YHC has only done one murph in my year plus stint with F3 and it was brutal. Why I wanted to revisit that experience is beyond me, but I decided President’s Day was as good a day as any to give it another go. (And if some loose association was needed, it was Washington himself who first awarded the Purple Heart some 223 years before Michael Murphy would get it for his heroism in Afghanistan in 2005.)
So yeah, this seemed like a good idea last night. Now, running to the AO at 0440 (who uses cars these days?), it suddenly seemed like a terrible idea. My mind was scrambling to come up with other options. Then I strolled up to the Marsh to find Sensei Shooter (also carless) waiting alone, and I knew the Murph was going to happen. You see, Shooter has come to every beatdown for the past two weeks. And for the past week, he’s been running to each AO (save the Gipper, of course) rather than driving. AND, he’s putting up consistent mileage each day for the run challenge. And the man has a job and a family. He’s an animal and an inspiration. So had it been anyone else, I might’ve altered course and given in to the weaker me. But Shooter inspires the best in everyone and therefore deserves the best. So we got down to it:
1 Mile
100 Pull-Ups
200 Merkins
300 Squats
1 Mile
We made pretty good time, coming in just under our allotted 45 minutes. Thanks brother, for elevating all those around you.
