Rob Murphy

April 19, 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: 12.50 Month: 71.00 Year: 480.97
Fri, Aug 14, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.001.506.50

So I decided to run a 5k time trial this morning reasoning that with the day off yesterday my legs might have a little extra pop. Called up Kramer Morton last night and recruited him to pace me.

It was a failure. Reinforced some basic principles in my mind like an occasional track workout of 400s or 800s is a good thing if you want to run a fast 5k. Leisurely trail runs looking at flowers and birds are good for the soul but not fast track times.

Came through the mile in 5:58 and 1.5 miles in 8:54 then quit.

Will try to commit to twice weekly workouts and re-visit this in early October.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Bob on Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 10:31:28 from 98.212.23.173

I've found that losing body weight is the quickest way for me to get fast. I assume you don't have much to lose. I on the other hand...

From Eva Splaine on Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 18:27:07 from 108.61.201.170

Congratulations on your attempt.

That is impressive for the first 1.5 miles.

You will do much better next time I am sure.

Sometimes we have to fail in order to become motivated to succeed.

From Wesley Hunt on Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 19:40:13 from 174.236.140.87

The soul is more important than fast track times, but I don’t disagree. See my own recent post regarding the need to run on the road or track twice a week to rediscover my cadence/turnover. Plan is to run with my Dad at track most Saturdays and on paved Arkansas River Trail at least once a week.

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