Rob Murphy

Sour Grapes Half Marathon

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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: 36.00 Month: 91.25 Year: 1700.95
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.750.0013.100.0053.85
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

4.5 easy miles around Valentine, Nebraska. Valentine, as you probably know, is the former home (former because he's dead now) of Patrick Deuel, once the world's fattest human. From the looks of things there are many others around here competing for the honor.

Lewis and Clark stuff tomorrow!

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4 miles in Pine River Mn. at 8 pm. Another long day on the road but at least I got to tour the Corn Palace.

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Early morning miles in Pine River. 8 minute pace. Achy - hips, back, glutes stiff after 1,200 miles in the car.

Noon: 18 holes of mini-golf with Andy. I destroyed him 68-74 on the par 40 course. Both of us had about 10 do-overs.

PM: 4.25 more dirt road miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.250.000.000.0013.25

7 am: 13.25 miles at 7:50 pace. Rolling dirt road around lakes. 

Longville Turtle Races today. They're iconic. Click on "events" then "turtle races".

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4 mile walk in the woods. Fishing, pontooning.

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4.500.000.000.004.50

Easy run plus some striders to hone my speed which I'll need tomorrow for the Sour Grapes Half Marathon.

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Race: Sour Grapes Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:27:30, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1
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This was a trail race. Hilly, especially for Minnesota, 75 degrees humid, and twisty-turny. Super fun course to run - two 6.55 mile loops. I missed the win by a little over a minute but I'm really happy with this race.

Abby ran it with me and did a 1:57:40 for 7th among the women and 1st in her age group. Not bad considering her previous longest run was 11 miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.750.0013.100.0053.85
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