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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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Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:21:55, Place overall: 681, Place in age division: 9
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Race Weekend Adventure:

Pasta Party:  Great to meet the Fast Running Bloggers, I have never seen so many skinny people in one place at the same time, fit and tough bunch.   Specail Congrads to Paul, OTQ, wow.  Also, congrads to all the other Bloggers, it was a victory for all, effort is what counts.

Pre-Planning:  Meeting James at the 3:10 start did not work out, likely good thing for me.  I may have been toast before half way at the 1:35 pace.  Ran with the 3:20 pacing group until about mile 11.  Several of the first few miles were ran between 7:12 and 7:15, the pacer was banking time in the bank for Veyo.  At mile 11 the pacer was back on a 7:11 pace, decided to let them go rather than get burnt out with the hope of catching them on the downhill.  At half way, 1:42, slower than I wanted.  Ran a little under a 1:40 for the second half.   Although not quite as fast as I had hoped, right on Sasha's race time predictor.  I was very happy with the effort as this was my age 50 plus PR.  (I will be 57 next month) There is no doubt I can get back to a sub 3:10 with losing a few pounds, better diet and smart training next year.

Space Cowboy:  I hear 3 or 4 spectators call my name during the race, only spotted Toby Salazar yelling.  Nice to hear you name. 

Award Note:  This is the first year St. George has went from 10 awards per division to 8.  My luck, missed 8th by 8 seconds.  9th out of 186 in my division.  Well, you never know, I will get them next year.

Sylvia:  she is very consistent every year, 3: 49. 

Long Time Running buddies report:  Frank and Brett ran 3:18s together.  Colleen defended her 1st place in the women's 55 to 59 age group, awesome time of 3:26.  Sheldon, appears to have DNFed, had and stomach muscle injury, Colleen says he was stopped at mile 14 walking. 

Ten Year Club Dinner:  This was Sylvia's 11th and my 15th St. George.  The dinner is always great to watch everyone become part of the club.  Colleen was so nice to me with saying how well I did.  Anyway, I may add more to this blog, we just got home. 

Again, nice to meet everyone and the Pasta part and a special thanks to the host. MikL.

 

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Comments
From Maria on Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 18:02:31

Brent, congrats on a great race and 50+ PR!! Sounds like you had a good time with everyone, and Sylvia did great as well - congrats to her too!

From Tom on Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 18:10:30

Good job Brent! As a spectator I had a blast watching all the bloggers come in. It was nice to meet you and Sylvia.

From Paul Petersen on Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 18:43:08

Great job Brent. I enjoyed meeting you and Sylvia at the pasta party.

From Lybi on Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 18:45:04

I can't believe it! I stood there at the finish line holding the fast running blog sign and watching for you until the clock said 3:35, then I finally figured I had missed you come in. Darn! I guess seeing you in person once wasn't enough to recognize you in your running garb. I did cheer a couple of people I thought were you, though, if that is any consolation. Great job to both of you on your marathons. What great examples to James and me.

From James in Sunny AZ on Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 19:37:28

Congrats on the 50+ PR. Sorry we couldn't meet up prior to the race, but you did a fabulous job. It was good to meet you and talk to you at the pasta party.

From Ruthie on Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 22:55:18

Way to go on your race this weekend, even though I couldn't actually be there, I was there in spirit cheering you on! Awesome 50+ PR, I hope I'm still as amazing as you when I'm your age. It was great to meet you at the party and hope to see you at other races in the future!

From Cody on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 10:46:09

I was glad I could meet you and Sylvia at the party. Congrats on the PR! Enjoy Hawaii! I am jealous

From Dave Holt on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 14:41:20

Great race Brent - and as always, I love your perspective on running and its purpose in life.

From Jon on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 15:45:12

It was nice to meet both of you- good race today!

From Kerry on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 16:00:31

Congratulations on the 9th place finish in our age group and the 50+ PR! You're a great example of what can be accomplished with hard work. It was fun meeting you in person and I'm looking forward to seeing you at the races in the coming year.

From Dee on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 16:55:27

Brent,

We probably crossed paths a couple of times along the course. Sorry I didn't make the pasta party as planned. I forgot to print off the directions as well as my St. George specific mile/pace breakdown before I left town. Anyways, good job on the race. You're an inspiration for those of us approaching "old" age that there is life after 40.

From Michael on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 23:40:54

Way to go Brent, congrats on that PR, with your hard work and dedication you can get that 3:10 you desire. I like your attitude - hard work and fun. Hope to meet you. Great run and congrats to Slyvia too

From Christi on Tue, Oct 09, 2007 at 20:54:09

Good race! What's the deal with them doing away with your award this year- lame! Sorry I missed you at the party! Next time!

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