Kelly Competes in Italy, Mamma Mia!

Ciao! My name's Kelly, and I never could've imagined I could combine my two loves (traveling & competing in CrossFit) into one trip, but here we are.

In February 2025, I completed 2 workouts as part of an online qualifier for The Italian Championship. To qualify for the in person competition in Naples, Italy, you had to be in the top 28 females. Once the leaderboard closed, I was in spot 31 - I came to terms that this year wouldn't be possible, but that I have made SO much progress with my training that next year it would be possible.

So you can imagine my surprise when 2 weeks later, I received an email from The Italian Championship saying that I made it and to accept my invite. When I say I was screaming in my apartment for 5 minutes, I am not exaggerating.

I was so happy to be given this opportunity, not only because it's a dream of mine to go back to Italy whenever I can, but to be able to compete in an elite-level competition against some incredible athletes at an international level is a testament to the hard work I've put into my training over the past year.

I love the grind & hard work that comes with training that I don't even think twice about it being in my weekly routine - but it sure is nice to see all the hard work I've been putting in finally paying off.

I'm usually the type of person who doesn't ask for anything & always finds it harder to prioritize myself over others (it's the dietitian in me), but then the incredible people in my life pushed me to think of ways to let them support me - so here we are.

There are also t-shirts available that capture my personality so entirely well (big shout out to Luke Davis for helping me come up with the design!) -

White: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/kelly-competes-in-italy-2025

Black: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/kelly-competes-in-naples-italy-2025

I wouldn't be here without my support system of family, friends, the incredible programming I follow (HWPO & Kriger training), my physical therapist (s/o to Corey at Outlive Performance PT), my gym communities, and (especially) my training partners, so I am truly grateful for any level of support - even if it's a message leading up to the competition to calm my nerves down

Grazie mille! See you on the competition floor July 4-6th!