Help Kayley raise money

Kayley is running her third pride & remembrance run this year as a celebration of movement. Four years ago, Kayley was diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and told to quit teaching for a sedentary and “safe” lifestyle. Never one to follow instructions, Kayley walked out of the doctor’s office and into a gym and signed up with a personal trainer to start Olympic style weightlifting. Kayley completed her first half-marathon last May and started an Instagram account to find a community of other dynamically disabled people to share tips, lean on each other and hold space in sport and athletics. 

“I always felt left out of team sports as a kid because I was uncoordinated and it took days to recover. I was called lazy and awkward. As a teen, I was pushed out of athletics because I was queer. Now as an adult, I’m reclaiming my love for movement and finding community in sport. I’m so lucky to find spaces that celebrate queerness in sport like Queer Run Club and the pride & remembrance run. I want to help others with dynamic abilities feel seen and represented and know they can be athletes too. I’ve always thought the queer community did this best but we always have work to do.”