Rob Murphy

April 27, 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:	20.50	Month:	100.75	Year:	510.72

Tue, Oct 17, 2023

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.25

PM: 6.25 miles on the eliptical, weights.

I want to address the issue of sidewalk running. In my neighborhood, all the members of the millennial generation and gen z run exclusively on the sidewalks, never on the roads. All of the older runners, like myself, run on the roads as we always have. These sidewalk runners seem to expect me to move out into the road when I am walking my dog because they never yield.

What's up with this?

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

Comments

From Bret on Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 07:06:18 from 104.129.207.29

Enlighten them that the roads are softer and more forgiving to their pounding than the sidewalks!

From jtshad on Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 07:28:54 from 141.221.191.222

Their knees and hips will inform them soon as will the abrasions from tripping over your leash.

From Rob Murphy on Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 18:37:42 from 76.149.134.98

I should have asked if anyone else has observed this phenomenon. Or is it a Salt Lake thing?

From Blake Bennion on Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 20:12:03 from 174.105.80.42

I've always assumed sidewalk runners are inexperienced and unaware that roads are better to run on.

Most people in my neighborhood run on the road, I did see the local hs xc kids running on the sidewalk recently and found that to be strange.

From Bob on Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 09:43:57 from 12.104.218.248

When I started out I ran sidewalks as well, but always moved over for people, except cyclists (haha). Now I like the road because my form gets sloppy as I tire and I've tripped on uneven sidewalks in the past. Depends on the road though. Some sections are a death wish so sidewalks are the smart option.

From Jon on Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 15:59:17 from 99.63.224.99

I see most of the youth runners around here going on the sidewalks, though that is partly because the roads are often busy with no extra room. I encourage my daughters and my runners to run on blacktop over cement, but am surprised how many just don't care. I'd much rather run on the road through random neighborhoods than the sidewalk along some busy road with endless cars and polution.

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