Murph

Saturday brought on the challenge of "Murph"

Murph is:

For time:
1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run

The run must be at both the beginning and end, but the rest can be mixed up as you see fit.


First let me say I hate DESPISE running. So I was unquestionably more concerned with the 2 miles, than the middle. I also hate cold weather and it was a balmy 36 degrees. So double suck.

I decided to pace myself as all of the other guys flew past me in a sprint. I'm not a strong runner, but I'm at least in decent shape. Sadly the 1 mile wore me out.

I recovered though and started hitting the rest. I had a plan of doing 20 rounds of 5-10-15. this strategy worked out pretty well for me, and I actually made up some time.  My biggest concern was the pullups, but I discovered this was the easiest since I have the butterfly kip down like it's my job.  My regret with these 3 was that I broke them up to small. The last few rounds I double up, and it allowed me to get into more of a rhythm. I wish I had done that earlier.

Once finished I walked out through the garage door and that mile stared me straight in the face. It was pitiful. My legs just would not move any faster. At the half mile mark I thought my chest was going to explode. With  400 meters left I considered walking. But I didn't. I didn't check the time before I left, but I'm confident it was over 10 minutes. That sucked!

46:05

Overall I'm glad I did it, just to say I did. And in the end I certainly know what I need to work on. F#&*\ING Running.