In 1980 the Run Around the Lake was introduced with 35 runners on a certified Four Mile Course. In 2011, Dan Murphy, Father of Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy, approached the Ronkonkma Rotary to ask if we would team up with the Michael Murphy Foundation and use the race to honor and remember his son and the other men who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Red Wings. We accepted this honor and in 2012, the Navy SEAL LT Michael P Murphy Run Around the Lake was born. Approximately 900 runners participated and since that time we’ve added a certified Half Marathon course and grown to over 3600 runners in 2024. Over the years we’ve attracted many famous participants, including Taylor Kitsch, who played Michael in the movie, “Lone Survivor”. Olympian Peter Peterson and Maria Michta-Coffey also ran our race. Mike Branigan, Paralympic Gold Medalist, set the course record of 19:52.0 in 2014.