| 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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6 a.m, run, Ran with the shuffle today, Gwen Steffani is my favorite and ACDC. The clarity of the music, actually hearing the words, I know this is why many people run with them. Nice relaxing run with only a few people on the parkway. It was almost like a winter time run where I might not see another soul for 10 miles. I seen the bushy tailed fox this morning. It really has a beautiful red tail. I wondering how to taper for the half marathon next saturday. (Got the snafoo correct, me and Sylvia are in Hobble Creek). I really like the tuesday morning track workout that will likely be a ladder workout. But, I wonder if it is too close to saturday.
9 minute miles today. |
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5 a.m. Run, from home along the Jordan Parkway to 4100 South and home. Legs felt better today after icing and stretching yesterday. For those nature lovers, heard a yelping this morning, noise of a kit fox yelling for its mother. It is kind of a unnerving sound if you have not heard it before. It add to the unnerving when you are running in the dark.
Lunch time, 5 min. exercise bike, 1 mile run at 8:13 pace. The treadmill must be much easier than outside. I feel like it is the same effort on the treadmill as outside, but, my pace is 8:45 outside at the same effort. That big of difference?
Upper body circuit weights, leg stretching.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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Black Sheep Workout today, group doing 3 sets of 5 x 400 meters around the track. As I have Hobble Creek on Saturday, shortening the workout. Completed 9 X 400s.
The first set of 5 a stayed with the second pack of 5 runners, 90 seconds, give 1 or 2 seconds either way. The next four at 1:42 to 1:44 with Sheldon and Colleen.
I really felt strong the first 4 of the 400s. The East High track is a very nice track and easy on the legs. Warmup and Cool down mile and 100 meters rest walk.jogs betwen 400s.
I hope to not be caught in the gap, it seems I am a tweener, not quite fast enough to stay with the second a third small group for the entire workout, but, can stay ahead of the last group. I hope to bridge the gap over the next few weeks.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.28 |
| Early morning run, very, very, easy pace. Right hip flexor a little sore. I may take the next couple days off from running before Hobble Creek. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy lunch time run along the NorthWest, north of north temple, along the Jordan Parkway trail. Temp. was not too hot. Likely a day off coming before the race. I started a strict diet today to hopefully lose 5 pounds in three weeks. All I can think about is chocalate donuts. |
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Hobble Creek Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:31:58, Place overall: 87, Place in age division: 2 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.10 |
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We, me and Sylvia, had not ran Hobble Creek for about 9 years. We had a bad experience 9 years ago with the race starting 2 hours late when it was 100 degrees (they ran out of water at the water stops). It took a few years to get past the old experience. Today's race started about 35 minutes or so late. It was still cool up the canyon. I like the new course, did not seem as fast as the course 9 years ago. Talked to a couple of bloggers, a couple of Black Sheep and a couple of non-affiliated runners before the start.
My major goal for the race was to place in the top 100 and get the "elite 100 medal". I was very happy to cross the finish line and find out I was 87th (1200 plus runners, joggers and woggers). I likely boasted too much about it. I thought it would take a time under 1:30 to have a shot at the top 100. I forgot my watch and Garmin today. I had to rely on other runners for splits. Before I give the splits, I am not sure if I ran a 1:30:59 or a 1:31:59. I know this sounds crazy, race times were not posted or announced, except for the overall male winner and Hawk asked him what is time was. This made me more suspicous that the time was off. If any other bloggers wondered, your thoughts on this?
2 miles reached at 13:30
8 miles reached at 54:40 - (7:01 pace for the race at the 1:31:59 time) This time is 44 seconds faster than the Provo Half two weeks ago.
Sylvia, ran a great race today, 1st in her division. 1:46 or 1:45 and really went for it today. I expect her to have a very good St.George and contend for the top 10 in her division, awesome wife.
I did not feel good legs today. I spent the first 8 miles of the race tucked behind other runners trying to benefit from their pace. It worked to about 8 and 1/2. I was then in no mans land, 2 runners passed me the rest of the way and I passed 3. I was gapped and could not get back to runners ahead of me. With about 1/2 mile to go, John Straley and his brother Jeff were running back out on the course, John yelled, pass two more runners, two more runners. I took this to think maybe he knew that I was in 102 place and needed to pass two runners. Well, the motivation did work to get me to pick up the pace, but, I did not pass anyone to the finish.
At about mile 9, a man and his wife with a young son were cheering runners on. The little boy yelled to his parents, he's old. I just threw my hands in the air, the mom got quite a laugh out of the whole thing. I not sure how to take the comment. But, it was funny.
Lastly, it is nice to place in a race, always being mindful that, it depends who shows up.
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