The Rick Hoyt Story

I don't know if anyone knows about the Rick Hoyt story. 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. Twenty years ago his father, Dick Hoyt, ran a 5k run while pushing him in a wheelchair. The run was a benefit event for an injured lacrosse player who was a schoolmate of Rick's. After the race his son told him that while racing he did not feel disabled. They have since competed in a total of 911 events, including 206 Triathlons (6 of which were Ironman competitions), 20 Duathlons, and 64 Marathons, including 24 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."

Here is a link to a video of TEAM HOYT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryCTIigaloQ