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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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Ran with my dog Sammy this morning.  She was quite upset that we left her with our son for a few days.   It usually takes her a few days to not be uspet.  It felt great to just get out and run this morning.  From reading some of the blogs, I would really like to know more about the tinman workouts.  I wonder, who is the tinman, has he written a book I could buy?   

Now the important things:  The extended family of runners on the blog has been great with comments.  There is no doubt, form OTQ qualifers, elite runners, faster than fast runners, age division contenders, BQs, novice and beginners; we can all appreciate the effort given to reach for goals.  Sometimes goals are reached, sometimes they are not, that does not alter the journey of dedication and training to give yourself the best opportunity.   

With running and life, it is important to remember that the journey is what makes the goals worth reaching.

B and S of BSRools will not be making entries on the blog beginning friday for about 11 days, we are taking a long vacation to Hawaii.  (We will still be running every morning to the Diamond Head overlook to watch the surfers and reflect how great life is.  I love this run, retraces some of the steps from running the Honolulu marathon three times and also allows me to run with no goals, just enjoy). 

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Comments
From Tom on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 11:13:09

Dang I'm jealous you're going to Hawaii. I was already lacking in motivation at work today but you may have really put me over the edge. Hope you have a great time and congrats once again on a great race Saturday. You've certainly earned the vacation.

From James in Sunny AZ on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 13:45:26

Brent - check out http://www.therunzone.com/ for information about Tinman workouts as well as other great info. Have fun in Hawaii.

From Maria on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 14:45:35

Enjoy your time in Hawaii,Brent - a well deserved break! By the way, Tinman is in the process of self-publishing a book, he should let people know when it's available for sale.

From Kerry on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 18:57:39

Have a great vacation, Brent! There's nothing like a quiet beach for putting life in perspective. We'll be looking for you when you get back.

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