Rob Murphy

AM: 6.25 Up and down Grandeur Peak. It's been about a month so it was good to get out there.

PM: Swam for about a half hour and hot tubbed.

AM: 8.4 miles on the treadmill in 60 minutes. Started at 7:30 pace and ran a little faster each mile. Mile warm-up, short cool-down.

I want to remember my colleague Vance Allred who died a few days ago from Alzheimer's. I taught with Vance for many years at Alta High and never knew a more dedicated teacher. He spent a total of 26 years at Alta as a teacher and administrator. He also lived one of the most fascinating lives you will ever learn about. He was the son of the well-known polygamist Rulon Allred. If you google "Vance Allred Mormon Stories podcast", you can find a long interview with him. Vance had more to overcome in life than most of us do and he did it with such grace and humor. Truly an inspiration.

Vance was also the father of former NBA player Lance Allred who has his own fantastic story.

AM: Easy 4 miles around the neighborhood.

History is not therapy, and discomfort is part of growing up. As a teacher, I cannot exclude the possibility, for example, that my non-Jewish students will feel psychological distress in learning how little the United States did for Jewish refugees in the 1930s. I know from my experience teaching the Holocaust that it often causes psychological discomfort for students to learn that Hitler admired Jim Crow and the myth of the Wild West.

- Professor Timothy Snyder commenting on laws passed in Idaho, Iowa, Tennessee, Texas, and Oklahoma banning any teaching that might give rise to "discomfort, guilt, or anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the individuals race or sex".

AM: Meandered upto Jeremy Ranch for 11.25 on The Road. Just kind of a "blah" run even though it was beautiful and the weather was perfect. The can't all be winners.

I'm going to race a 5k Saturday. First race since February 29, 2020. Going to take it easy the next couple days.

AM: 4 miles on the treadmill with 4 x 1/4 mile at 6:20 pace. 1 mile on the rower.

Easy 4 miles.

Well, it was fun to getback at it and also to see many old friends and former Alta runners. Didn't wear a watch and ran conservatively the first half of the race. Had a ton of high school kids to pace and draft of of.

Got a pair of socks and a package of Costco hot dogs for winning my age group. Actually, the hot dogs were for second place and first place got a gift card to "Nothing Bundt Cakes". I asked for the 2nd place prize and they coplied!

Did I mention it was great to race? Racing is the best part of running!