Rob Murphy

April 26, 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:	92.75	Year:	502.72

Sun, Jan 05, 2014

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.25	0.00	0.00	2.00	7.25

No morning run today. Saw Joah off pretty early and then the kids and I picked up Ann from work and we had a great breakfast at Ruth's.

I read this obituary in the Salt Lake Tribune. One thing Utah newspaper's have is great obituaries. Way more detailed than what you find most places - almost mini-biographies sometimes. Anyway, this H. Rush Spedden fellow lived an amazing life.

Another great web site and tribute.

I invented a new workout today that I am going to cryptically call the "H-Fartlek"

Core workout after.

After a 1 mile warm-up with Andy on his scooter, I did 45 minutes of H-Fartlek.

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

Comments

From Jake K on Sun, Jan 05, 2014 at 16:16:42 from 67.177.11.154

Andy and his scooter could be a big training performance enhancer for you this year.

From Jason D on Sun, Jan 05, 2014 at 17:37:41 from 24.1.80.94

When will the workout be revealed?

From emruns on Mon, Jan 06, 2014 at 13:16:47 from 67.186.252.90

I read the obituaries, too. The history nut in me loves them. Ordinary people lead such extraordinary lives!

From Steve on Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:26:25 from 66.87.113.51

BTW, the Wild Old Bunch is one of the pictures above the bar at the Alta Peruvian Lodge.

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:45:13 from 163.248.33.220

When were you at the bar at the Peruvian?

From Steve on Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:53:36 from 66.87.113.51

Your kids took me up there to show me the boar's head.

From Neasts on Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 13:19:08 from 71.213.44.145

I also read the obituaries. So much to learn and be inspired by. My favorite line from the one you shared: "His family has fond memories of driving around the country learning of the flow of history both in geological and human terms." What a gift to give his children.

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