MEmorial DAy Plans

GAIN will be closed for regular sessions on Memorial Day - Monday May 25.

We will however, be open from 8:30am-10am for anyone who wants to do the “Kendra” workout, or “Murph.”

Kendra was a long-time GAIN member who passed away last year after a battle with cancer last year. She was Clem’s best friend, could do over 10 pulls up ran marathons every year, and was an incredible baker. She was inspiring to everyone she met.

I wanted to come up with a workout we could do to honor her memory.

At first, I imagined something with pull-ups and 375-pound deadlifts—to match her NH state powerlifting record—but that felt a bit excessive for the masses.

Then I thought back to Memorial Day 2023.

We had done “Murph” for a couple of years in a row. If you’re unfamiliar, Murph is a well-known workout created in honor of Navy SEAL Michael Murphy. It includes a 1-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and another 1-mile run, often done with a weight vest. Gyms across the country take it on each year as a Memorial Day tribute.

But in 2023, Kendra was in the middle of treatment, and another round of Murph wasn’t happening. So she sent me a different workout—another one created for a fallen soldier—called Jerry. I had heard of it, appreciated its simplicity, but had never done it.

“JERRY” AKA “Kendra”
For Time:
1-mile Run
2000m Row
1-mile Run

We do this workout every May as our monthly challenge, and I’ve renamed it in her honor.

Come get involved on Memorial Day, do a tough workout and celebrate Kendra’s strength and spirit with one of two workout that she loved.

No sign ups, just show up - and we can scale either workout to make them appropriate for you.

—Justin Miner