This hardy group is none the worse for wear as more than 5,000 supporters of the San Diego-based Challenged Athletes Foundation met at La Jolla Cove for the 22nd annual Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge on Oct. 18 – an event that raised $1.4 million to help physically challenged individuals get the support they need to succeed in sports and in life. In a related event, 150 cyclists arrived in San Diego on Oct. 16 after raising $1.6 million during the 10th anniversary of the seven-day, 620-mile Mazda Foundation Million Dollar Challenge cycle ride down the coast of California. The Challenged Athletes Foundation also held six clinics designed to teach challenged athletes the skills and confidence they need to reach their physical fitness and athletic goals. Funds will allow the foundation to provide adaptive sports equipment, travel and training and competition expenses to athletes around the world with physical challenges and to support the organization’s mentoring programs and schedule of annual, free mobility clinics. For more on the foundation and its activities, see challengedathletes.org.