With A Heart Of Gratitude
Last Memorial Day I attempted the CrossFit Murph workout. 1 mile Run, 300 Squats, 200 Push-ups, 100 Pull Ups, 1 Mile Run. In a weighted vest.
In honor of fallen soldier Lt. Michael Murphy.
I didn’t wear a weighted vest. I did assisted pull ups, girl pushups and I’m sure my squats wouldn’t have passed the CrossFit standard. But I did it. It took me 90 minutes. But I did it. I broke it up into 20 rounds of a .10 mile run, 5 pull-ups, 10 pushups and 15 squats. But I did it. It wasn’t pretty. But I did it.
This year I still didn’t wear a weighted vest. I still did assisted pull ups. I still did girl pushups. And my squats still wouldn’t have passed. But I did it! And instead of 20 rounds, I doubled everything up and did it in 10. And I finished it in 70 minutes this year. I shaved 20 minutes off last year’s time!
I had to go inside to get some water ¾ of the way through. I was red as a tomato, sweating like crazy and breathing very heavily. My daughter said, “Why are you doing that if it’s so hard for you.” I said, “Because I started it so I have to finish it.”
Lt. Michael Murphy didn’t quit when it got hard. He didn’t quit even to the point of giving his life, so I could sweat it out in my garage this morning. So there was no way I was going to quit either.
Thank you to Lt. Murphy, all of the soldiers who have given their life for our freedom, and all of the families who have a life sized void because of that sacrifice. On this Memorial Day I remember you, I honor you, and I salute you!
No matter how hard things get, there are brave men and women who sacrificed so I could do those hard things. So I’ll finish everything I start, with a heart of gratitude!
In honor of fallen soldier Lt. Michael Murphy.
I didn’t wear a weighted vest. I did assisted pull ups, girl pushups and I’m sure my squats wouldn’t have passed the CrossFit standard. But I did it. It took me 90 minutes. But I did it. I broke it up into 20 rounds of a .10 mile run, 5 pull-ups, 10 pushups and 15 squats. But I did it. It wasn’t pretty. But I did it.
This year I still didn’t wear a weighted vest. I still did assisted pull ups. I still did girl pushups. And my squats still wouldn’t have passed. But I did it! And instead of 20 rounds, I doubled everything up and did it in 10. And I finished it in 70 minutes this year. I shaved 20 minutes off last year’s time!
I had to go inside to get some water ¾ of the way through. I was red as a tomato, sweating like crazy and breathing very heavily. My daughter said, “Why are you doing that if it’s so hard for you.” I said, “Because I started it so I have to finish it.”
Lt. Michael Murphy didn’t quit when it got hard. He didn’t quit even to the point of giving his life, so I could sweat it out in my garage this morning. So there was no way I was going to quit either.
Thank you to Lt. Murphy, all of the soldiers who have given their life for our freedom, and all of the families who have a life sized void because of that sacrifice. On this Memorial Day I remember you, I honor you, and I salute you!
No matter how hard things get, there are brave men and women who sacrificed so I could do those hard things. So I’ll finish everything I start, with a heart of gratitude!
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