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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Miles:This week: 31.75 Month: 142.00 Year: 396.22
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.250.000.000.0012.25

7.25 miles in the gully with my boys. Only twelve days until the first cross country meet.

PM: Pretty hard workout on the Stair Master. 225 floors in 30 minutes plus a warm-up and cool-down. About five miles according to the machine 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Teena Marie on Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 17:33:30 from 67.2.96.50

I HATE the stair master!!!! Every now and then I will get a little "I wanna be like Fritz" hankering and get on it. Then I swear I will never get on it again!

In other words, NICE workout!!!

Quick question: What do you think a safe weekly mileage is for an almost 11 year old girl (very fit, very active)?

From Conner Mantz on Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 17:52:55 from 65.130.225.156

What meet is your team's first meet?

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 18:22:00 from 24.10.249.165

Teena - does she play any other sports?

Hey Conner - The Grass Relays at AF. How about you?

It's not too late to start talking to your dad about leaving Logan and moving down to Sandy right? :)

From Conner Mantz on Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 18:40:24 from 65.130.225.156

Haha, yeah. Our first meet is the Sugarhouse park meet, and it's a week from Friday.

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 19:09:43 from 24.10.249.165

I live walking distance from Sugarhouse. Probably come over and watch.

From Teena Marie on Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 19:57:36 from 67.2.96.50

Yep. Her passion is basketball but she is also a kick butt soccer player. She is only 4'3". She took 3rd place in the youth USATF state meet for the 1500 meters with a 6:38:xx this year with very little training. I told her that I thought she should only run between 7-10 miles a week. But I have no idea what I am talking about. I thought you would have a much better idea. :)

From Teena Marie on Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 20:01:35 from 67.2.96.50

Oh yeah ... and though she keeps telling me that she is almost 11 she is really only 10 1/2. She turns 11 at the end of February. She will be going into the 5th grade. (Can't believe she even convinced me, her mother, that she was almost 11!!!!):)

From Teena Marie on Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 09:47:28 from 65.130.107.219

Found this great article: http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=23029&PageNum=1

I think 10 miles a week is absolutely safe for her. She is loving it and really enjoying herself. (Looks like children could run a lot more than that safely if that is what they love doing.) :)

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