3rd Annual Memorial Day Murph

Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) operating in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. From left to right: Sonar Technician -- Surface 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson, 29, of Cupertino, Calif; Information Systems Technician Senior Chief (SEAL) Daniel R. Healy, 36, of Exeter, N.H.; Quartermaster 2nd Class (SEAL) James Suh, 28, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; Hospital Corpsman Second Class (SEAL) Marcus Luttrell; Machinist Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Eric S. Patton, 22, of Boulder City, Nev.; LT (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y. With the exception of the lone survivor, Luttrell, all were killed June 28, 2005 by enemy forces while supporting Operation Redwing 050628-N-0000X-001 

Monday, May 31st 2010 – 12pm

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There will be a $10 donation to hit this WOD.  Money will go towards a post WOD “grill-off” between Fuj, Chris, and Kevin.  Lots of great meats and veggies to snack on post WOD. 

All proceeds will be donated to the Lone Survivor Foundation.  Founded by Marcus Luttrell, the surviving Seal from Operation Redwing during which Murph was killed.

“Murph”

For time:
1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
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”. From here on it will be referred to as “Murph” in honor of the focused warrior and great American who wanted nothing more in life than to serve this great country and the beautiful people who make it what it is.

Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a mile run. If you’ve got a twenty pound vest or body armor, wear it.

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Paying Respect Through Hard Work

What a beautiful day at Albany CrossFit!  We had over 50 athletes do an absolutely amazing job with “Murph.”  It was incredibly hot, but that didn’t stop many of our athletes from throwing on our new vests, or even putting on their combat gear and running in the blazing sun.  An unbelievable honor to have both Mike Pick and Tom hit this in their full military uniforms. 

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Great to have Josh Murphy in town, coming in to hit “Murph” as well as celebrate with his brother Jason on both recieving Member of the Month and his 1-year CrossFit anniversary.  After completing “Murph” Jason quickly stated his goal next year is to complete this WOD with a vest. 

Shout out to Dona for finishing her first “Murph” ever and doing both 1-mile runs!  Dona is on a tear ever since competing in last week’s Regionals.  It’s exciting to see her really go at it with so much energy and enthusiasm.

Tom Pick

The Post WOD Barbecue was mouth watering!  Nothing is better than Fuji and Kevin’s meat!  Great job to both of them on the grill-off.  We will have to have more of their meat in our mouths before we can pick a winner!

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Lots of rips today, make sure to take good care of your hands.  Keep them clean and soak them in salt water.  It burns like hell, but will definitely speed up recovery.

Last Year’s Memorial Day – 1st Memorial WOD – Who has been at all 3 years?

Jason and Josh T Jizzler



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