Memorial Day Murph in honor of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy killed in Afghanistan, June 28, 2005. 22 Warriors rocked up to Warriors Heart Lakeside gym to do the ‘Murph’ -1 mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats, and another 1 mile run. A year and a half ago I could not walk up a flight of stairs or do 10 pushups as I lay in an ICU, my last rock bottom. That rock bottom is the granite foundation of my recovery today. I learned that by doing the daily routines and rituals of Warrior Recovery, my body and mind heal. I continually get better and better and at 57 years young I completed the Murph in just over an hour. What I have also learned is that I can’t do this alone and never have to. I have my fellow warriors to connect with daily and keep me on point.
