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The Murph Challenge is tribute to fallen Navy Seal who invented it; Erlanger Police host it on Saturday


Could you do the “Murph?”

It’s a one mile run followed by 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats, and another one mile on the track.

There is no time limit to complete the workout and it is not a competition.

The only goal is to successfully complete it.

The Erlanger Police are hosting The Murph Challenge at the Crescent Springs Police Station on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.

Among participants will be Mayor Tyson Hermes who has completed a 12-week training program to get ready for it.

All participants aim to complete the challenge — and to raise awareness of this challenge so close to the anniversary of Lt. Murphy’s death.

Lt. Murphey

The “Murph” is named for Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy who lost his life in June 2005 during a mission to kill or capture a Taliban leader hiding in the hills of Afghanistan’s Kunar Province.

Trapped in a firefight behind enemy linese, Murphy, a Navy Seal, was gunned down after the abandoned cover in an effort to call for backup. His body was recovered on Independence Day and he was posthumously honored with 14 service medals, including the Medal of Honor, Silver Star, and Purple Heart.

The Seals continue to teach cadets the workout he invented.

Lt. Murphy called his grueling workout “Body of Armor” — he did it while wearing a 25-pound flak jacket. After his death, it was renamed the “Murph.”


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