"Memorial Day Murph"
As you may or may not know, the CrossFit community has a lot of named workouts, some of which named and dedicated in remembrance of the fallen soldiers of the CrossFit community.
Throughout the CrossFit community, CrossFit athletes will be celebrating the life of Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy on Memorial Day (May 30) with a CrossFit Hero WOD called “Murph” in his honor.
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy was part of the failed counter-insurgent mission in Afghanistan better known as Operation Red Wings. While on a mission to capture a Taliban leader, a group of local goat herders stumbled upon the SEALs hiding place. Soon after letting the local herders go unharmed, the SEALs were confronted by a large group of Afghan fighters. After about an hour of fighting, Lt. Murphy noticed the team’s transmitters were not working properly and entered into enemy fire to call for help for his SEAL team. In the process of making the emergency phone call, Lt. Murphy was shot; yet he still returned to cover and continued to fight until finally succumbing to his wounds.
Lieutenant Murphy died June 18, 2005 at the age of 29.
The workout, original called “Body Armor” by Lt. Murphy but later change to “Murph” by the CrossFit community consists of:
(For time)
1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
200 Squats
1 mile Run
(To be done with a 20lb vest)
This was Lt. Murphy’s favorite workout. So, in honor of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, go find a CrossFit and join in on this workout come May 30. If this is not quite your cup of tea, then go cheer your fellow crossfitters on through this WOD and help the community raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project, Lone Survivor Foundation and the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation.
Also, check out this letter of support from Daniel J. Murphy, father of Lt. Michael P. Murphy.
