Rob Murphy

April 18, 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: 12.50 Month: 71.00 Year: 480.97
Fri, Aug 04, 2017
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

AM: 3.5 miles at Sugar House Park. Planned on a longer run but I felt like a turd mostly due to the fact that Andy had a sleepover in the tent in our backyard with a bunch of neighbor kids and they kept me up most of the night.

Book Review: I read Peak Performance by Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg. This book has received a lot of buzz in running circles because of Magness and I know that the BYU cross country team has it as assigned reading for the summer. I gave my copy to Kramer when I finished. Lots of good insights and a good distillation of a lot of the research that is out there. My main problem with the book is that the authors are about 30, don't have kids, and haven't really lived life. I'm not saying I can't learn anything from a 30 year old with no family (both authors are genuinely bright and thoughtful people), but I do have a hard time embracing them as my "life coach". 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Bret on Fri, Aug 04, 2017 at 09:33:53 from 49.248.228.16

Parallel lives Rob - I got the book yesterday and am nearly finished. I share your observations of it as well.

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Aug 04, 2017 at 09:34:49 from 67.166.78.47

You should definitely read it Eva. You can find it on amazon pretty cheap.

From Vis on Fri, Aug 04, 2017 at 09:45:32 from 208.88.11.228

As a teenager, I discovered new bands by searching for the favorite bands of my favorite bands. Now, we have a new generation of authors that allow the same thing for reading. I know that I'm going to find some great reading material by referencing the ideas and notes in books by guys like Stulberg and Magness, and I'll even throw Ryan Holiday's name in there.

By the way, I always love your book reviews, Rob.

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