Rob Murphy

March 29, 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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Sore...resting, reading, watching football.

PM: Ann and I went for a 3 mile walk. We talked about the difference between the millennial generation and our generation. She was mentioning these young nurses she works with who are always taking several week "leaves of absence " to hike in Europe or something like that and how that never would have occured to us or anyone we knew in our 20s. We also talked about how fun it would be to hike the Appalachian Trail in our retirement (once it stops being so trendy) but how we probably wouldn't do it anyway because one of us will decide it's irresponsible.

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Comments
From Jake K on Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 16:50:46 from 67.166.113.191

Do the John Muir Trail!!

From Jason D on Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 20:38:56 from 68.80.27.222

We are a strange generation even though I don't really consider myself a millennial (like x+1 or maybe y-1). But you are right. There was "no time for that" if people even thought of it.

A comedian on one of the late night shows the other day put it well [in quasi-Valley-girl voice]: "I just want to blog. From my toilet." I once met someone who as near as I could tell organized people's closets and it was somehow related to self-help or life organization or something. But people paid her to do this. She's not a millennial but I think it captures something of the millennial attitude about work (strange as it is!).

I hadn't thought about it until I read your post but younger generations view the future differently. I'm almost 31 and don't have an ounce of retirement, but my parents had full time jobs for almost 10 years by the time they were 31. I think we put less faith in the future.

From SlowJoe on Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 21:21:18 from 107.77.80.32

It's actually pretty interesting, and untold millions of dollars are spent by companies, trying to figure out how millennials think.

By most definitions, I am Gen X ('78) but my little brother ('83) is a millennial. The crazy thing is that we could be poster children for the differences in the generations... My theory is that it has something to do with whether you grew up with the internet in your adolescence. I didn't, but he did. Instead of using Google for my research, I had to rely on the Dewey decimal system... Growing up having all information just a click away definitely gives you a different perspective.

From Steve on Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 23:52:17 from 66.87.64.17

The AT isn't trendy to really do. It's trendy to talk about doing. That book "A Walk in the Woods" really pissed me off. Marketed as an AT through hike, even on the back cover, and it's actually about two guys who give up not even halfway. But somehow they still understand the sacrifices of those who do the whole thing. Still market a book about a hike from end to end.

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