Rob Murphy

December 30, 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: 0.00 Month: 124.75 Year: 1734.45
Sat, Jul 26, 2014
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

AM: 2.25 mile walk plus core workout at the hotel.

PM: Easy 6.5 along the Boulder Creek Trail. Nice urban run with lots of fast runners. Still not as nice as the trails around the lakes in Minneapolis.

Only got two powerful whiffs of weed along the trail. I was expecting more.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Bob on Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 18:46:54 from 50.178.92.40

I smelled some while walking to a restaurant in Denver called Vine Street. Thought of the Skynyrd tune "That Smell".

From Steve on Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 07:12:38 from 66.87.127.220

You ran the wrong race on the 24th. Just some food for thought: Your long run last week of 20 miles was at the same pace as the winning master of the marathon. Your medium distance and occasional long training mixed with some good speed endurance of the last three months would have made for a solid run. I predict with the heat you would have run around 3:05. Top five, in the money, masters win, and buried the Des News experience from last year. Now I'm not one to look back at races but I do have experience looking back at race day knowing I should have picked a different race. Plus I know you wouldn't run a marathon with a goal of running a 3:05. Just my voice here, but I think you should pick a good Fall marathon, like mid October, and run a 2:50. Bury the marathon hatchet on that note.

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