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, Mar 27, 2012
Easy Miles
Marathon Pace Miles
Threshold Miles
VO2 Max Miles
Total Distance
13.75
0.00
0.00
0.00
13.75
AM: 3.25 miles easy on the treadmill followed by weights/plyo/core stuff.
PM: 10.5 miles at 7:30 pace on the treadmill. 2% incline. Tired.
Night Sleep Time: 0.00
Nap Time: 0.00
Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Weight: 0.00
Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Jon on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 15:50:16 from 74.177.96.130
So did you decide on any ultras?
From Jake K on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 19:02:12 from 67.177.21.60
Rob is running the Barkley Marathon
From Jon on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 19:04:50 from 74.177.96.130
Sweet. I bet he won't get 2 miles in that one.
From Jake K on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 19:05:48 from 67.177.21.60
haha the challenge has been thrown down!
From Jon on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 19:52:32 from 74.177.96.130
Jake, speaking of challenges, how are you responding to my speedgoat vs 60x400m challenge?
From Jake K on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 19:54:58 from 67.177.21.60
Its not a fair challenge, b/c 60x400 is actually going to make you a better runner, while speedgoat is just going to ruin any real races i want to run in the month afterwards (including TOU 1/2, and i really need to get the CR on that one this year!)
how about next time i come to tennessee w/ andrea, i'll drive over to NC and we can do a trail run in the morning and something resonable like 32 x 400m in the afternoon? then we both win!
From Jake K on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 19:58:13 from 67.177.21.60
as long as rob approves, since we are making this agreement on his blog
From Jon on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 20:05:28 from 74.177.96.130
Deal. Pending Rob approval.
From Jon on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 20:08:05 from 74.177.96.130
Although I would argue that speedgoat won't really ruin your races, as long as you train your quads properly. You have 4 full weeks to recover, anyways, and you can run speedgoat easy. Besides, it will forever make you view "hills" on road courses differently such that you'll never complain about any uphills again.
From Jake K on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 20:11:19 from 67.177.21.60
4 weeks of recovering is not the same as 4 weeks of training! I can go run the trails up there easy anytime I want to :-) Racing on that kind of terrain just isn't interesting to me.
From Fritz on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 20:37:17 from 67.182.226.25
it's the downhill that will do you in. how about buying a daily tram pass and doing the hidden peak ascent 10 times? your quads would feel great.
From Rob Murphy on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 22:07:50 from 76.27.122.13
Imagine my surprise to see these eleven comments.
Jake - I'm not sure about 60 x 400 making one a "better runner". I'll have to look into that one.
Running is all about getting from point A to point B in the shortest time possible. This is true whether you are running 100 meters or 100 miles. To do either well requires obsessive preparation and a unique set of skills ( I hate the term skill set).
I like the agreement though. Knoxville to Greenville is an easy drive and you can stop in Asheville along the way which is a great town that Ann and I will probably retire in someday.
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