Why Walk When You Can Fly? Let's Fly Featuring: Tricia Downing, Sam Cila, Ricky James, Scout Bassett, Rudy Garcia-Tolson, Sarah Reintersen, Willie Stewart, Cody McCasland and David Gelfand

CAF's Operation Rebound program manager Nico Marcolongo and program members Sam Cila and Chris Chandler speak to KUSI's Lena' Lewis about how sports have helped them heal after sustaining permanent physical injuries while serving our country at the 2009 San Diego Triathlon Challenge in La Jolla Cove on Sunday, October 25, 2009. [More] [Less]

A star studded field of athletes participated in the 2009 Aspen Medical Products SAN DIEGO TRIATHLON CHALLENGE including the 2006 Ford Ironman World Champion Michellie Jones, and the first female amputee to finish the Ironman World Championship on a prosthetic leg and star of

The 16th Anniversary San Diego Triathlon Challenge event raised more than $1 million to allow CAF to help purchase adaptive equipment, provide mentoring and mobility programs and sports opportunities to individuals with physical disabilities and our injured military personnel. Saul Martinez, who lost both legs in Iraq speaks about his first time participating in the swim portion on a relay team. Jeffrey Essakow, CAF's board president speaks about how CAF has helped eliminate the stigma associated with being disabled and how the event has grown to include more than 150 challenged athlete participants alongside the 500 able-bodied competitors. And Bill Hansbury, a 72-year-old amputee and first time participant explains why he feels lucky to participate at any level. [More] [Less]

How the Challenged Athletes Foundation is making a difference in the lives of people around the world live from the 16th Anniversary San Diego Triathlon Challenge. Interviews include Jill Essakow, wife of one of CAF's founder's Jeffrey Essakow, sharing her experience in meeting Luvo Sanqele, 19-year-old Luvo Sanqele sharing what a difference his new Ossur prosthetic legs are making in his life, Sarah Reinertsen, CAF spokesperson and author of [More] [Less]

About the Challenged Athletes Foundation and it's mission

Above Knee Amputee Triathlete

Wheelchair Athlete

Seven-year-old bilateral amputee and CAF Spokesperson Cody McCasland visits wounded warrior Kevin McCloskey, a U.S. soldier who was permanently injured while protecting our freedom in Afghanistan. Arranged by Kevin's girlfriend Lauren Baukus, the McCasland family and the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Inside Edition captured the touching moment when Cody surprised Kevin at this apartment in San Antonio just before his 16th surgery. Kevin had listed Cody as the one person he wanted to meet on his MySpace profile after learning about Cody at the Brook Army Medical Center. It was a heartfelt encounter that has not only inspired this country, but the world. [More] [Less]

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Challenged AthleteBilateral Above/Below Knee CAF Operation Rebound SpokespersonWounded Veteran

Bilateral Above Knee Amputee

Why Walk When You Can Fly? Let's Fly Featuring: Tricia Downing, Sam Cila, Ricky James, Scout Bassett, Rudy Garcia-Tolson, Sarah Reintersen, Willie Stewart, Cody McCasland and David Gelfand

Above Knee Amputee Triathlete

Wheelchair Athlete

Challenged AthleteBilateral Above/Below Knee CAF Operation Rebound SpokespersonWounded Veteran

Bilateral Above Knee Amputee

About the Challenged Athletes Foundation and it's mission

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Why Walk When You Can Fly? Let's Fly Featuring: Tricia Downing, Sam Cila, Ricky James, Scout Bassett, Rudy Garcia-Tolson, Sarah Reintersen, Willie Stewart, Cody McCasland and David Gelfand

CAF's Operation Rebound program manager Nico Marcolongo and program members Sam Cila and Chris Chandler speak to KUSI's Lena' Lewis about how sports have helped them heal after sustaining permanent physical injuries while serving our country at the 2009 San Diego Triathlon Challenge in La Jolla Cove on Sunday, October 25, 2009. [More] [Less]

A star studded field of athletes participated in the 2009 Aspen Medical Products SAN DIEGO TRIATHLON CHALLENGE including the 2006 Ford Ironman World Champion Michellie Jones, and the first female amputee to finish the Ironman World Championship on a prosthetic leg and star of

The 16th Anniversary San Diego Triathlon Challenge event raised more than $1 million to allow CAF to help purchase adaptive equipment, provide mentoring and mobility programs and sports opportunities to individuals with physical disabilities and our injured military personnel. Saul Martinez, who lost both legs in Iraq speaks about his first time participating in the swim portion on a relay team. Jeffrey Essakow, CAF's board president speaks about how CAF has helped eliminate the stigma associated with being disabled and how the event has grown to include more than 150 challenged athlete participants alongside the 500 able-bodied competitors. And Bill Hansbury, a 72-year-old amputee and first time participant explains why he feels lucky to participate at any level. [More] [Less]

How the Challenged Athletes Foundation is making a difference in the lives of people around the world live from the 16th Anniversary San Diego Triathlon Challenge. Interviews include Jill Essakow, wife of one of CAF's founder's Jeffrey Essakow, sharing her experience in meeting Luvo Sanqele, 19-year-old Luvo Sanqele sharing what a difference his new Ossur prosthetic legs are making in his life, Sarah Reinertsen, CAF spokesperson and author of [More] [Less]

Sarah Reinertsen talks about the 16th Anniversary San Diego Triathlon Challenge, how the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) has impacted her life and the difference CAF is making the lives of others. Sarah also talks about breaking barries and her new book

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