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The Fallen Heroes Challenge

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May 23, 2025 – November 11, 2025
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About This Competition

🚨 THE VIRTUAL FALLEN HEROES CHALLENGE 🚨

From Memorial Weekend to Veterans Day, join the #FallenHeroesChallenge, a global VIRTUAL tribute through sweat, grit, and remembrance.

We kick off with Murph on Memorial Weekend and honor the fallen with a new Hero WOD every week—accessible to athletes anywhere in the world. This isn’t just a workout; it’s a challenge with purpose, pushing ourselves in memory of those who gave everything.


HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
🔹 Sign-up & Complete the WOD—anywhere, anytime.
🔹 We will release a WOD weekly on Sunday, but you may perform it anytime you'd like. 
🔹 Honor & Share – Dedicate your effort and tag #FallenHeroesChallenge to inspire others to join.  Follow @FallenHeroesChallenge


💥 Final WOD on Veterans Day – Closing the challenge together, stronger than we started. 

Are you in? Let’s move with purpose, honor the fallen, and show the world what true resilience looks like.

#FallenHeroesChallenge #MurphToVeteransDay #HonorTheFallen #TrainWithPurpose #HeroWODs 

T-SHIRTS will be available for purchase from our partner. 

*We do not do refunds for our events, but you can donate your spot to another person.

Every year a portion of our event proceeds benefit a chartiy that supports veterans. 

Source: Competition Corner

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Divisions

RX Female
Female · Individual
Scaled Female
Female · Individual
Scaled Male
Male · Individual

Top Results

Top 5 finishers per division. View full results →

Male
Scaled Male Male
# Athlete Points
1 Travis Vanover 45
2 Lukas Jaskolka 73
3 Eric Robles 75
4 Christopher Helms 95
Female
RX Female Female
# Athlete Points
1 Jenn Lafalce 8
Scaled Female Female
# Athlete Points
1 Jordan Thomas 9
2 Lisa Caka 18

Workouts

For Time
50 Burpees
400 meter Run
100 Push-Ups
400 meter Run
150 Walking Lunges
400 meter Run
200 Air Squats
400 meter Run
150 Walking Lunges
400 meter Run
100 Push-Ups
400 meter Run
50 Burpees

Chad1000X

RX Division
For Time:
1,000 step-ups (45/35 lb) (20")

INT/SX Division

Intermediate: For Time: 1000 box step-ups (30/20 lb) (20") 
Beginner: For Time: 500 box step-ups (12"). No rucksack.

Navy SEAL Senior Chief Chad Wilkinson died by suicide on Oct. 29, 2018. When his family donated his brain to research post-mortem, it was discovered that after more than two decades of service, Wilkinson suffered multiple untreated and invisible combat-related injuries in the form of TBIs, blast-wave injuries, and PTSD.

The workout CHAD1000X is 1,000 step-ups for time, wearing a rucksack. It was a workout Chad created to train for a 23,000-foot climb in Argentina and that has taken the CrossFit community by storm due to the work and advocacy from The Step Up Foundation, a nonprofit created by Gold Star Spouse Sara Wilkinson.

Chad is survived by his spouse, Sara; daughter, Kinsley; son, Hudson; and countless other friends and family.

First posted Nov. 11, 2023 on CrossFit.com

FOR TIME (RX & INT)

50 Pull-Ups
400 meter Run
21 Thrusters (95/65 lb)
800 meter Run
21 Thrusters (95/65 lb)
400 meter Run
50 Pull-Ups

DANIEL: Army Sgt 1st Class Daniel Crabtree who was killed in Al Kut, Iraq on Thursday June 8, 2006. 

SX

For Time
25 Assisted Pull-Ups (Band or Jumping)
400 meter Run
15 Thrusters (75/45#)
400 meter Run
15 Thrusters (75/45#)
400 meter Run
25 Assisted Pull-Ups (Band or Jumping)

Special Forces Trust 

All divisions 

Griff

For time:

Run 800 meters

Run 400 meters backwards

Run 800 meters

Run 400 meters backwards

Hammer

5 rounds, each for time, of:

5 power cleans

10 front squats

5 jerks

20 pull-ups

Rest 90 seconds between rounds.

RX: 135/95

INT/SX: 115/75, jumping pullups allowed 

Helton
3 rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
30 DB Squat Cleans (2x DB @ 50/35)
30 Burpees

SCALED DB Squat Clean weights at 35/25# 

U.S. Air Force Security Forces 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton, 24, of Monroe, Georgia, assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, was killed Sept. 8, 2009, while on a mission near Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Helton is survived by his mother, Jiffy.
First posted Sept. 9, 2010 on CrossFit.com

Holbrook
10 rounds, each for time, of:
5 thrusters (115/75)
10 pull-ups
100-meter sprint

Rest 1 minute between rounds.

U.S. Army Capt. Jason Holbrook, 28, of Burnet, Texas, assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was killed on July 29, 2010, in Tsagay, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

He is survived by his wife, Heather; and his parents, Joan and James.

First posted Jan. 27, 2011 by CrossFit.com

SX

10 rounds, each for time, of:
5 thrusters (95/55)
10 jumping pull-ups
100-meter sprint

Rest 1 minute between rounds.

Hoover
8 rounds FT:
Run 400 meters
15 burpee box jump-overs (24/20" box)
10-calorie bike
6 alternating dumbbell snatches (75/50# DB)

INT: 
24/20" Box
50/35# Dumbbell

SX: 
20/16" Box
35/25# Dumbbell

Staff Sgt.Taylor Hoover, 31, of the United States Marine Corps., died Aug. 26, 2021, by a suicide bomber who detonated explosives at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hoover joined the Marines in September 2010 and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton. He was deployed five times in his career and presented with many awards and honors. Hoover is survived by his mother, Kelly Barnett; father, Darin Hoover; sisters Tori Manning and Allison Summers, and their families; and his grandparents, nieces and nephews.

"Jeremiah"

AMRAP 20:17

10 Deadlifts (225/155#)

4 Rope Climbs 

20 Kettlebell Swings (53/35#)

17 Box Jump Overs (24/20")

This workout honors SFC Jeremiah Johnson, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialist with 3rd Special Forces Group, who gave his life on October 4, 2017 in Niger while protecting his teammates during an ambush. He was posthumously promoted to Sergeant First Class and awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star (V), Purple Heart, and Meritorious Service Medal.

While not an official CrossFit.com Hero WOD, this weekend, we remember him through effort, grit, and unity.

🖤 Never Forgotten. Always Honored.

 

SX - AMRAP 20:17

10 Deadlifts (185/125#)

12 Supine to Stand Pulls

20 Kettlebell Swings (35/25#)

17 Box Step Overs (24/20")

JERRY

For Time:

Run 1 mile
Row 2K
Run 1 mile

Sgt Major Jerry Dwayne Patton, 40, died on 15 October 2008 during High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) training while assigned to Army USSOCOM preparing for deployment to Afghanistan. Jerry is survived by his wife Molly and his sons Chad, Cody, Chase and Connor.

As posted on CrossFit.com Oct. 05, 2009

"Johnson"

20 MIN AMRAP

9 Deadlifts (245/165)
8 Muscle-ups
9 Squat cleans (155/105)

INT

9 Deadlifts (185/125)
8 C2B
9 Squat cleans (135/95)

SX
9 Deadlifts (155/105)
8 Pull-ups (or 16 Jumping pullups)
9 Squat cleans (115/75)

First posted on CrossFit.com July 9, 2010.
1st Lt. Michael E. Johnson, 25, of the U.S. Marine Corps 7th Communications Battalion, 3rd Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, headquartered in Okinawa, Japan, died September 8, 2009 while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan. He is survived by his wife Durinda Johnson.

JUSTIN
30-20-10 FT:
Bodyweight back squats
Bodyweight bench presses
Strict pull-ups

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin M. Hansen, 26, of Traverse City, Michigan, assigned to the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, died July 24, 2012, in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.

He is survived by his parents, Vickie Hayes and Richard; stepmother, Shawna; stepfather, Steven C. Cornell; sisters, Adrienne Russell, Morgan Compton and Veronica Compton; stepbrothers, Jeremy Borey and Adam Cornell; and stepsister, Jessica Borey.

First posted April 10, 2014 by CrossFit.com

SX

30-20-10 FT:
1/2 Bodyweight back squats
1/2 Bodyweight bench presses
Ring Rows or Jumping Pull-ups

McGhee

30 MIN AMRAP

5 Deadlifts at 275#/185#
13 Push-ups
9 Box jumps 24"/20"

SCALED Deadlift weights at 185/125# and may do Box Step-ups.

Corporal Ryan C. McGhee, 21, was killed in action on May 13, 2009 by small arms fire during combat in central Iraq. He served with 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment of Fort Benning, GA. 

FOR TIME

1-mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1-mile run

RX: Unpartitioned & Wear 20/14 lb. vest or body armor.

SX: Partitioning, Jumping pull-ups or ring rows allowed.  No vest. 

WHAT IS MURPH?

 

"NATE"

20 MIN AMRAP

2 Muscle-ups
4 Handstand Push-ups
8 Kettlebell swings (2/1.5 Pood)

CrossFit.com 080212

 

INT: 

2 Pull-ups
4 Handstand Pike Pushups (feet on 20" Box)
8 Kettlebell swings (53/35#)

 

SX:

2 Jumping Pull-ups (Top of head 6" or more from top of pullup bar)
4 Seated DB Strict Press (35/25)
8 Kettlebell swings (53/35#)

PK
5 RFT:
10 back squats (225/155)
10 deadlifts (275/185)
400-meter sprint

Rest 2 minutes between rounds.

U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Pedersen-Keel, of South Miami, Florida, died March 11, 2013. The 28-year-old was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Pedersen-Keel was fatally injured in Jalrez District, Afghanistan, from small-arms fire from an Afghan security-forces member.

He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Helen Pedersen Keiser and Bob Keiser; father, Henry Keel; sister, Mary Elizabeth Keel; and fiancèe, Celeste Pizza.

First posted July 3, 2015 by CrossFit.com

SX

5 RFT:
10 back squats (155/105)
10 deadlifts (225/155)
400-meter sprint

Rest 2 minutes between rounds.

"Randy"

For Time:

75 Power snatches

75/55 (All Divisions)

Randy Simmons, 51, a 27 year LAPD veteran and SWAT team member was killed February 7 in the line of duty. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Simmons' wife and two children.

WALSH
4 Rounds FT:

22 burpee pull-ups
22 back squats (185/125)
200-meter run with a plate overhead (45/25)

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Jonathan P. Walsh, 28, of Cobb, Georgia, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died on April 22, 2012, in Paktia, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his wife Debbra, son Austin, parents Carolyn and Paul, and brother Christopher.

As posted on Oct. 13, 2020 on CrossFit.com

SX

4 Rounds FT:

22 burpee jumping pull-ups
22 back squats (135/95)
200-meter run with a plate overhead (35/15)

 

WHITTEN

5 RFT:

22 kettlebell swings (72/53)
22 box jumps (24/20)
400-meter run
22 burpees
22 wall-ball shots (20/14#)/(10'/9')

U.S. Army Capt. Dan Whitten, 28, of Grimes, Iowa, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died Feb. 2, 2010, when enemy forces in Zabul, Afghanistan, attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

Whitten is survived by his wife, Starr; his mother, Jill; father, Dan; and sister, U.S. Army Capt. Sarah Whitten.

First posted Dec. 12, 2010 by CrossFit.com.

INT/SX

5 RFT:

22 kettlebell swings (53/35)
22 box jumps or step-ups (24/20)
400-meter run
22 burpees
22 wall-ball shots (20/14#)/(10'/9')

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Event Details

Date
May 23, 2025 – November 11, 2025
Location
Online / Virtual
Format
Individual
Type
CrossFit
Registration
Opens: Mar 18, 2025
Closes: Nov 11, 2025
Source
Competition Corner

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