CAF’s San Diego Triathlon Challenge

Going the Distance for Disabled Athletes

Davidson

Peter Davidson, CPO, Great Plains Rehabilitation Services, Bismarck, North Dakota, describes the Challenged Athletes Foundation’s (CAF) annual San Diego Triathlon Challenge (SDTC) as the NASCAR of O&P. But for Davidson and athletes alike, it’s not so much about finishing first and fastest as much as it’s about performance. NASCAR is the place “where every part of your car was developed: the lightweight materials, the tires, the high performance oils….” But a “human life,” he says, “is so much more valuable, and that’s how I see this event. What we reap are very high-tech components that we can put on a patient or client and watch him or her take off.”