Rob Murphy

April 19, 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:	12.50	Month:	71.00	Year:	480.97

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	0.00	1.25	6.25

I did a track workout this afternoon...

2.25 mile warm-up and then 10 x 200 meters in 40, 39, 39, 37, 38, 36, 36, 34, 34, and 30.60 seconds on the last one. I was trying so hard to break 30 on the last one and was not happy. Next time I'll wear spikes or at least racing flats instead of clunky training shoes.

That 30.60 is an age-graded 26.19 though :-)

I have a motivated young runner on the blog now named Brandon Reich. Feel free to congratulate him on his awesomeness.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Drew on Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 19:19:30 from 173.171.194.85

Nice! I don't think I've run a sub-30 200 despite plenty of chances. And it doesn't get any easier.

From Rob Murphy on Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 19:40:42 from 24.10.247.181

Thanks guys. The forecast is looking up next week Mark - and I'll be on spring break!

I used to have decent speed for a distance runner in high school and college and I suspect I have a high percentage of fast twitch fibers. Maybe that's why marathons are so hard for me?

From Jason D on Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 20:35:02 from 68.80.27.222

I ran some hard 200s after a workout last summer in spikes and was just above 30. That's impressive in trainers especially. I guess I need to try to break 30, maybe I should just keep working on my push-ups :-)

From Jake K on Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 21:46:13 from 67.166.113.191

30.6!

They aren't going to let you in trail races if your keep running that fast :-)

From allie on Fri, Apr 01, 2016 at 06:23:43 from 24.99.46.55

legit. get yourself in the utah summer games!

i'm on spring break next week as well. let me know if you and the fam want to meet up at the beach to scatter garbage.

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Apr 01, 2016 at 07:28:44 from 163.248.33.220

Thanks Allie but sadly the Canyons School District and the Salt Lake district did not coordinate their breaks this year so Andy is in school all next week.

From Bob on Fri, Apr 01, 2016 at 08:43:02 from 163.191.36.14

Nice! "The Locomotive" would be proud.

From steve ash on Sat, Apr 02, 2016 at 15:23:41 from 67.2.61.218

Definitely 30 sec 200m is really good especially for us masters. I think with enough mileage and tempo runs you could run a really good time in the marathon. Just look at Gebreselassie..

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