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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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1 hour spin - 22.6 miles, good hard effort.  cool down.  1.4 miles moderate effort,  circuit weights. Somewhat apprehensive about the half on saturday, the downhill worries me.  But, it will be fun to be part of the big event. 

Master swimming - tough, though, drills, etc. my first swimming lesson ever.  Had a buddy from the spin class and the instructor helping me.  I am exhausted, darn swimming is tough.  Converted to 2 miles cross training.


Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

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Comments
From Nevels on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 16:04:25 from 131.204.15.93

big events provide a nice occasional respite from the loneliness of the long distance runner.

a little apprehension is good - keeps you sharp. just roll with the course, and you'll do fine; you're in solid shape.

From Brent on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 23:32:48 from 168.178.30.194

Trailing Aristotle - thanks - I will try and roll with the downhill. Watched the video.

Stay Kool, B of BS rools out

From RAD on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 00:04:32 from 67.172.229.125

Ditto to Nevels.

Nice work on the swim, I've never been formally taught to swim, but would love some lessons...maybe. I've been told tall with long legs makes a good swimmer and not such a good runner, so I've thought about going for it a few times. Only problem is I can't breathe in the water! :)

From Brent on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 08:07:50 from 168.178.30.194

Devine - with your dedication to working out, you will do well and whatever venue you choose. There is no doubt, with Gwen, that certain atheletes on the blog, you, Trailing Aristotle, etc. I could name several, this is a life time adventure, the couch potatoe will never be an option.

So, it will be the big rematch on saturday hey, even the score, run like a butterfly - sing like a bee (well, something like that)

Stay Kool, b of Bs rools out

From The Quiet Pirate on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:23:58 from 24.199.205.252

Good luck on Saturday. Are you running Ogden?

2 miles in the water is tough. I didn't realize goats could swim so well.. good tri training ;-)

From Tom on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 15:04:17 from 137.65.56.16

Nice job on the swim. Will be interesting to see how things go with the coach. If I ever decide to do a tri I will surely need some coaching. My best swimming is not much more than drowning with style.

From Brent on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 15:20:08 from 168.178.30.194

QP- well, I wish 2 miles, I just converted 40 minutes of swimming to 2 miles cross training. Old Goats are crummy swimmers.

Tom, swimming is much tougher than expected, it seems like a whole new set of muscles to train. Although I lift 3 days a week, still seems different. My heart rate jumps like rocket, it will take a few months or more. Drowning with style - know how that feels. I will never again underestimate the difficulty of another sport.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

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