It's nearly time. I've finally arrived after months of toil, sweat, and perseverance. Tomorrow, I'll be running the first race of the World Championships. It's more than just a race; it's the first time I'm running in front of a real, tangible audience after such a...
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WPA Paris 2023 – 200m final T44/62/64
https://youtu.be/7zMW736zYKs Monday evening starting at 18:20
WPA Paris 2023 – 100m Final T44/62/64
https://youtu.be/Wal9CWfY0ZI This Thursday at 19:35 This thursday night, if all goes well I will compete in the final for the 100 meter sprint during the World Championship Para Athletics in Paris. Please cheer for me where ever you are!
WPA Paris 2023 – 100m Heats T44/62/64
https://www.youtube.com/live/Ft1__lA35ZE?feature=share Thursday starting at 10:40 This thursday I will compete at 10:40 or 10:56 in the heats for the 100m sprint in class T44/62/64. This race is to qualify for the final later this Thursday. I hope you will cheer for...
A Flying Start: Para-Athletics Season Kicked Off
Kimberly Alkemade shares her experiences from the start of the 2023 Para-athletics season. Learn more about the start of her 2023 journey here.
Goodbye 2022, you were quite the year
How I clean, tidy up, and straighten out my messy life
This year I cleaned, tidied, and straightened out what it takes to excel for the next two years. This year was not easy for me; nevertheless, this gap year was an excellent time to investigate and implement the necessary repairs. The start of my season felt good, and...
The start of the racing season
After the Camino I slowly started to build up again from three days to six days of training. In May, just before I left for a training camp in Crete, I was back in the full program. For this reason, we have decided to open the racing season later, on July 1. This is also the date of my aunt’s death and has been a difficult day for the past few years. It doesn’t feel that way anymore.
Then I took your hand.
Last March, I walked the Camino from Porto to Santiago de Compostela to find and lose something. I wanted to give a place to the heavy feeling that my aunt left behind and find pleasure in my sport.
Xiborg @ CNBC’s “The Edge”
Inside the Japanese design lab revolutionizing and democratizing prosthetics CNBC visits Tokyo-based running prosthetics company, Xiborg, and meets Dutch Paralympic medalist, Kimberly Alkemade, who credits the organization with supporting her success. Bekijk "On The...
Get ready, set!
In this post I reflect on what brought me to Tokyo, the challenges and choices that helped me become the fastest version of myself. I still have quite a bit to improve. But first the Paralympics
The journey to the top, is the journey to myself
When I look back on my journey to Paralympic top sprintster, the title should actually be; 'The journey to myself'. In elite sports you are dependent on yourself, so if you drop the ball physically or mentally, you will immediately feel that during the race. May 8, I...