Rob Murphy

Salty 5k Time Trial

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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:	12.50	Year:	1470.39

Sat, Feb 08, 2014

Race: Salty 5k Time Trial (3.11 Miles) 00:17:38

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.10	0.00	3.11	0.00	7.21

Ran the SLTC 10K today and forgot to bring money to the race to register so I had to bandit.

Decided to take advantage of the nice tailwind going out to see if I could run the first 5k faster than I did two weeks ago. Then I jogged back to the finish.

Enjoyed a cup of coffee with Steve Ashbaker after while we talked about training, racing, and getting old.

I finished Seth Davis's big new biography of UCLA basketball coach John Wooden today. I've been a Wooden fan since I was a kid. It was a very compelling read. Wooden was born in 1910 and died in 2010 just a few mnths shy of 100 so the story included the sweep of an entire century. I reccomend it to anyone interested in basketball, coaching, or leadership.

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

Comments

From CollinAnderson on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 13:28:41 from 70.196.198.23

Basically, coffee is the healthiest thing ever. Haha. Nice time trial today!

From allie on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 14:38:48 from 65.130.189.75

good call on a hard 5k and then jogging it in. once i went around that cone and felt the wind i just wanted to collapse to the ground. nice 5k time.

From Matt Poulsen on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 15:13:35 from 50.168.224.197

Nice 5k, Rob!! I didn't know you had forgotten money for the 10k -- I would have spotted you :)

From Jake K on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 15:46:18 from 67.177.11.154

You did what every winter series runner has always wanted to do!

I still say they should just run the 15K as a P2P to the airport.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 16:07:48 from 24.10.249.34

Thanks for making me feel like I accomplished something meaningful Jake!

From Glory in the long run on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 18:09:01 from 174.23.179.128

Wait, so if you jogged back why didn't I pass you? Oh yeah, cause your fast even when you jog. Forgot about that.

I've been a fan of Wooden for awhile, would love that book.

I'd recommend Bowerman's biography, especially as a runner, but the man coached Olympians and was a Renaissance guy.

From Josh E on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 23:19:13 from 75.162.251.201

Good strategy of not reporting that latter half. I should've thought of that.

From RileyCook on Sun, Feb 09, 2014 at 09:15:44 from 73.52.134.194

I like it. We all should've just rode the tailwind for a fast 5k and called it a day! See, you masters runners have all the wisdom! Nice work Rob. It was good to see you.

From Laputka on Sun, Feb 09, 2014 at 14:31:20 from 71.199.1.12

That's it, I'm going to forget my money for the 15K. I like the way you think. Now I know why I took 4th instead of 5th.

From Steve on Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 22:27:09 from 66.87.120.53

Geez...

From Jason D on Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 17:02:25 from 24.1.80.94

Nice race, Rob. I've always wanted to bandit a race but my "ironclad" ethics keep me from doing it. Of course it is about as harmful as writing in a library book, but I try not to do that either.

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