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
Tue, Feb 22, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

Just read an interesting post on the letsrun.com message board from Renato Canova, the famous Italian coach of Kenyan runners. Said one of their favorite marathon workouts is 5 x 5000 meters at pace with a 1000 meter recovery. Might have to try that one...

Ran 6.25 miles on the treadmill today with a short, but pretty hard strength/plyo workout after. Tired now. Need to focus on getting 7 to 8 hours sleep every now and then instead of my normal 6.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Rob on Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 10:08:11 from 206.71.84.68

Hummm, Tell me how that goes!!

From Laputka on Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 21:18:33 from 98.202.142.68

what pace do they run these 5 x 5Ks?

From Rob Murphy on Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 22:34:32 from 24.10.248.6

Their goal pace for the upcoming marathon.

From Jon on Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 18:35:14 from 74.177.118.24

That's a fast pace and long workout. 15 MP.

From Rob Murphy on Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 21:39:48 from 24.10.248.6

Yeah, you're right Jon - definitely not the kind of workout you could do on a weekly basis. Maybe once or twice in the six weeks prior? It would provide a powerful stimulus and a big confidence boost.

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