Today marks two years since we lost Jack. We miss him so much and continue to draw inspiration from his kind spirit, quiet strength, and love of the outdoors. As we start another year without Jack we ask you all to pause for a moment today, enjoy nature, and acknowledge someone you love. We are proud of the progress we have made with the Jack Murphy Foundation, including scholarships granted in his name to NOLS and Elevate Youth, and the March Fitness Challenge that engaged family and friends from near and far #jackmurphyfoundation
We are happy to report that Jack’s Dad, Doug and everyone from the climbing team are back home safe and sound. Doug shared that Denali is a beautiful and unspoiled place on earth. It was an amazing challenge with a fantastic group of climbers and guides. They climbed to Camp 3 and then cached gear at 16,000ft but then waited a week for a clear weather window to try and make a summit attempt. Unfortunately they did not have any luck. It’s early in the season so cold and wind made the risks quite high. They saw first hand the amazing work of Denali Park Rangers and Denali Rescue Volunteers rescuing and sadly recovering climbers on the mountain. The team is feeling good about their decision to head down, and all fingers and toes are still attached. Here’s a few photos and a cool spot called edge of the world on Denali. Doug hopes to go back again. There are many challenging mountains around the world that highlight the beauty of this amazing planet we live on!! #jackmurphyfoundation #denalinationalpark #alpineinstitute
Doug’s Denali Expedition Team 1 has been out for 15 days and has made it above 16,000 feet. They are waiting and hoping for clearer weather before they can attempt the summit. Wish them luck on this final leg of the trip! #jackmurphyfoundation #denalinationalpark #hikingadventures
The Jack Murphy Foundation is excited to share that Jack’s Dad Doug is climbing Denali (Mt. McKinley) in May in honor and memory of Jack, an adventure they had dreamed of embarking on together. After months of training and prep Doug’s trip with the American Alpine Institute has begun. It takes a lot of gear and food, and an airplane ride to the glacier base camp, to get ready to start the trip. We’ll be posting weekly updates of the ~3 week trip so stay tuned to hear about Doug’s progress #jackmurphyfoundation #denalinationalpark #hikingadventures #jmfoundation
Happy Earth Day from Doug’s weekend hike in the Colorado mountains with Jack’s pack and poles. Jack would have loved the name Gray Wolf Mountain! Hope everyone finds the time to get out into nature soon #jackmurphyfoundation
That’s a wrap folks! We wanted to thank everyone for joining in the first Jack Murphy Foundation Fitness Challenge. We loved seeing all your pictures along the way and were truly touched by the positive response and active engagement. Thank you!
We take every opportunity to honor and remember Jack. This month helped us challenge our minds and bodies while we pushed ourselves to the limit. Jack was obsessed with fitness and spent hours in the gym. It was great to see dozens of people from far and wide embrace this fitness challenge and take time to think of Jack while doing something he loved.
The Week 4 winners are Mary and Yaz. We’ll reach out with details so you can get your Jack Murphy Foundation swag.
Our last week is underway! It was hard to narrow down the best pictures. Take a look at how folks are doing as we wrap up the last week of the Jack Murphy Foundation Fitness Challenge. Continue to tag us and send pictures as you take on a new challenge and you’ll be entered to win some Jack Murphy Foundation swag! #JackMurphyFoundation #JMFfitness2024
The Week 3 winners are Chad and Barbara. We’ll reach out with details so you can get your Jack Murphy Foundation swag.
Final week! We can’t believe we’re headed into our last week of the Jack Murphy Fitness Challenge. Can you believe he held this headstand long enough for a picture?
Continue to tag us and send pictures as you take on a new challenge and you’ll be entered to win some Jack Murphy Foundation swag! #JackMurphyFoundation #JMFfitness2024
We’ve created easy, medium, and hard, aka “Jacked”, options for each week. Choose the one that works best for you – feel free to mix and match where appropriate. Some things to note:
- You’ll see things like “x3” or “x7” (This is how many times you should do the exercise during that week. Ex: “Walk or run 2.4 miles x3” means “go on a 2.4 mile walk or run 3 times during the week)
- When you see a walk or run, we recommend 2.4 miles
The Week 2 winners are Christine and Jake. We’ll reach out with details so you can get your Jack Murphy Foundation swag. We’re going into the final week this Friday! Continue to tag us and send pictures as you take on a new challenge #JackMurphyFoundation #JMFfitness2024
Click on the SWAGGY link in our Bio to check out all the new Jack Murphy Foundation stuff now available for dogs or people :)
Shelby Murphy is trying on her new Jack Murphy Foundation merch. #jackmurphyfoundation #jmffitness2024
We’re over halfway through the Jack Murphy Fitness Challenge! Check out the challenges for this week above. You’ll also see that Jack made his own pull up bar in the woods - quintessential Jack right there.
Continue to tag us and send pictures as you take on a new challenge and you’ll be entered to win some Jack Murphy Foundation swag! #JackMurphyFoundation #JMFfitness2024
We’ve created easy, medium, and hard, aka “Jacked”, options for each week. Choose the one that works best for you – feel free to mix and match where appropriate. Some things to note:
- You’ll see things like “x3” or “x7” (This is how many times you should do the exercise during that week. Ex: “Walk or run 2.4 miles x3” means go on a 2.4 mile walk or run 3 times during the week)
- When you see a walk or run, we recommend 2.4 miles
We’re loving seeing everyone taking part in the Jack Murphy Foundation Fitness Challenge. Here are some of our favorites from the past week!
The Week 1 winners are Stacey, Kara, and Nonnie. We’ll reach out with details so you can get your Jack Murphy Foundation swag.
Continue to tag us and send pictures as you take on a new challenge and you’ll be entered to win some Jack Murphy Foundation swag!
#JackMurphyFoundation #JMFfitness2024
Amazing work from everyone on Week 1! We’re already onto Week 2, can you believe it? Check out the challenges for this week above and you'll also see Jack doing 30 pound bicep curls. This came from a video and he pumped it out for a full minute!
Continue to tag us and send pictures as you take on a new challenge and you’ll be entered to win some Jack Murphy Foundation swag! #JackMurphyFoundation #JMFfitness2024
We’ve created easy, medium, and hard, aka “Jacked”, options for each week. Choose the one that works best for you – feel free to mix and match where appropriate. Some things to note:
- You’ll see things like “x3” or “x7” (This is how many times you should do the exercise during that week. Ex: “Walk or run 2.4 miles x3” means go on a 2.4 mile walk or run 3 times during the week)
- When you see a walk or run, we recommend 2.4 miles
Here are some pictures from the week! We’re loving seeing everyone taking part in the Jack Murphy Foundation Fitness Challenge.
Continue to tag us and send pictures as you take on a new challenge and you’ll be entered to win some Jack Murphy Foundation swag! Jack would love to see all this activity.
#JackMurphyFoundation #JMFfitness2024
Today, we wish a happy birthday to our inspiration: Jack Murphy. The Jack Murphy Foundation strives to celebrate his love for adventure and nature every day, but his memory is especially strong today.
This month, we’re also embarking on the Jack Murphy Foundation Fitness Challenge. Find more details in our previous posts this month.
No matter where you are today, please take a moment to move your body and get outside in Jack’s honor. Happy Birthday, Jack! We miss you always #JackMurphyFoundation #JMFfitness2024
Here we go! Week 1 of the Jack Murphy Foundation Fitness Challenge is underway. Remember:
- These activities don’t require a gym
- Take everything at your own pace
- If anything seems like too much simply consider walking somewhere instead of driving, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, etc.
- Share your progress by sending us a message or tagging us and always use the hashtag #JMFfitness2024 and you’ll be entered to win some Jack Murphy Foundation swag!
The number 24 figures prominently as Jack would have been 24 on March 5th, 2024, so we had some fun with that when designing these challenges.
We’ve created easy, medium and hard, aka “Jacked”, options for each week. Choose the one that works best for you – feel free to mix and match where appropriate. Some things to note:
- You’ll see things like “x3” or “x7” (This is how many times you should do the exercise during that week. Ex: “Walk or run 2.4 miles x3” means go on a 2.4 mile walk or run 3 times during the week)
- When you see a walk or run, we recommend 2.4 miles.
Get ready for the Jack Murphy Foundation Fitness Challenge! We’ll be starting on Friday, March 1, 2024.
Each week will be inspired by Jack’s style of exercise. It will consist of different goals that can be adapted to all fitness levels. As the month progresses, each week will be slightly more challenging so everyone can build their strength and stamina. Remember, we’re all starting from a different place, and that’s the beauty of this challenge. It’s a chance for all of us to think of Jack and connect with him through something he loved by being motivated, getting creative, and pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones. #JMFfitness2024 #JackMurphyFoundation
On March 1, 2024, the Jack Murphy Foundation is going to kick off the Jack Murphy Foundation Fitness Challenge, and we’re inviting all of you to join us!
Jack loved the outdoors, but was also a fitness nerd, spending hours at Boston Sports Club and the UClub working out both on his own and with friends and family. He also loved to consume hours of gym videos on YouTube.
Each week will be inspired by Jack’s style of exercise. It will consist of different goals that can be adapted to all fitness levels. As the month progresses, each week will be slightly more challenging so everyone can build their strength and stamina. Remember, we’re all starting from a different place, and that’s the beauty of this challenge. It’s a chance for all of us to think of Jack and connect with him through something he loved by being motivated, getting creative, and pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones.
There will be 8 total prizes during the March fitness challenge, 2 winners selected every week. We’ll select the winners based on the submissions we get via email and social media. Winners will get the option to select one item of Jack Murphy Foundation swag for free!
Stay tuned for the workouts. We’ll post them every Friday in March. #JMFfitness2024 #JackMurphyFoundation
We'll be taking a moment of silence tonight at 8pm EST, which was the moment Jack died as lightning struck. Please join us in honoring Jack.
