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Location:

Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

16:52 Phillies Charities 5k (2016)

35:52 Beach to Beacon 10k (2015)

58:10 Broad Street 10 Mile (2016)

1:16:02 Philadelphia Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2015)

2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

Personal:

I live in Michigan with my wife, Megan, and our boys, Charlie and Sawyer. I started running in September 2010.

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Miles:This week: 32.70 Month: 57.70 Year: 1986.65
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles: 613.75
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles: 99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles: 21.60
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles: 253.80
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles: 357.35
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles: 145.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles: 465.10
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles: 287.00
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles: 5.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles: 304.80
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles: 310.95
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles: 23.40
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles: 64.50
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles: 23.40
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles: 12.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles: 4.10
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles: 13.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.100.000.000.005.10

PM: Treadmill - 5.1 miles with some automatic hill intervals

Our application went through on a townhouse lease, which is good. You know you've been living in apartments for too long (about 12 years now I guess) when in-unit washer/dryer and stairs get you excited. The upfront cost was drastically reduced with Megan's job. We saved $400-500 with that.

Kinvara 5 White/Black Miles: 5.10
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Fri, Jul 01, 2016 at 18:06:40 from 24.10.247.181

The last time I was in Michigan they were giving houses away. The SUV in the driveway would set you back more than the house.

From Jason D on Fri, Jul 01, 2016 at 19:56:46 from 68.80.27.222

I'll probably be able to buy an entire block with the money we will save on groceries.

Were you born in Michigan? I thought you were from South Carolina as I incorrectly told Megan but I guess you spent some time there and Florida too?

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Jul 01, 2016 at 20:19:30 from 24.10.247.181

Wyandotte Michigan Jason. Moved to California when I was 3, Florida when I was 13, went to college in South Carolina and stayed quite a while there. Wife is from Minnesota so lived there a year and a half after we got married.

The Murphy's are from a town called Bad Axe in Huron County by way of Ontario and Ireland. Matter of fact, if you're ever up in Bad Axe (tip of the thumb), be sure to drop by Murphy's Bakery for a donut. It's legendary. My grandpa moved to Wyandotte and taught physics for 35 years at Roosevelt High School

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