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
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Just some walking today. My body is sore.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Jon on Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 06:40:48 from 104.129.204.70

Good luck on Saturday. That's one of my favorite races in Utah. That last summit climb was a doozy, though I'm guessing it would seem a bit tamer to me now given the races I've done the past few years. Still a heck of a climb and good race.

From Rob Murphy on Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 06:55:37 from 24.10.247.181

Thanks Jon. I've really enjoyed it the last couple years so I decided to give it another shot. I feel like it's a thinking mans race and that I haven't got it quite right. Know what I mean? I'm going to study my splits from last year and figure out where I can make up some time.

From Jon on Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 12:38:02 from 104.129.204.115

The challenge of trail races with big elevation changes, where you can't just set a steady, flat road pace and hold it.

I always lean towards going a tiny bit easier on the uphill and being able to really fly on the downhills, where a little more effort has bigger payoff than on uphills, time-wise. That was the race where several people called me a mountain goat on the downhills.

Best of luck and enjoy it, especially the views from the summits.

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