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Local Athletes tackled the “Murph” in honor of Memorial Day
By Ty Babb, Special to THE VIEW 38002
Every year on Memorial
Day, Americans all over the
world honor those who have
fallen serving the United
States Armed Forces in
many different ways. This
past Memorial Day, over 50
people of all ages gathered
to complete “Murph” at ATown CrossFit in Arlington
to honor Navy Lieutenant
Michael Murphy who was
killed on June 28th, 2005
while leading a team of
Navy Seals on a mission in
Afghanistan.
Their
incredible
story
was
portrayed in the movie
“Lone Survivor.”
Murph was previously
known as “Body Armor.” It
was renamed in honor of
Murphy and is traditionally
performed at CrossFit gyms
around the USA every
Memorial Day.
The
workout consists of a 1 mile
run, 100 pull ups, 200
pushups, 300 squats and
ends with another 1 mile run
while wearing an optional
20 lb weighted vest or body
armor. While this workout
is meant to be challenging,
AHS Grad Receives Army
Commission
George Erwin of Eads, a
2012 Arlington High Graduate,
was awarded a commission as
a Second Lieutenant in the US
Army upon his graduation on
May 14, 2016 from the
University of Mississippi. Erwin
will be training as an Armor
officer at Fort Benning Georgia,
and then taking a position as a
platoon leader in the Mississippi
Army National Guard. Erwin is
pictured above, left with Brady
Bramlett (right), also a class of
2012 Arlington graduate and Ole
Miss baseball player, who
performed the National Anthem
at the ceremony. Photo courtesy
of Erwin family.
Photo by Kelly Babb
it can be scaled to anyone’s
level of fitness by doing
their own version of Murph,
which includes scaling the
run, reps, movements, or
even
partitioning
the
workout as a team.
For the last three years,
A-Town CrossFit has hosted
the event for members as
well as non-members in the
community who want to
push
themselves
and
dedicate a bit of pain and
sweat to honor veterans.
Murph is more than just a
workout; it has been turned
into a tradition.
Some Arlington Students who accepted the challenge of
the “Murph” included (L to R): Elizabeth Wagner
(Arlington High School), Abby Grantham, Taylor Babb
(Arlington High School) and Kate Sander (Arlington
Middle School)