--- feed: "DANIEL_ON_SLOPE" codex_section: "S09" source: VideoTranscript title: "360MEN MUGSHOTS and COFFEE - Trent Larson" conv_id: "video-xLz1Dqp5sQY-20180610" share_url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLz1Dqp5sQY" created: "2018-06-10" message_count: 1 category: - "Scotomaville Journey" - "Mugshots & Coffee" summary: "In Mesa, Arizona, Daniel Comp shares an impromptu meal-replacement shake with clinical pharmacist and endurance athlete Trent Larson and his young son Xander. Trent recounts his journey from frustrated low-handicap golfer to completing 25 Ironman triathlons (including Kona via the Legacy Program) and how the sport taught him pain management, productive self-talk, and the power of never quitting. He deliberately passes these lessons to Xander, who already has seven race medals, by starting him young in kid-friendly obstacle and running events. The conversation highlights how long endurance efforts build mental resilience that transfers to family, career, and life's inevitable walls." keypoints: - "Frustration with plateaus in one sport (golf) can redirect energy into new challenges; endurance sports revealed limits and built the capacity to push through them." - "Ironman and similar events teach suffering, self-talk, and binary choice—quit or continue—skills that directly translate to grinding through difficulties in family and professional life." - "Clinical pharmacy in acute hospital settings focuses on cognitive work (dosing, pain management, patient counseling) rather than retail dispensing, complementing Trent's deep knowledge of nutrition and recovery." - "Parenting through athletics means starting children early, sharing the journey, celebrating small wins (medals), and openly discussing goals like Xander's aim for 100 medals." - "Goals and structured training provide ongoing motivation; solo training builds self-reliance while the shared father-son experiences create lasting bonds and legacy." tags: - "trent-larson" - "mugshots-and-coffee" - "ironman-triathlon" - "endurance-athlete" - "pain-management" - "clinical-pharmacist" - "father-son" - "mental-resilience" monomyth_stage: "06 - Tests, Allies, Enemies" gameboard_position: "Camp 3: Tests, Allies, Enemies" truth_score: 89 entropy_score: "Low" tone: sentiment: "Earnest" emotions: - "Inspired" - "Reflective" - "Grateful" sycophancy_level: "None" notes: "Relaxed, impromptu conversation over a blended shake in a casual setting; Trent speaks with quiet confidence and humility; Daniel guides with genuine curiosity and admiration; light moments with Xander add warmth and authenticity." related_events: ["video-jDTAMwTr35U-20180528", "video-DSUAfCaN9Zk-20180524"] syndication_status: arnie: false chris: false redmond: false clint: false pilot: false ma5_inheritance: "None" pre_silicon: true voice_print: false codex_candidate: false phase: "Scotomaville Road Journey - Mugshots & Coffee: Allies in Resilience & Fatherhood" enriched_date: "2026-04-13" --- ![[xLz1Dqp5sQY_maxres.jpg]] ### Original YouTube Description In this episode of MUGSHOTS & COFFEE we meet Trent Larson and learn of life lessons that endurance athletes know well - like pain management and self-talk. Trent is a Clinical Pharmacist and has endured 25 (and counting) Triathlons including the challenging Kona Ironman. His son Xander has a collection of 7 medals of his own. Meet Trent and learn what it takes to complete things that imagine to be above and beyond. Ask questions and join the conversation at http://360MEN.net --- ### Cleaned Transcript **Daniel:** Has got to be one of the most impromptu mug shots and coffee and I have a really special guest today. This is Xander—no, can't they? He's a medalist in all sorts of things and it's all because of Trent who is a triathlon guy and a pharmacist and it seems to be an oxymoron in a lot of people's brains. We're gonna talk about a little bit about... [Music] [Applause] **Daniel:** And we're not doing coffee today. We're actually doing a meal replacement shake because we're into nutrition and we can do that. So this has got both of my birth on the fresh ginger. It's almost all fruit. It didn't get blended really well today because we're on the look. I mean if you look at my arms and I look at your arms and there's obviously a difference, right? So it's hot here. You're up early because of the triathlon. So first I want to... let me set the stage a little bit here. You've done Kona. You've done Whistler. Was it Orion? Was it out of the north floor? How about... actually done quite a few. **Trent Larson:** So this would be my 25th Ironman. First up, Venice, New Zealand in 2007. Would you really dip in top row? Well, they give it to the guys who don't ever run it in neutral dance or something. So what got you into it? How did you get started in this? **Trent Larson:** Well, when I came out of college they got into golf and I was golfing like crazy until I got to the point where I was a classic golf—got down to a two handicap and I was miserable and unhappy because I couldn't be a scratch golfer. I just got to the point where I would go out and I would shoot a 75 and I'd be upset. So I mean seriously, and I think that the golfers—I was always wanting to improve and I think I found where I hit sort of my limit. I just couldn't seem to get to that next step and I think frustration just really got the better of me and I was like, "I gotta go maybe back to some other sports for my roots," you know? And honestly growing up I never was into endurance sports. I played soccer which, you know, takes all four or five miles—you don't notice it. But then I got into, you know, I did get into the short distance track like sprints. Then I used to think, you know, I had friends that did like half marathons. I'd read just like, "Why would I do that? I don't get it. Why would you want to run 13 miles?" Actually running 26 miles is incomprehensible to me at that time. I was probably around 30, you know. And then I actually decided I'm gonna do some 5Ks and then the staircase happened. So I got to do a half marathon. Then I did a marathon and I did a lot of marathons. And then I was... I'd always watched Kona on TV. I was like, you know, a triathlon looks cool. I mean 'cause I like to bike. So I bought a tri bike. First triathlon ever—got into it. A Half Ironman. A lot of people thought that was a big thing to bite off because it's pretty long—doing, you know, full one flight swim and then a 56-mile bike and a half marathon and all that combined. Yeah, but I did really well in Florida, Walt Disney World, and got done. And you know, next thing you knew I went into... I came back from that event. I felt like I was trained up pretty good here in Arizona. Obviously I did that in May and at that time there was only about five full Ironmans in North America and Canada had Penticton. So I looked online and they actually had some opening slots and I was able to get into it. I had about four months to train up to a full one. Went up there and I remember just being really, really scared. And I trained a lot—I mean, you know, because I had been warned that that was the most difficult Ironman in North America at that time. And you know, I went up there and actually did really well. It's funny—I still have a poster here that they did the next year. They took a picture of me and they put it on the athletes' brochure the next year and I still have that in my garage. Just thought it was ironic. But then I got through it and then next thing you know I think once you do one you want to know the next question—was it a fluke or can you do it again? And then the next year I signed up for another one. Actually the two and the next day the three and excited for... he eventually did five fulls like within a 12-month period. My job got to the point where that was... God, he's so all-consuming. I think that's the... LCDs me. And then it pulled back and it came back in like four, three, two and then at a number of years I did one then two. But I think what I found is I'm never gonna be the fastest. There are amazing athletes out there. I think you've learned that. And even at, you know, age 49 now, you know, these guys are going out... couldn't accept an Ironman. You know, if you go out and try to qualify for Kona. I got into Kona 2012 because they had a really unique program called Legacy Program. Legacy Program was when you had done 12 Ironmans total and done one the prior two years that were signed up that year—you qualified. And it really wasn't a lottery. They sort of submitted a resume. There were 200 slots for Kona where you could do the lottery. They carved that back. We made 100 slots for Legacy and then 100 slots for the lottery which still exist. My son about one of his half marathons recently and getting ready for the Lake Placid try, etc., and he had just taken me out for a ride—just whooped me really bad. And I said, "Yeah, David, I was never really the fastest guy but I never missed a workout. I was always there for the long time," right? So I've noticed it's being passed on. I passed it on from me to my son. You're doing it with Xander? **Trent Larson:** Yep. Turnabout is fair... metals. And what are you guys doing? Well, I think as a parent the one thing you want to do is you try to take care of yourself and have goals and learn athletics. You want to pass it on. You want to start him really young, you know, when they can start to grow up. So what I do is I went out and I looked at... I had this idea when he's actually starting to dig around and I was actually looking at an obstacle course race and I noticed that they had something called a little monkey division and it was like just a half-mile course and you could do it down to like two years of age. I mean you could go out there. But the nice thing is the half-mile course—parents can do it with them. That's great. So I've signed him up. Yeah, just wanted to sort of test the waters and see how it went. And then I went out and did it and I thought he did pretty good. I mean, you know, for being that age he was a little trouper. I've got pictures of it, you know, where he's just sort of all into it and you know, and it's a little bit of a struggle and you gotta help him through some obstacles. But you know, it was a good bonding and he got done and he seemed like he was so proud of that medal at the end. So then I started, you know, subsequently looking for new races. With a Spartan or little Raven—Ironman always has... every race pretty much has an IronKids. That's not an obstacle. It was just like a half-mile to a mile run. You can go in there, only get a nice cold IronKids medal. Yep. Put it here. Good job. Very good. Good champion. Yeah. The toughest one—oh, there was this one we just did in February. It was actually an 8K. The funny joke was it was the lowest, shortest race that you get a medal. How everyone's... we can get him. Oh really? Look at that. That's not giggly. There's sort of medals. So I win. Did it and I did have to admittedly carry him a little bit for four miles. That's a little long for... yeah. But he'd be good. Don't go do it. And so we've got seven today. He's worn out, you know. And I asked him the other day, I was like, you know, what's your goal? Like, "I want 100 medals." So the others... Xander, you 100 medals? You want 100 medals? Thank you. That's a lot. How many you got right now? Remember? Yep, seven now and 93 to go. It's gonna be awesome. **Daniel:** When I think of a pharmacist I think of the guy that's in a white smock and he's behind the counter. So you're... what's the technical term? **Trent Larson:** Licensed pharmacist. Clinical pharmacist. **Daniel:** Clinical pharmacist. Okay. And how is that different than what...? **Trent Larson:** Well, I think, you know, most people when you see a pharmacist, you know, and I would argue that I was in the same way before I even went to pharmacy school at U of A in Tucson. I didn't really know all the options you could do in pharmacy. You know, most people see the retail pharmacist behind the shelf, you know, their Walgreens in retail and the white smock. You know, they're valuable. They definitely play a role in service. Well, my role—the clinical pharmacist—I work in the hospital setting and acute care. So what I do is I actually, you know, work up on the floors. So I work with the physicians. I actually do order entry. I don't dispense meds or anything. It's all cognitive based. So, you know, we're dosing antibiotics, doing consults. My clinical practice actually—pain management. But our job is multifaceted. It's seeing patients, working with them, counseling, look at their meds, trying to give them the best regimen we can, you know, working with the physicians or those practitioners—physician assistants and the nurses—while they're in that acute setting. Once they're discharged, you know, then they're sort of away from us. I mean we just really were on their mother else. **Daniel:** What in the world is it about our addiction to these kind of endurance sports? What is it that we learn? **Trent Larson:** You know, I think that's a good question. Sometimes you can't even ask it now. It makes anything... back and remember when I got into it—it's like part of the thing in the beginning is more about "how can I do it," you know? Yeah. And then you find out you can do it. But I think what you do is you end up spending so much time out there. It's like a long time. There's a lot of time to think about life, you know—just all the trials and tribulations you might have. Worth to really... I mean there's some quality about that, you know, 'cause I train with some people but I actually train a lot on my own, by myself, and I'm fine with that. But now actually I mean I think that you just sort of learn, you know, what you're made of. I think until you push yourself—because like Ironman is great. I one time learned... sorry, I once heard a lady that was actually doing those cross-country like races, you know, and she made a statement once on TV about how Ironman taught her how to suffer. Yeah. And I think that was the hands of that... whether it's Ironman or some other long endurance sport, you know, there's something about taking yourself through something that long and hard. You're gonna hit some wall at some point and you got two choices: give up or not give up, you know? And to me that's the only two choices you got. There's no in-between. And I think you... I've never given up, you know. And no matter how hard it hurt—whether your legs are cramping, you want to barf, or whatever it is—you can get past those walls. And those are the things that I think translate back into your life—all the things that are actually more important than the dress sports, you know—your family and career. All those things where things don't always go as planned. But you know what? If you stay with it and just keep on grinding through it, you're gonna get over those humps and you're gonna end up being successful. And I think that's the stuff that for me personally that's what I get out of it. I mean I still enjoy signing up. I find it because I'm so in life. I need that goal. And having goals and setting goals—both health and career—it keeps you motivated, keeps you going. Because if I didn't do them I don't know what... a practice workout time enough for one. **Daniel:** I'm completely thrilled at getting to meet Trent because he's both a clinical pharmacist and endurance athlete—meaning he knows a lot about pain management and he seems to be able to pass that on to sons and ER. So if you have questions for him, join us in the conversation at 360men.net and the invitation is open. And as always, to subscribe to our channel and meet a lot more of these terrific guys. --- **CODEX ENTRY** **Date:** 2018-06-10 **File:** 360MEN MUGSHOTS and COFFEE - Trent Larson.md **Monomyth Stage:** 06 - Tests, Allies, Enemies **Gameboard Position:** Camp 3: Tests, Allies, Enemies **MA5 Domain:** None **Summary:** Daniel shares a spontaneous shake with clinical pharmacist Trent Larson and his medal-collecting son Xander. Trent traces his path from golf frustration to 25 Ironmans (including Kona via Legacy), details hospital-based clinical work in pain management, and explains how endurance training builds unbreakable mental resilience through "never quit" self-talk that transfers to real life. He intentionally starts Xander young in kid races to pass on goal-setting, perseverance, and father-son bonding. **Key Insight:** Long endurance efforts force confrontation with suffering and walls, teaching the binary choice to continue; this grit, combined with deliberate parenting through shared athletic goals, equips both self and children to grind through life's unplanned challenges. **Narrative Significance:** Trent emerges as a quiet, high-integrity ally in the Scotomaville arc—embodying the fusion of professional expertise (clinical pharmacology) and personal discipline (Ironman legacy) while modeling conscious fatherhood that plants seeds of resilience and achievement for the next generation. --- **INITIUM.**