BS Rools

Escape from Black Ridge Triathlon .

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MURRAY,UT,US

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2006

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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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Sat, Jul 30, 2011

Race: Escape from Black Ridge Triathlon . (3.1 Miles) 01:32:46, Place overall: 103, Place in age division: 3

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	6.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.60

Started the morning with a target on my back, Devine was going after me and so was Dianimal. Well, neitther passed me, but I had a head start, finished ahead of Devine chip time, Di beat me chip time, but much less than expected.

The morning, 4 a.m. awoke to the alarming sounds of Adell. Let the cat and dog out and in, gathered up all the Tri stuff and headed for blackridge, not an easy place to find in the dark. I got a choice transisiton spot, the weather was perfect. Chatted with Rachel, Bec, Diane, Garn and a few others before the race, nice chit chat, everyone seemed to be concerned about one of the parts of the race (bike, run or swim) mostly worried about the swim.

The swim, got on the wetsuit, decided to be agressive, don't be intimidated by getting kicked. This was my 4th open water Tri, and best swim, all free style, no stopping, sighting was pretty good except for one of the small white bouys. To my surprise, got out of the water before Devine or Di, I am a slow swimmer, had a few minute lead on both because of the wave start times, in actural time, they both beat me on the swim.

The bike, wore the aero helmet for the first time, for the first few miles against the wind with some uphill was tough, passed 27 riders on the bike. don't know my bike time, but really hammered it, saved nothing for the run. I had one guy that passed me, I would pass him back, finally passed him for good the last 1/4 mile.

The run, wore stiffer shoes today with new cushion inserts, how far is that 5K anyway, felt much longer than a 5k. *Note, swim, bike and run without stopping, good stamina.

*Note, seen three bikers pullted off the side of the road with tire problems. bummer

The post race was fun, meeting Cat, Bec and meeting Kelli for the first time a second time (one of us has old timers as my dad calls it) Tri talking, just like running talking after the race is the best, fun stuff. Cat got third, it was just like Xmas for her, was so darn excited for her. Dianimal got 1st in her Div. she is really in good shape this year, no way I can stay ahead of her for one minute at the Provo Half IM. Bummer for Kelli, won a marathon, no trophy, no prize, not nothing, sounds like a Curt Catmull race, cheap skate race directing.

It was nice to get 3rd in Div. and good to get a trinket or two, felt bad for Garn, he won the division last year and finished out of the awards, he was really dissapointed, and was really disappointed when I told him in spinning class I had signed up. *As me and Sylvie talked, you can never count on anything in a race except your own hard effort, you could come in 1st or dead last, never get too high or low about race results, always another race.

Back to earth, from the Tri HI - have much to get ready for the next several months, training plan in hand for Aug - 15 mile Pine Valley trail run, half IM, open water swimming, etc.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

105th maile out of 197

134th overall out of 330

Swim - 11:54

T1 - 4:04

Bike - 43:39

T2 - 1:12

Run - 32:00

Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Kelli on Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 16:55:58 from 71.219.99.3

So good to see AGAIN for the first time! Man alives, you look completely different from January. ;o)

Nice job on the TRI, I am so impressed with you guys! When I pulled in to drop off my son for football I was so annoyed with all the bikes and cars and not being able to find parking. I did not know what was going on. BUT seeing you guys made it all worth it. I wish i had realized what it was faster, i would have come over and cheered you guys when you got your awards.

REST WELL!!!!

From RAD on Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 17:18:43 from 76.27.16.189

Nice job out there Brent! Now that I know what I'm in for...you DO have a target on your back :) Your bike is SO strong I don't think I could ever catch you there. I'll have to pop on over and see the split times.

Congrats again on a wonderful race and just laying it all out there. A tri hi is almost as nice as a running high...almost!

From Teena Marie on Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 18:24:46 from 67.2.79.18

WAHOO!!! What a race!!! :) :) :)

Hope you are enjoying your trinkets and some good eats. :)

From Tom on Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 19:14:11 from 67.199.180.90

Great job Brent. Really enjoyed the race report and your thoughts on how you approached this tri. Can always count on you giving your best hard effort. Sounds like the swimming practice is paying off. Kim and I are talking more and more about tris being part of our future. Maybe still a few years out but getting excited about some day, possibly, just maybe, could it be we could be made of Iron?

From Brent on Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 23:39:51 from 66.7.127.67

K-Power - your an animal running up and down Timp, Kanimal, very impressed, 100 mile ulta in your future. 5,000 commando points for the Women 1st place. Maybe we will meet for the first time, the third time, I am going older and don't remember much.

Devine Miss M - your spirit makes us all happier before and after the race, try a tri on a lark, you are a real sport, 500 commando points for your first Tri

T NA NA - are you tempted to give a Tri a try? You would be surprised how fun and challenging it can be, thanks for the kudos.

Tom, thanks - yes, it is a sport that lends itself to getting older, less punishment running. But, you still have the legs to chase the sub 3 marathon, give it you best shot the next few years, Tris will always be there. As you have noticed, getting older is good, but, your body has a harder time with all the miles and hard workouts to give the sub 3hr a shot. I took my last shot at breaking 3 again when I was in my late forties, almost, just missed it by a few minutes, hope you do it.

Stay Kool, B of bS Rools out

From bye-wing on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 02:20:58 from 75.220.54.221

Enjoyed reading your race report. Good overall time, and great bike time. You are a very organized competitor, both mentally and physically.

Thanks for motivating us to register and also for your pre-race advice. I enjoyed visiting with you, Bec, RAD and Diane afterwards and especially hearing what advice you and Diane had to offer. I'm starting to realize that not only is there a lot of hard work involved with a tri, but also a lot of strategy.

Blackridge Tri was a fun morning, and just the right distance for me. I admire that you are going to be doing an 1/2 IM. Sounds like a whole lot of work, I hope to be there someday too.

From Brent on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 09:09:26 from 168.178.30.219

Cat on the Move - thanks, great to meet you, my heck, I look so short next to you and Rachel. Hope to see you again at a Tri or race.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Huans32 on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 09:33:19 from 138.64.8.51

Awesome job Brent. That is a great race. And you nailed it good. Great job. I would of loved to have done that one too.

From Brent on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 09:42:47 from 168.178.30.219

Mark, thanks - it would have been fun to have you there. I will remind you next year for the signup. Also, I thought the Summer Games in St.George was also a fun one you may consider. The swim is in Gunlock Res. and bike 15 miles down to Snow Canyon High School with a 5K on the trail system.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

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