HERO WOD
“Mogadishu Mile:”
4 Rounds for Time
19 Dumbbell Ground-to-Overheads
19 Dumbbell Front Squats
19 Dumbbell Push-Ups (each hand)
400 meter Dumbbell Run

Background: This hero workout is dedicated to the members of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force), supported by pilots from the 160th Aviation Regiment (Nightstalkers) and other SF units, who went into the city of Mogadishu, Somalia to execute Operation ‘Gothic Serpent’, an attempt to apprehend key players in Mohammed Farrah Aidid’s dictatorship on October 3, 1993.
The symbolism of the “Mogadishu Mile:”
– You cover a total distance of one mile. Even though the soldiers actually walked between 2.5 and 3 miles depending on their starting point, it has become known as a “mile”. You carry your dumbbell during the run to symbolize the gear the soldiers carried.
– 19 reps to one honoring each soldier of Task Force Ranger killed during the battle and the day after.
– Ground-to-Overheads as the soldiers held up their rifles the entire time
– Squats as they sought cover behind anything available
– Push-Ups as they fell to the ground and had to get back up
– Don’t let the dumbbell go – symbolic for the dedication the soldiers showed towards their creed to “not leave a man behind.”