Rob Murphy

Sandy Classic 5k

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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: 0.00 Month: 70.75 Year: 1352.89
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188.000.007.380.00195.38
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AM: 4 miles on the treadmill with 4 x 1/4 mile at 6:20 pace. 1 mile on the rower.

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Easy 4 miles.

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Race: Sandy Classic 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:19:49, Place overall: 13, Place in age division: 1
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Well, it was fun to getback at it and also to see many old friends and former Alta runners. Didn't wear a watch and ran conservatively the first half of the race. Had a ton of high school kids to pace and draft of of.

Got a pair of socks and a package of Costco hot dogs for winning my age group. Actually, the hot dogs were for second place and first place got a gift card to "Nothing Bundt Cakes". I asked for the 2nd place prize and they coplied!

Did I mention it was great to race? Racing is the best part of running!

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4.250.000.000.004.25

AM: At the gym... 4.25 miles on the treadmill followed by weights.

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AM: 9.3 miles on the Pipeline Trail. Good run, but the ache in my left knee and a vague feeling in my hip that I wouldn't exactly call pain but is troubling nonetheless caused me th think that this running thing, which has been going on in my life for about 42 years, might not be permanent.

Crowded up there at the end and I just realized that today is actually the 4th of July holiday. Meant that I didn't have to worry about rattlesnakes though.

Not sure if anyone here is a fan of Bernd Heinrich, but he has a new book out tomorrow called Racing the Clock: Running Across a Lifetime

 

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AM: Pulled the ancient Speialized Hardrock MB out of the garage this morning and rode 20 miles around Sugarhouse Park. Averaged 13.2 mph on the hilly 1.4 mile loops. My butt hurts.

PM: Swam one mile.

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AM: Went to gym with a half-hearted intention of doing a fairly hard treadmill workout but just wasn't feeling it. Listened to by innards, ran an easy 2 miles, showered, and went home.

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AM: 10 miles on the Pipeline Trail beginning at 6:30 AM. We are, yet again, experiencing record heat (104 yesterday).

Sat by the creek after in my camp chair and did a little reading and watched squirrels.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.500.000.000.009.50

AM: 9.5 miles on the treadmill.

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6.500.000.000.006.50

AM: 6.5 miles with Joah at Jeremy Ranch.

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AM: 4 easy miles.

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AM: 4 easy miles. .

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AM: 9.3 miles on the Pipeline. Cloudy with a few drops of rain! Still going up to 100 again today...

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AM: 9.3 more on the Pipeline. First snake encounter in 3 weeks.

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Zero: Spent the day flying from SLC to ATL to TPA.

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AM: 8 miles around Dunedin. First summer run in Florida in about 18 years and it was just as swampy as I remember. Hope my shoes will dry out in time for tomorrow's run.
 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.250.000.000.009.25

AM: 9.25 miles around Dunedin, Heading down to Sarasota for my nephew's wedding ant a swanky country club this afternoon.

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AM: 5 easy miles - through downtown, left on Edgewater Dr, left on Union, left on Patricia, and back to mom's house.

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6.5 miles to the Hammock Park and around a bunch of times.

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AM: 10.25 miles along the Pinellas Trail/Fairway Estates.

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PM: 3 Easy miles.

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AM: 6 miles at the causeway. Hot and humid. Swim afterwards.

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Race: Sunsets at Sand Key Beach Series 5k (3.27 Miles) 00:23:42, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1
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2.000.003.270.005.27

Racing a 5k on sand tonight. Report later...

Hard race. All sand with lots of annoying ruts the last 2 miles. 90 degrees. Long course

Splits 6:51, 7:21, 7:36, 1:55. I should note that I was in 7th place at the mile so even though I ran progressively slower, it was not as bad as others. Had a good time.

 

 

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AM: Easy 7 miles.

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Last full day in Florida. Took the day off to take mom to church and hang out with her. Watched lots of Olympics.

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AM: 8.25 miles around Dunedin. It occured to me that I know almost every street name in this town - even those in the subdivisions. I can't say the same for Salt Lake although I have now lived in Salt Lake longer than I did in Dunedin.

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AM: 9.3 miles on the Pipeline Trail. I have lost a little fitness after a couple weeks of flat, sea-level running.

Thought a lot about what I might write if I ever return to posting publically on this blog.

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AM: 9.3 miles in Millcreek Canyon.

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AM: 9 miles on the treadmill.

Going to Red Butte tonight to see Jason Isbell. First concert since 2019 - a long time for me as a fan of live music.

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AM: Easy 4 miles

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188.000.007.380.00195.38
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