Grief...Reloading the Bar
Grief...inconsistently consistent August 9th, 2024, CrossFit competitor with worldwide rankings, Lazar Dukic lost his life in the first competition of the 2024 CrossFit games. It shouldn't have happened. It was nothing shy of a tragedy and one no one fathomed, even more so for an athlete of his stamina and strength. I won’t pretend to have heavily followed Lazar and I in no way knew him on a personal level. However, as a human for one, and as a passionate member of the CrossFit world, it was a news that hit deep and hard. It shouldn't have happened. August 9th, 2009 I awake to a phone call that my best friend had been tragically killed in a car accident. About to turn 19, and I had never experienced grief or pain and shock of that kind. It shouldn’t have happened. When she got in her car to go home, she was probably a total of 2 mins from pulling her car in her family garage. It shouldn’t have happened. The days ahead of me were not hard. They were excruciating. I had...