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SAN DIEGO, CA, Oct. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Returning to Mission Bay, the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is about to host its flagship occasion, the Community Challenge, powered by Strava that includes the San Diego Triathlon Challenge offered by Dan and Geof, from Friday, October 21 – Sunday, October 23. Entering its 29^th yr, CAF’s Community Challenge weekend includes a showcase of inclusive sports activities with a rare sequence of occasions that brings collectively athletes, supporters, spectators and volunteers with a shared purpose of empowering and supporting people with bodily disabilities. Sunday’s line-up of neighborhood occasions consists of the San Diego Triathlon Challenge offered by Dan & Geof, EōS Fitness Tour de Cove stationary cyclethon, EōS Fitness Yoga by the Bay, a 5K Fitness Walk, and the must-see Kids Run and Roll offered by Philadelphia Insurance Companies. This yr, the occasion expo will provide free Jeffs’ Beach Burgers and Athletic Brewing Company non-alcoholic beverage tastings to the general public, haircuts by John Paul Mitchell Systems, a Toyota Athlete Lounge expertise, an inflatable child’s enjoyable zone and rather more. 

“CAF’s Community Challenge weekend is one of the most inclusive and extraordinary sports environments where athletes of all ages and abilities come together to experience the power of sport,” says Kristine Entwistle, Chief Executive Director, CAF. “Every year we distribute thousands of grants and every October we welcome our community to come witness CAF’s mission in action. We have expanded our adaptive clinics this year allowing athletes with all abilities the opportunity to participate in an unparalleled sports experience.”

As athletes with and with out bodily disabilities take part side-by-side, this weekend celebrates the facility of sport to rework lives, construct neighborhood, and alter perceptions about all that’s attainable. Funds raised from Community Challenge instantly assist CAF’s mission to offer alternatives and assist to folks with bodily challenges to allow them to pursue lively life by bodily health and aggressive athletics.

Friday October 21

To kick off the weekend, CAF can even host an Open Water Adaptive Swim Experience with USAT and its first-ever USABA Blind Soccer Experience for people with visible impairments. Tennis and Pickleball Clinics might be supplied on the Bahia Hotel Tennis Courts. At 1:00pm, friends will collect at La Jolla Shores to welcome house over 125 cyclists from CAF’s Million Dollar Challenge offered by Sully Entertainment who could have simply accomplished a seven-day, 640-mile bike experience from San Francisco to San Diego to lift over 1,000,000 {dollars} in assist of CAF’s mission. Later that night, CAF will host its annual Celebration of Abilities Awards  recognizing companions and challenged athletes from across the nation for his or her trailblazing and inspirational achievements all year long.

Saturday, October 22

On Saturday, CAF’s adaptive sports activities clinics are anticipated to welcome over 150 athletes with bodily disabilities from throughout the nation who will obtain knowledgeable teaching instruction and mentorship. Opportunities for participation embrace Össur and CAF Running and Mobility Clinic, CAF’s Adaptive Surf Clinic, CAF’s Wheelchair Basketball Clinic and a USABA Goalball Clinic.

Sunday, October 23

On Sunday, at Bonita Cove in Mission Bay, sports activities legends, celebrities, skilled athletes, supporters and challenged athletes from everywhere in the world will collect for the Parade of Athletes simply earlier than CAF’s signature occasion, the San Diego Triathlon Challenge. Known as “the best day in tri” the San Diego Triathlon Challenge features a one-mile calm bay swim, a 36-mile scenic bike experience, and 10-mile run course by gorgeous Mission Bay.

Other Sunday highlights embrace the Tour de Cove Stationary Cyclethon and Yoga by the Bay offered by EōS Fitness, and 5K Fitness Walk and the Jami Marseilles Challenged Athletes Kids Run and Roll, offered by Philadelphia Insurance Companies for youth with bodily disabilities. For the primary time ever, the occasion can even provide a Toyota Athlete Lounge expertise the place all taking part athletes can get well, refuel, and recharge.

The whole neighborhood can even be welcome to strive a number of new adaptive sports activities on the Nike Flyease Sport Court, a GRIT Freedom Chair impediment course, adaptive rock-climbing, adaptive seaside volleyball, and an adaptive kayak and paddle board expertise with Mission Bay Aquatic Center. There is one thing for everybody on the Community Challenge, together with those that wish to take part nearly and lift funds for CAF.  

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Registration for these occasions continues to be out there: https://www.challengedathletes.org/communitychallenge/

This weekend celebrates the facility of sport to rework lives, construct neighborhood and alter perceptions of what folks with everlasting bodily disabilities can accomplish. Funds raised from these occasions instantly assist CAF’s mission to offer alternatives and assist to folks with bodily challenges to allow them to pursue lively life and obtain the assist wanted to achieve sports activities and in life. CAF believes that involvement in sports activities at any degree will increase shallowness, encourages independence, and enhances one’s high quality of life and these athletic occasions are each athlete’s likelihood to show it.

Sponsors of the weekend’s occasions embrace:

Strava, Dan + Geof, 100%, Athletic Brewing Company, EōS Fitness, LAZ Parking, Lusardi Construction Company, Nike, Össur, Philadelphia Insurance Companies, Smoothie King, Toyota, XTERRA Wetsuits, Accenture, Bahia Resort Hotel, Jeffs’ Beach Burgers, San Diego Padres, Union Bank, U.S. Association of Blind Athletes, Watkins Wellness, Bu Sunscreen, GRIT Freedom Chair, GU, Independent Trading Co., Petco, Rainbow Sandals, San Diego Foundation, San Diego Union-Tribune, SKLZ, SockGuy, Spaero Triathlon, Stadium Legends, The Feed., ZYM, Access Trax, Cavignac & Associates, CREDO Tri, Hanger Clinic, Mobot, John Paul Mitchell Systems, Therabody, 1 Shot Energy Chews, Avalon Bay Communities, McGriff (Lighthouse Project Foundation)

About the Challenged Athletes Foundation

The Challenged Athletes Foundation® (CAF) is a world chief in serving to folks with bodily challenges lead lively, wholesome life. CAF believes that participation in bodily exercise at any degree will increase shallowness, encourages independence and enhances high quality of life.  Since 1994, greater than $147 million has been raised and over 40,000 funding requests from folks with bodily challenges in all 50 states and over 70 international locations have been happy. Additionally, CAF’s outreach efforts impression one other 60,000 people annually. Whether it’s a $2,500 grant for a handcycle, serving to underwrite a carbon fiber working foot not coated by insurance, or arranging enthusiastic encouragement from a mentor who has triumphed over the same problem, CAF’s mission is obvious: give alternatives and assist to these with the need to dwell lively, athletic life. To be taught extra, go to challengedathletes.org or name 858-866-0959.

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• CAF returns to ship the last word inclusive sports activities weekend supporting athletes with bodily challenges