Rob Murphy

Salt Lake Half Marathon

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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:	5.00	Month:	85.25	Year:	495.22

Sat, Apr 17, 2010

Race: Salt Lake Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:15:26, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 3

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	13.10	0.00	21.10

I had a great day at the Salt Lake Half Marathon. The only downside was that I got passed in the last couple miles by another masters runner. Anyway, the 1:15:31 that I ran today was significantly faster than the 1:18:06 I ran last year. I ran virtually the entire race alone. It would have been nice to have had a group of guys to work with. My kids with their cow bell really helped at two or three points along the way.

My splits..

5:18 (stupid), 5:44, 5:42, 5:34, 5:47, 5:49 (1.06 miles), 5:38, 5:49, 5:47, 5:56, 5:50, 6:23, 5:43 (last 1.1)

I ran seven miles in 56 minutes when I got home.

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

Comments

From Scott Ensign on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 14:07:27 from 67.40.116.131

nice job Rob, you ran a great race. Wish I had gotten a chance to meet you. Next time!!

From Riley on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 14:26:28 from 71.219.59.232

Nice race Rob. Congrats on 6th over all. That is great. That mile 12 was a bugger wasn't it? I lost more then minute going up that stretch. All in all though, a very fun run. Congrats again.

From jtshad on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 19:48:51 from 69.20.183.178

Congrats on a great run and very solid time!

From steve ash on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 20:01:46 from 174.52.96.106

Very cool Rob, And a whopping PR to boot!

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 22:24:04 from 98.202.182.29

Thanks everyone. Yeah Riley, I really lost focus on that 12th mile up State Street. I had about 10 minutes where I just stopped caring. I was able to snap out of it the last mile though.Oh yeah, I was seventh overall. Just changed that.

From Mark on Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 10:55:33 from 173.168.88.68

Awesome job Rob! That first mile may have been stupid but it sure was fast, great race and you still managed more miles afterward for a 20+ day.

From Jon on Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 11:15:51 from 75.169.159.140

Nice race, Rob!

From Steve on Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 15:34:18 from 64.134.146.120

Here I am enjoying a day off on Sunday and I read that you ran 7 miles after the race. What the #!&?

Fun race yesterday. See ya at the 30K this weekend?

From Matt on Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 23:24:25 from 76.23.0.103

Nice job again Rob. I think I need to come over to one of your Alta practices to get some tips. I run on that Track alot and obviously you know your stuff.

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