Team Hoyt
I was shown this video last year. It never fail to inspire..
Team Hoyt is a father (Dick Hoyt) and son (Rick Hoyt, b. 1962) in Massachusetts who compete together in marathons, triathlons, and other athletic endeavors. Rick was disabled at birth by a loss of oxygen to his brain because his umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck, and he also suffers from cerebral palsy. Dick carries him in a special seat up front as they bike, pulls him in a special boat as they swim, and pushes him in a special wheelchair as they run.
As of December 31, 2006, Team Hoyt had participated in a total of 942 events, including 216 Triathlons (6 of which were Ironman competitions), 20 Duathlons, and 65 Marathons, including 25 consecutive Boston Marathons. They also biked and ran across the USA in 1992 — a 3,735 mile journey that took them 45 days.
When asked what one thing Rick wished he could give his father, his reply was “The thing I’d most like is that my dad would sit in the chair and I would push him once.”
you know the other amazing thing about them. it was later found that Dick would have died because of a heart attack but because he exercised so much for his son, his body was so fit that it in turn helped him survive the attack and he didn’t even realise it until they did a check. so it’s actually a case of giving and receiving in a miraculous way.
Comment by darkelfin — September 14, 2007 @ 10:13 am
Extreme strong will…
Comment by young — September 14, 2007 @ 7:19 pm