This Sunday in La Jolla California is a very special day. It's the Tour de Cove.

The Tour de Cove is a significant fund raising event for the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). Monies raised benefits CAH who helps folks with physical challenge pursue active ifestyle through physical fitness and atheltics. The funds are used to purchase prosthetics (which can cost $15,000), wheelchairs and handcycles (about $2000) for these athletes, many of whom compete locally, nationally and internationally in a host of events.

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The Tour de Cove is held every year at La Jolla Cove, although last year's event had to be canceled becuase of teh fires and concerns about the athletes who were participating in the spin-a-thon as well as the triatholon.

There is a 4 and 1/2 hour spin-a-thon with 100 bikes and krankcycles on the lawn overlooking the beautiful Pacific. Spinners sign up for varying periods of time (e.g., someone spinning for the entire period had to raise $2000 and gets a front row spin bike). Bikes are being provided by Frog's Fitness in Encinitas and Solana Beach. The event runs from 9 until 3:30.

The other fund raising event what has, to date, raised over $16 million, is the San Diego Triathlon Challenge, a half-Ironman distance event; this is the 15th anniversary of this inspiring event which begins with swimming at 8 AM .

The other associated event occuring just before this is the Qualcomm Million Dollar Challenge, which ends on Friday OCtober 24th in La Jolla, although cyclists have the option to also ride a final stage of 55 miles on Sunday over the course used for the San Diego Trathlon.

The Qualcomm Million Dollar Challenge is a 600-mile 7-day journey on bicycle from San Francisco to La Jolla, with each of the participants attempting to raise a minimum of  $10,000. The funds raised through this event are being used to "seed a capital campaign for the construction of a Challenged Athletes Foundation headquarters facility, unless otherwise directed by the donor, in which event, such donations will be applied towards the payment of additional handcycles, racing chairs, sports chairs and sports prosthetics for challenged athletes, as well as help subsidize their competition and training expenses." [from the website]

There are all sorts of activities for non-participants, and it's a great way to support all those who are contributing to this amazing event. And of course the scenery along teh oean in La Jolla can't be beat.

Stop by!

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