The 12th Annual MEMORIAL DAY CHALLENGE

Memorial Day Weekend Murph: May 25th, 2025

Join us for the 12th Annual Memorial Day Challenge on Sunday, May 25th. MDC returns to the Viking Lakes campus for its 2025 edition - taking place on the Community Plaza of TCO Stadium!

100% OF PROCEEDS DONATED TO VETERANS CHARITIES

Across the past 11 years, over $165,000 has been donated to veterans charities from The Memorial Day Challenge.

YOUR PARTICIPATION IS YOUR DONATION

Not only are you honoring “Murph” and all our veterans by participating in the Memorial Day Challenge, your registration is directly supporting veterans charities locally and nationally.

SPONSORSHIP

Get involved with The Memorial Day Challenge as a sponsor! It’s a great opportunity to do something good this Memorial Day, honor our veterans, and a great way to get your name out there amongst our community!

BRING YOUR CREW

Bring your gym, your family, or any other group! Murph is more fun with friends, and we’d love to host your group. Bring a tent, send us your gym logo, and we’ll put you on our website and hang your banner the day of!

  • "What an amazing and inspiring event. Anyone at any level of fitness can participate and challenge themselves."

  • "When you're on the second run, remember WHY you're doing this workout today."

MDC 2025 Registration Open Now!


STAY CONNECTED

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