MADISON, Wis. Dave Rempel traveled from Canada to Madison for the CrossFit Games last year. His goal was the winner s circle. Instead, he ended up in the hospital.
MADISON, Wis. — A 51-year-old CrossFit athlete is recovering after suffering a massive stroke during the event Thursday. “I remember realizing I had skipping rope with me because that was going to be one of the things I get warmed up with, and I realized that it had fallen out of my hand,” Dave Rempel recalled. Rempel remembers slurring his speech.