Mon May 27, 9:00 AM - Mon May 27, 1:00 PM
2134 NW 6th St, Gainesville, FL 32609

Community: Gainesville

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B3 Gym will be honoring the men and women who lost their lives while serving our country with our annual Memorial Day MURPH event.

Event Details

This event will include a workout and potluck, and will also serve as a fundraiser for the Jonathan Cote Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship aids veterans at Santa Fe College and the University of Florida in paying for semester tuition and books. The scholarship was started by Chris Marhefka, owner of B3 Gym, in honor of his friend, Jonathan Cote, who was killed in action overseas in 2006.

The workout "Murph" is named in memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor after being killed in action in Afghanistan. While conducting operations in the mountains of Afghanistan, his team was discovered by enemy forces and ended up outnumbered in a firefight in the extreme and mountainous terrain. As he and his teammates all suffered major injuries, including mortal wounds for most of the team, Lieutenant Murphy fought his way out of cover and into open ground to transmit his team's location and call for support. Lieutenant Murphy purposefully left cover and relative safety for open ground to call for help and in the process was mortally wounded but continued to engage the enemy until he was finally killed.

"MURPH"

For Time:
1 Mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Pushups
300 Air Squats
1 Mile Run

**The workout is performed with a 20lb weight vest. You may partition the pull-ups, pushups, and squats as needed. Movement modifications will be provided!

We'll be performing the workout in heats and we encourage athletes of all fitness levels to participate! After the workout, we will have a short reception to socialize and eat!

There is a $20 registration fee to participate in the workout and 100% of the proceeds go towards the Jonathan Cote Memorial Scholarship. Active military will need to register, but will not need to pay the registration fee to participate in the workout.

Unisex t-shirts and women's tank tops will be available for pre-order for $20. Select your size during registration. Deadline for pre-order is May 14th.

Donations are always welcome!

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