Hero WOD Friday March 31, 2017
Dork
33 Back Squats 225/155
15 Burpees
33 Deadlifts 225/155
15 Burpees
33 KB Swings 70/53
15 Burpees
Firefighter Mike“Dork” Kennedy was a member of the Boston Fire Department. He died tragically in the line of duty on March 26, 2014, while trapped inside the basement of a four-story brownstone on busy Beacon Street combatting the nine alarm fire fueled by excessive winds feeding off the adjacent Charles River.
Mike Kennedy had been with the Boston Fire Department for six and a half years.
The 33-year-old Marine combat veteran served in Iraq. Kennedy was a Crossfit coach and a big part of the Crossfit Community in Boston. He was also very involved in the fire department’s burn foundation, which helps raise money for burn victims.