| 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" Favorite Blogs: |
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| Spin, nice 21.5 mph effort, not tooo hard,trying to rest the legs. |
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North along JRP, marathon pace miles, speed walk and run, avg pace 10:45, pace I expect to avg at STG. I know, slow on slow, do what you can do. But, expect to be close to that pace, plus or minus a few seconds per mile. Majic of race day would be help.
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Will be off the grid, taking 11 days off, doing the senior games after STG, no internet, maybe that is the best thing, I will be the happy one, finishing the race. Other bloggers will hopefully baske in a PR and get mighty praise, well deserved for their hard work. My journey continues, just one step forward to the next goal, I am going to finish the IM, we have unsettled business. This comment may seem funny, I am glad the race season is coming to an end, the next 7 months will be intense training.
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Stg Marathon (26.2 Miles) 05:13:00 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 26.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.20 |
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Where to start, new beginning - two years ago I was done with running marathons, except for the end of an IM. Then, out of the blue, my oldest daughter Jenna and her Husband decided they wanted to run STG. I said ok, I will do it with you. My training was not the typical marathon training, much more cross training than running, saving those legs for race day, only ran one 18 miler and a 20 miler as long runs. Kid in a candy store, could have told my daughter anything, she would have said ok. We took the 4 a.m. bus, kids hoping to win a prize, Jeremy won a gauranteed entery into next year's Stg marathon. That being said, guess I will be running it again next year.
Sitting around a bonfire for 2 and a half hours was fun, did I say fun, well it was fun. The cold wind from the North concerned me that we may have a storm, it turned out to be perfect weather for the race. I ran into Kim and Tom prerace, sweetest couple on the blog, talked to Devine Miss M at the close drop truck, and said hi to QP via Devine. Thanks for worrying about me QP. I knew Devine was going to have a very good race, she did.
Decisions, decisions, could not decide where to line up for the race. This may sound not so good, we started up front being slow runners as I had to arrive at Snow Canyon Blvd in 6 hrs and 13 min, gun time, I was worried about not making the cutoff. I told Jenna and Jeremey we had to start faster the first 4 miles to not clog up other runners, we ran sub 10 min miles and did our best to keep out of the way. After the first 4 miles, had a 36 minute cushion for the cutoff time and did not need to be concerned. At about mile 4, Tom and Kim passed me, Kim commnented that my stride looked painful, it really was not too bad.
I passed Jenna in the dark, she caught me at mile 7, passed her again, she caught me at mile 8, found out later, she stopped for nature calls. I really enjoyed being in the race, race day magic did help. I ran in the dirt about 50% of the race and the left side in a narrow strip, ran fast and walked up the hills. I walked all of diagonal street because of the slant, and then jogged and walked in from there. The announcer called by name my daugher and her husband cheered, we had all finished. It was such a good feeling, not just finishing, but running and training with my kids.
I could go on about the details, I was just so darn happy to be running another marathon, enjoyed it all, just loved it. My time was slow, maybe not even worthy of posting on this fast running blog, but, so what, my good blogging buddies are here. I waited for a few days to post, as the slowest time is last mentioned, that is just fine with me.
Yes, I am going to give it another shot next year, there is fun at the back of the pack, no PRs, but just the same, never give up.
Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out
1,000 commando points to Sylvie for tending our two grandboys while we ran. She was great with the kids making huts, etc.
Note to add, as I was running a lady pulled along side and said look up, bird birds were circling overhead, maybe I really did look bad, no road kill that day. I kinda miss runners talking, some many now run with music.
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| Trashed legs, that says it all, ride up Snow Canyon, legs were just not ready after the maathon. |
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Senior Games 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:27:10 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
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Senior Games 5k, 8:44 pace, ok for no speed work, legs a litle trashed fromthe marathon.
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Senior games Triathlon (3.1 Miles) 00:30:00 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
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Well, an sprint Tri with all the senior gamers - was fun, They started in 6 waves in the pool 20 minutes apart. My swim was not the best, have not swam much while getting ready for STG. Survived the swim. Before the swim, chatted wtih a lady, 60 years old, who finished the Cour De Lane IM, and did not finish the STG IM, she is going down to volunteer for the IMAZ to get an entry for next year. The reason I mention her, as the bike transistion started, seen three bikers in front of me, quickly passed them and set out for the next biker ahend, seen a guy up ahead and passed him at about mile 1. The next person was riding a Tri bike in the Aero positiion, thougt it would be easy to cathc, worked and worked, only made head way standing up to pedal, took me until the turnaound to catch her, the lady I talked to in the pool, she is one heck of a biker, anyway, small lady with a big engine, I could not believe a 60 year old lady could crank em so hard, very impressed. Anyway beat her to the transision by a couple of minutes. The run part was ugly with transhed running legs and a tweeked hammy, finished and had fun. 19th overall on the bike time out of 116 in the TRi.
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Turtle wall run with Sylvie before leaving for home, she kicked by butt this run, and said na, na, na, na na to a couple of ladies to pass on to me. they laughed, I will get Sylvie next iem. Talked another runner who works for ths SPA for the Biggest losers, nice chat. Off to home.
Hard spin 32 miles watching packers kick butt. Legs feel pretty good. |
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Lunch spin, after work spin, 21mph effort, 48 miles - legs getting back to normal, hope for a run tomorrow.
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Spin two hours, watched the debate, no opinion to say - ready to run again tomorrow after giving the hammy a few days off.
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Chilly run after work, north 4 miles on JRP and back home, spin for 12 miles, nice to get out.
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| Easy two with milly, 40 miles spinning, watching the Oregon Arizona St. game. Boring game. Kinda boring working out, no races for some time. Need something to jump start me. |
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Running in the dark, nice cloud cover - north JRP and home, nothing special, just quiet. Spin 48 miles watching the BYU game. Circuit weights - nice tough weight workout.
Some talke with Sylive about getting a relay team together for the Lake to Lake or the 70 red rock relay.
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Run north along JRP with Sylvie and Roxie, Sylvie put me through a workout, asked me if I was recovered from STG marathon, I said 99%, that is all I had to say, chased her for 8 miles, 95% running, good workout for me on tired legs from yesterday, need more of those gut checkers, get em harder and harder. Anyway, always run better with someone to chase. Spin 28 miles watchin 2011 Kona, seems like dream, hope to get back to the IM.
We seen just a couple of runners, seen DC and has daughter running, DC is such a likeable guy, gave us a high five. Good start to the week, get is some consistent training.
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The week grinds on, the days get shorter, the time til freedom from the daily work grind seem far off, only 4 months, retirement - hum, more time to train and enjoy the outdoors, write my story, I do have a few stories to tell.
Back to the workout, bought new buds, helped get pas 48 miles spinning, legs seem to be getting stronger, start the build up, climb the wall a few times, get back to swimming, trail run in the sand, then do it again and again. Find a hill the likes me, do it again and again. I had an old gent at the Snow Canyon TT say: getting older is all about endurace, not speed, hope to prove him wrong.
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Goals for 2013
IMAZ
STG Marathon (number 20 STGS)
STG Half IM
Provo Half IM
Many other races to support the 2013 goals
Biggest goal of all - swim faster and faster
I have time to blog, cannot watch the debates
Maybe I will make odd commnets on a few blogs - here I go, will you be first
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| Spin 40 miles, good effort - experts on football - |
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Spin and work, spin at home - man, I need to get out for a run, hopefully, after work tomorrow.
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48 cross training miles, good solid effort - work days are messing up the training, snow today. Tricky, what do i do? Sign up for IMAZ or Cozomel? About $5,000 for a IM vacation to Cozomel vs. $1200 to IMAZ? No wetsuit for Cozomel? wow, decisions, decisions.
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Brick - 1 mile swim and Park Centre, 20 mile bike, and 5.25 mile run with Sylvie and Roxie.
Felt better than expected on the run, ran about 90% of the run, maybe some running endurance is coming back. Tending three grand kids tonight, should be fun.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.47 | 14.47 |
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25 laps, 1250 yrds, Murray Park center, got kicked out by the high school swim team, really sucks, they can just show up and kick anyone out of the pool. I will not renew my membership. 44 miles spinning watching Kona and BYU football, nice endurance spin. This is the biggest week I have had for a few months, trying to ramp back up the training. Get back at swimming.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 11.20 |
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Run along the JRP with Sylvie and Roxie, what a beautiful day, no racing today, just took it easy, Sylive has butt hurt and I have a slight right calf strain. It was fun, seen DC, a couple other runners, many bikers and a few walkers, and a snake.
Sylive pushed me out the door to go swimming at Oquirrh hills, I was the only swimmer, had my own life gaurd watching me. It was good to get back in the pool againa and work on form and getting the cardio and swim muscles back. Swam 1 mile, maybe a cuple laps more, lost count a couple of times.
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Spin, 21.23 mph pace, good effort - tough work schedule tomorrow, may limit my working out.
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Hey, spin on, lucky to get one in today. Dogs, dog days - better darn in the morn.
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| Early moring run, followed by a moon Shadow, pretty nice morning, no Cat. I forgot how much I enjoy running in the dark, need to do more or this. Stay Kool and Scary, B of BS Rools out |
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