Finishing the workout together.
Lt. Michael Murphy
This morning Core Crossfit had a Memorial Day Workout . The workout we did to day is named, Murph. This workout is, 1 mile run, 100 pull ups, 200 push ups, 300 air squats followed by another 1 mile run. In memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005. This workout was one of Mike’s favorites and he’d named it “Body Armor”. It was later renamed after Lt. Murphy gave his life to save his comrades.
Before the workout Coach DJ told us a little bit about Lt. Murphy and his story. He told us about a book out, Lone Survivor written about the events that lead to his death. Lauren, one of the girls doing the workout today said to me, "I wouldn't be doing this workout if I hadn't read the book". It's a difficult and long workout.
After finishing I cheered on the other Crossfitters still coming in. Then Dave gathered a few of the people standing around to run the last 800 with Joe who was finishing up... I wanted to share that because it's that type of camaraderie that I enjoy at Core Crossfit.
