Finding the Light - Thursday, October 24th, 2024

Finding the Light

Kym Dekeyrel is an adaptive CrossFit athlete who was born with a degenerative eye condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa and completely lost her sight eight years ago.

 She became lost within the darkness until the day that her husband brought her to a CrossFit gym. The CrossFit community instantly embraced her for what she could do instead of judging her for what she could not.  When she first began competing in 2019, there was no vision division and little understanding of what it’s like to compete as a person with a visual impairment.  It is through her and her fellow athletes with visual impairments persistence and advocacy that there is now a vision division with appropriate accommodations.

Kym’s first CrossFit competition was the WheelWOD Games when it was part of UG Series, and here in our space.

October, is blindness awareness month, and in honour of that, Kym and her team have reached out and invited affiliates to participate in “Finding the Light” WOD. It is their hope that this workout will continue to bring awareness to the community of those with visual impairments and encourage inclusivity and understanding.

This workout was designed so that athletes could close their eyes during the workout and experience what it is like to workout in Kym’s shoes. We will not force anyone to if they do not feel comfortable, however we would encourage you to try at least a couple reps with your eyes closed.

You can find out more information on Kym and Finding the Light here.

Thursday, October 24th, 2024

Focus:

Pull up progressions

WOD:

Finding the Light

3 Rounds for Time
20 Dumbbell Thrusters
20 Double-Unders
20 Burpee Box Jumps/Step-Ups
20 Pull-Ups

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