Rob Murphy

December 21, 2024

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Location:

Salt Lake City,

Member Since:

Feb 11, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I had some success in high school and college. Winner 1985 Rod Dixon Run 

Had a fair amount of success as a Masters runner for most of my 40s. 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Have fun with running, explore more trails, stay healthy.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running and racing consistently for as long as I can. Find what is sustainable for me over the long run.

Personal:

I teach AP European History and other courses at Alta High School. I coached the track and cross country teams at Alta for 16 years.

Married, two kids - Abby and Andy

My Twitter  @murphy_rob

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Miles:This week: 36.00 Month: 91.25 Year: 1700.95
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.250.000.000.007.25

As I was driving south on I-15 this morning heading to work I found myself gazing at the entrance to Little Cottonwood Canyon and wishing I was on vacation. I pictured myself waking up in my room at the cozy Alta Peruvian Lodge getting ready to eat a huge breakfast followed by a day of skiing.

But here I am at work.

Not sure what I'm going to do today workout wise. Probably some cross training.

PM: Yep, some cross training. I had a really nice afternoon as a matter of fact. Left work a little early as it was a slow day and I'm all caught up on my grading. Ann and I went for a 2 mile walk around the neighborhood.

300 floors (6.25 miles) on the Stairmaster in 41 minutes plus one mile on the another bizarre machine.

I've come to the realization that a typical week for me needs to be five days of running, one day of cross training, and probably a rest day. Maybe one or two of the running days can be doubles. 

I was checking out the Quantcast data on people who view my blog every month. Basically my blog is seen by religious people who like to travel 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Bam on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 06:09:11 from 89.126.28.24

... and an Irish/English agnostic who used to travel.

From Bam on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 14:21:06 from 89.126.28.24

There's a great podcast with Pete Magill on Scott Brown's blog. His blog is called, In The Long Run.

I think you'll like it - it's all about running as a master.

From Rob Murphy on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 19:36:24 from 24.10.249.165

But you live in Ireland, why would you want to travel?

From Fritz on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 21:50:26 from 67.177.4.64

I will start looking at your blog more to see if I can affect those stats. I am the caucasian male who likes Fantasy Sports.

I think cross training once a week will serve you well.

From Jon on Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 05:02:54 from 107.203.52.135

Religious people who like to travel... Sounds like Utahns who run places...

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