Rob Murphy

Sandy Classic 5k

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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: Sandy Classic 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:18:24, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.003.110.006.11

Pretty good race today. Splits were 5:58, 5:48, 6:01 and whatever for the .1

5ks - used to run them practically every summer weekend. Now, not so much. It's a hard race if you run it right. Of course that's true of every race, but 5ks seem different to me.

I'll run Draper Days in a couple weeks and see if I can dip under 18. It's a much faster course than the Sandy Classic.

I ran 4 seconds faster than two years ago when I was a youngster of 48. So this is my Sandy Classic PR.

Late AM: 1 mile walk in the Highland Park 4th of July Parade. Run through the fire hose after.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Bret on Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 08:52:33 from 166.216.165.46

Nice job - Rob. I actually think 5ks are much harder to race than the longer distances as we age. Well done to average under 6 per mile.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 09:14:53 from 24.10.247.181

Thanks Bret. I agree about the 5ks. Maybe means we should run them more often?

From Bob on Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 09:59:24 from 98.222.16.15

Solid running there pops!

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 10:47:15 from 24.10.247.181

I heard there's good news on that Front Mark. Are you doing any cross training?

From SlowJoe on Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 11:14:06 from 45.18.50.53

Course PR, nice work. 5k is definitely a special kind of pain...

From jtshad on Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 13:38:57 from 173.198.176.121

Good run old man!

From Steve on Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 16:18:21 from 66.87.127.162

Awesome!

From Teena Marie on Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 21:48:16 from 67.151.128.162

That is some serious speed!!!! Whatever you are doing ... WOW!!!

Congrats and Happy 4th to the Murphys! :-)

From Jason D on Sun, Jul 05, 2015 at 15:09:05 from 68.80.27.222

Good race, Rob. Like most people say, you have to run at least two close together. Maybe more.

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