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, Aug 21, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
21.000.000.000.0021.00

21 miles in 2.5 hours on the treadmill. Yes, I said treadmill. Because I'm muy loco.

First day of school tomorrow the beginning of year 16 in the classroom. Sometimes I wish I had started teaching in my early 20s like most of my colleagues. Then I'd have about 25 years in now and would be pondering retirement. Of course I would never retire at 52, but it would be nice to have the option of collecting a nice pension and continuing to work.

I'm always excited about the first day and have always said that if I wasn't then I would have to look for another line of work.

My girls cross country team should be excellent - possibly one of the top 25 in the U.S. Of course Marc Bloom  doesn't know than because he's not nearly as plugged in as he thinks he is. Oh well, we'll sneak up on everybody like my 2008 boys did.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 21:32:52 from 67.177.21.60

21 on the treadmill??? Sweet fancy Moses! Rob I think you need to start coming out for weekend long runs w/ me...

From Bret on Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 21:50:27 from 174.254.128.31

Love the treadmill as an option for the long run on really hot days - but not that often !

Enjoy the first day at school - my girls start tomorrow too.

From Jon on Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 22:15:14 from 98.71.129.190

long run on the treadmill? Wow- and such nice weather there! Good luck with school and the cross country season. Sent you a (long) email, by the way.

From Rob Murphy on Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 22:16:02 from 98.202.141.17

"Sweet fancy Moses"? Is that something your grandma used to say?

No Jake, honestly, Ann worked last night so I was home with the kids. She gets home at about 8 AM and goes to bed. So I waited for her to wake up at around 1 PM and by then it's like 96 degrees and windy and I just didn't feel like running 20 in that. So I went to the gym where I can park my gatorade right next to me and watch a lot of Sports Center.

You get a lot of wierd looks at the gym when you're doing 2 1/2 hours on the treadmill.

From Rob Murphy on Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 22:17:34 from 98.202.141.17

Jon - is it about Ron Paul? And are you mad at me?

From Jake K on Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 22:48:39 from 67.177.21.60

Ahhh, at 1pm that totally makes sense! The longest I ever did on the treadmill was 20 (about 8 years ago) and I think I lost 8-9lbs during the run!

From Andrea on Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 23:17:42 from 67.177.21.60

You are going to have a HOT first week of afternoon XC practices!

21 on a treadmill sounds miserable.

From jtshad on Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 10:34:45 from 204.134.132.225

Wow, that is dedication!

From allie on Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:09:11 from 161.38.218.168

that's a long time on the TM -- but nice job getting those miles in. good luck with your first day of school, and with the xc season. sounds like it will be a great year.

From Jon on Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 21:14:06 from 98.71.129.190

Yes, and No, not at all.

From Steve on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 12:36:43 from 12.203.144.66

There will be a day when I can run that far on a treadmill. Can't imagine it now..

Sweet run!

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