It's finally May, and if you've been a CrossFit athlete for any length of time you'll know that May means Memorial Day.  Which, of course, means our annual Murph Challenge is just around the corner!  Keep reading to learn more about the challenge itself, how to attend, and how to order your 2025 Murph Shirt!

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Memorial Day Murph Challenge - What, When, and Why?

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The Murph challenge is an annual workout that the CrossFit community takes on each Memorial Day.  In fact, "Murph" is one way a lot of people have found CrossFit throughout the years - whether they took on the challenge themselves and then learned about the CrossFit community after completing it, or a friend/ family member dragged them into a local affiliate to complete the workout with a class.  Whatever the case, the Memorial Day Murph Challenge is a bond that many CrossFit athletes share throughout the country and even worldwide!

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So what is the Murph Challenge, exactly?

Murph is what we call a "Hero WOD" in CrossFit, which are workouts created to honor a service member who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. "Murph" was created in August 2005 to honor Michael Murphy. You can learn more about the Murph Challenge, and the man behind the workout right HERE.

We also highly recommend the film "Lone Survivor" which highlights Michael Murphy and his group, depicting their experience in Afghanistan from the memories of the lone surviving member of the group, Marcus Luttrell.

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The Murph Challenge itself is the following:

For Time, complete:

1 Mile Run

100 Pull-ups

200 Push-ups

300 Air Squats

1 Mile Run

* If you have a weight vest or body armor, wear it

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This workout is NOT for the faint of heart! It's a long effort that has many different elements to challenge even the fittest athletes.

However, like all CrossFit workouts, the Murph Challenge is absolutely scalable and can be suited to a wide range of fitness levels.

The ability to have a workout that really packs a punch, but is also scalable for all is why the Murph Challenge is such a great community event at CrossFit affiliates, and one of the reasons we will continue to do it every Memorial Day!

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Aevitas Fitness 2025 Memorial Day Murph Challenge Details

Date: Monday, May 26th

Location: Both Aevitas locations

Time: 8:00 AM & 9:15 AM start times. Refreshments will be available after; bring a dish or drink to share if you'd like!

Cost: Free, but you can purchase a t-shirt or make a donation (see link below) - all proceeds go to the Fisher House

- NOTE: This year's Murph Challenge at Aevitas is being sponsored by Liquid Death, which means every penny of proceeds from the t-shirt order will go directly to the cause!

Murph After Party Sponsored by Liquid Death!

Enjoy some refreshments post-workout with us!  We will have samples of Liquid Death as well as some food and other drinks available.  

Bring something to share with your WOD-mates, and stay to hang out as long as you'd like!

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GET YOUR T-SHIRT!

Big thanks as always to Anna Oberkirker and Jon Noonan for making sure this year's shirts are yet again a must-have item for your summer wardrobe! Check out the design below!

The 2025 Murph T-Shirt Pre-order will only be open through Monday, May 12th - so make sure to get that order in ASAP!

MURPH T-SHIRT ORDER LINK

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