Rob Murphy

March 28, 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: 11.50 Month: 121.75 Year: 375.97
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.253.000.000.0010.25

10.25 miles on the treadmill during Abby's swim practice. Did about 3 at 6:20 pace.

Interesting that I "bonked" about 5.25 miles into my run today. I've been running for about 35 years so I know what this feels like. The thing is, I don't know why. I ate well today. Good breakfast, good lunch, mid-afternoon snack and a cup of coffee. But about 5 miles into my run I began feeling weak and light headed. I kept at it for a while hoping it would go away but it didn't. Fortunately I has a goo and some Gatorade in my locker so I stepped off the treadmill for a minute and slurped down some engineered calories. I felt great after about five minutes and had no problem the rest of the run.

Weird!

 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 21:32:24 from 69.28.149.29

How bad was it? Mile 15, mile 20, mile 25 of the marathon? Did it force a slowdown, or was it just a feeling? Did you get good sleep the night before?

From Rob Murphy on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 21:59:39 from 24.10.249.165

I was just talking to my wife about it Sasha. Maybe sleep? Been dealing with sick kids and such the last couple nights and sleep has been hit or miss.

It was bad enough so I felt like I might fall off the treadmill. I had a similar feeling around mile 22 of the Deseret News Marathon in 2010. I stopped and had about five cups of Gatorade and was saved.

From jtshad on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 08:35:56 from 141.221.191.225

It's called being old! ;)

From Rob Murphy on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 10:39:12 from 163.248.33.220

Hmmmm..... You might be on to something there Jeff.

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 11:42:52 from 69.28.149.29

Rob:

Yes, getting older does not help, and it is something we cannot escape - part of God's plan and things in the end would be miserable without it - but we can do some things to fight it.

One thing we noticed in the Del Sol Relay in 2008 is that older runners lost more in the morning legs than the younger ones, or in other words the lack of sleep hit them harder. So the older you get the more sleep you need to perform at the same level because your nervous system becomes weaker and harder to activate.

In your case I think you have some kind of a weakness that results in the malfunction of adrenal glands when you are under heavy stress. The older you get the more it will show. But the cure, I think, is to sleep more, eat better, and relax as much as you can. On a stressful day or after a stressful week, still run, but ease off on the pace, maybe even cut the mileage a bit, and do not expect much of a workout. After a hard workout, give yourself more time to rest. If you know it is not going to happen, adjust the workout.

From Bob on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 21:18:30 from 67.176.195.62

I'd put money on electrolyte imbalance. Welcome to my world!

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