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

Sun, May 18, 2014

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

I was going to do a long run up at Jeremy Ranch this afternoon. Nothing went right. Freeway like conditions on the road, hot and dusty, strong headwind in both directions, plus I felt drained and depleted. To top it off, I was unable to conjure up a single positive thought on the run -mostly focusing on my poor performance at my job.

So I aborted at three miles and turned around and jogged back.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Josh E on Sun, May 18, 2014 at 14:07:44 from 65.130.119.46

Time to man up. Nice liberty loops to be had today. If you're talking about your coaching work, I don't think anyone else believes you are underachieving but I suppose you know best.

From Jason D on Sun, May 18, 2014 at 14:28:00 from 24.1.80.94

Thought of you today, Rob. Ran into some dudes who I assume were coaches getting in their running time before the meet festivities. I thought "Mr Murphy would crush these shufflin' geezers!"

From Jake K on Sun, May 18, 2014 at 14:54:05 from 98.202.128.218

I still don't understand how the headwind in both directions happens, but it really does. Same thing yesterday. Maybe if we start making that fact more well-known, less people will go there? Outside magazine needs to stop talking about it, too.

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