment. A few people cheering as you cross the end of the dam and head down Ogden Canyon. This is a riskly segment, as all uphills, actually almost as tough as the Newton hills at Boston, in my opinion (having ran both). Survive this part and hope you have legs for the next 4 and half downhill.

5: Starts as you turn right down Ogden Canyon - very nice downhll grade, not too steep, if you have something in your legs, this is the time to use them if you got em, knowing that you have a flat 5k to the finish after this segment. As you end the canyon, the spectators increase, nice to get the cheers.

6: The last 5k, weaves for 2 miles along the river trail, cannot see more than 20 yrds in front of you in most places. This stretch really takes concentration to hold a pace. Some small rises on this trail really test how tired your legs may be. Good part, mostly in the shade if a hot day.

7: Grant Ave: the last mile heading home, you know the story, hang on to the finish, count steps, increase your pace, imagine your Bill Rogers, whatever you do, don't give into the pain, you only have a few minutes.

8: The finish, raise both fists in the air and yell - be happy and proud.

Last thoughts, consider wearing a hat, gloves and a throw away tech material long sleeve shirt over your singlet. A few of the years it has rained and hailed, wind blowing etc. The gloves and hat will keep you from getting too cold. If your sure is going to be warm, ignore this advice. Last tidbit - had a girl in front of me when it started to hail like crazy, we were at about mile 11, she started screaming like crazy when she was getting pelted. It was like the old saying, if a tree falls in a forest, does it make a sound if no one hears it?

Good Luck, Mike, Devine Miss M, Dustin, K-Power and other bloggers running the race. I will be there with you in spirit and hopefully get picture of you coming down the home stretch.

From Mike Warren on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 22:44:34 from 74.211.7.227

Brent, WOW! Thank You, much appreciated. That was an excellent description and thanks for the great advice.

From RAD on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 23:07:54 from 67.166.99.8

That was the best explanation I've heard. The hills scare me...they don't like me and I don't like them :) However, I think I'm usually the strongest 14-18 - that's kind of my 'groove' time, but I haven't gone over 20 miles yet! All I can say is...please be good weather, please!!!

From Kelli on Fri, May 01, 2009 at 03:09:16 from 71.219.69.60

Ah, thanks for that! I have copied it and will memorize it (or at least read it before the race). It sounds tough. The end freaks me out a little, I like to know where I am going and do n t like winding at all (why I disliked TOU and LOVED ST George).

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