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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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Ran early today, 5 a.m., put on some warmer running tights today.  They really made a difference, pace was much smoother the first 8 miles.  The last 4 miles the pace was all over Garmin as snowy, icy, parts of the trail kept appearing.  The changing pace seemed to get my legs colder and also affect the pace.  I thought the section of the trail would be clear from last saturday's storm, not so, West Jordan is too cheap to plow.  I think that I will ask Santa for a new pair of warm winter running tights.

Happy Holidays, B of BS Rools out

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Comments
From Kim on Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 09:52:12

Do you take a day off? It looks to me like you ran every day this past week!

From Brent on Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 11:10:32

Kim, I have now ran 70 days in a row. In some regards this is not intentional. I have found that running everyday does not bother me if I am aware what days a need to run real easy. I will have days where I run 9:30 miles and stop every two miles for a 5 minute break. Active recovery seems to work best for me. Everyone is different. By the way, I am impressed with your improvement. Keep up the great work. It is exciting to see runners improve, you feel like you are virtual running with them at times when you read about their runs. I like reading you and Tom's report of daily runs, tells a story we can all relate as runners. (One last thing, I have found shoes, after 26 years of running, that give me no problems, just the right amount of mild stability and cushioning)

Stay Cool, B of BS Rools out

From Clay on Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 17:25:33

Brent,what kind of tights did you get? I am looking for a good pair to keep me warmer...

From Brent on Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 22:10:52

Clay, I ordered, from Paragon sports:

CW-X Insulate Stabilyx Tights

They are kind of expensiv, $115. It is my Xmas present from Sylvie and I am giving her a pair. I hope they are worth the money. What sold me, true or not true, is the promise of performance. I would like a pair of tights that are not only warm, but feel like they are not hampering performance. We have signed up for the Salt Lake Track Club and Striders Series this winter. It is hoped these tights will allow us to run like we were running in shorts? I will let you know when I get them, how warm, how they feel, etc.

How is your winter training going? Do you feel like you conditioning is back?

B of BS Rools out

From Clay on Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 11:50:49

Brent, I feel like I am close to where I was when I got injured, but my speed is not there yet, and my legs are just still getting use to the mileage, but I'm getting there...

Let me know how the tights do?

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