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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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Comments
From Jody on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:04:57

Good luck with your 15 miler!

From Mike Warren on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 22:19:40

Bionic Brent, great dedication. When you ran your 2:55 at STG, what was the first half in?

From Brent on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 23:04:00

Mike, I remember a few things about that race, 1983: it rained cats and dogs the first 9 miles, I mean soaking wet shoes and feet. (many runners got back on the bus and didn't run the marathon) No chip timing. My actual start to finish time was 2:54:02 (2:55 was gun time, I was stuck behind too many runners) My goal for that race was to get a BQ, back then, 2:50 was the BQ time. The start, ran with a buddy that thought we could run a 2:39, he was crazy, we started out way too fast, I let him go after the first 5 miles and passed him back at 10 miles, he was toast. The splits I remember, 32:00 at 5 miles, 1:05 at ten, 2:12 at 20 miles. From the splits, ran about a 6:57 pace the last 6.2 miles. Not a good race plan, just went like a bat out of heck, never looked back. One thing that really stands out, the last 6.2 miles, drastic drop off in pace.

As I look back, the weather that day really played a part in missing the BQ.

I am not sure what to say about your race plan to break 3 hrs. As you know, Veyo can be a race breaker if ran too hard. It seems that if I were doing it again, now I am older (not wiser) I would run the first 7 miles to Veyo at a 6:45 to 6:50 pace, then drop back to a 7:15 to mile eleven, then get back on pace to half way, then drop the pace on the downhill to 6:30s until about 18.5 and hold about 7s to mile 22, and then try to run 6:45s to the finish.

I know, long answer to a short question, race plans are tough, how do you factor in the last 6 miles when tired? Good luck, hope you find some good pacers. Also, I would start up to the front as possible, any time lost weaving and passing runners cost precious seconds.

Stay Kool, Long Winded, B of BS Rools out

From Mike Warren on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 23:26:28

Brent, thank you what a great anwser. Back in Feb, I was in good enough shape to go for a sub 3. If I try it right now, I am afraid I could miss my BQ. Man you guys had it tough with the 2:50 BQ. Just a thought, I will be the first to admit, your generation is much tougher than mine. It seems like nothing was handed to you guys. With the practice runs I have done, your formula seems custom built for me to sub 3. I got down to 180lbs in Feb, now I am 193, fully dressed right at 200-202. I will be in the clydesdale division. Maybe, I can place in that division, but there are some fast clydesdales out there. Thanks for sharing your marathon experience. I really enjoyed it.

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