Rob Murphy

Highland Park Jog-A-Thon

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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: 6.50 Month: 86.25 Year: 340.47
Race: Highland Park Jog-A-Thon (1.83 Miles) 00:19:00, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.001.830.001.83

This is a race report for Andy Murphy - dominator of all 1st grade runners.

Today I ran the Jog-A-Thon at my school. We were supposed to be running for 20 minutes and my dad set a goal for me to run 2 miles even though I just turned 7 this week. I ran a lot because my dad wouldn't let me walk very much like all the other kids even though my face was really red and I was super tired. Then they made us stop at 19 minutes which made my dad cranky because his Garmin said 1.83 miles and he was planning on making me sprint for the last minute to see if I could get 2 miles. I think he was going to file a formal protest with the principal but my mom convinced him not to.

My 1 mile split was 10:07 and my dad told me that I would have to pick it up some and that I wouldn't be able to swerve out of my way to high five my mom at the end of each lap because it was costing me time and making me run farther. 

Still, I think my 13 laps around the playground was the most from the first grade and I crushed all the kindergarten kids. 

PM: A brisk three mile walk. Stopped at Great Harvest for a loaf of bread along the way.


I really liked the free water bottle with my name on it that I got and the snacks that they gave us when we finished. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Brandon on Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:06:49 from 67.214.231.170

Way to go Andy! :) This report just made my day.

From Jake K on Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:08:51 from 155.100.226.191

Crushed it! How did Abby do?

From Steve on Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 19:41:27 from 66.87.74.119

:-) Awesome!

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