U.S. Marine Cpl. Albert Gettings
“Bert”
For Time:
50 Burpees
400m Run
100 Push-ups
400m Run
150 Walking Lunges
400m Run
200 Squats
400m Run
150 Walking Lunges
400m Run
100 Push-ups
400m Run
50 Burpees
WOD Guidance:
Today someone else’s name lives on through your effort. Hero workouts are an incredibly unique and amazing part of the CrossFit program. These workouts are designed to test you mentally and physically and this workout Bert will do both of those things.
Today embrace the challenge and instead of saying how much burpees suck recognize how fortunate you are to do burpees and to do them around people you love and care about.
Today is a perfect day to not worry about the clock and let your effort speak for itself.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Albert Gettings, 27, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, died on Jan. 5, 2009, while conducting counter-sniper operations in Fallujah, Iraq. Cpl. Gettings was serving as a team leader with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, at the time of his death.
Every quarter, Cpl. Gettings’ fellow Marines in Fox Company complete a special CrossFit workout in his honor as part of the Cpl. Albert P. Gettings Award ceremony.
He is survived by his wife, Stephanie Palimino; parents, David and Juliet; and sister, Cori.