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EPISODE · Oct 18, 2025 · 27 MIN

Finding Your Way Out of Darkness: Beyond Vision Loss (Feat. Kym Dekeyrel)

from The Adaptive Athlete Podcast · host The Adaptive Athlete

In this bonus episode, Mat Hotho sits down with Kym Dekeyrel, a completely blind CrossFit athlete and the founder of Finding the Light—a fundraising workout that supports Fighting Blindness, an organization advancing treatment and research for vision impairments.Kym shares the emotional origin of Finding the Light, how it grew from a simple idea into a global community movement, and the powerful ways it’s inspiring kids, families, and athletes living with blindness. You’ll also hear about how adaptive athletes can join the effort through a special partnership with Equip Products, including a giveaway designed just for adaptive participants.Finding the Light Workout3 Rounds for Time20 Double Dumbbell Thrusters (50/35)20 Double Unders20 Burpee Box Jump Overs (20")20 Pull-upsJoin Finding The LightAdaptive Athletes - Under "Team" type in "Equip Products" to be entered in the drawing!Follow Kym on Instagram: @kympossiblexoxoSend us Fan MailFollow the podcast on Instagram: @TheAdaptiveAthletePod

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In this bonus episode, Mat Hotho sits down with Kym Dekeyrel, a completely blind CrossFit athlete and the founder of Finding the Light—a fundraising workout that supports Fighting Blindness, an organization advancing treatment and research for vision impairments. Kym shares the emotional origin of Finding the Light, how it grew from a simple idea into a global community movement, and the powerful ways it’s inspiring kids, families, and athletes living with blindness. You’ll also hear about ho...

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