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As parenting is important to us, we dedicate this lens to a father-son team who could very well be the best there is. Read on about Dick and Rick Hoyt's story.
About Dick and Rick Hoyt
From The Team Hoyt Website:
Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts who together compete just about continuously in marathon races. And if they're not in a marathon they are in a triathlon — that daunting, almost superhuman, combination of 26.2 miles of running, 112 miles of bicycling, and 2.4 miles of swimming. Together they have climbed mountains, and once trekked 3,735 miles across America...[more]
From Wikipedia, Team Hoyt:
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.
Thanks to his parents, who ignored the advice of doctors that he would live life in a persistent vegetative state, and Tufts University engineers, who recognized that his sense of humor indicated intelligence, at the age of 12, Rick was able to learn how to use a special computer to communicate, using movements from his head. The first words he typed were, "Go Bruins!", and the family learned he was a sports fan. They entered their first race in 1977, a 5 mile benefit run for an injured lacrosse player who was a schoolmate of Rick's.
Dick is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard. Rick earned a college degree from Boston University in special education, and now works at Boston College. They continue to compete in races, and are also motivational speakers.
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."
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TheGreenerMe wrote...
Truly inspirational story, thank you for sharing and telling everyone about it.! Your efforts for the Acumen fund are commendable!
Posted June 21, 2009
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pyngthyngs wrote...
I lived in Boston for a number of years and I'll tell you these two are rock stars come the Boston Marathon. The father is an amazing man for what he has done for himself and his son. It is really moving.
Posted February 01, 2009
macroqueen wrote...
Wonderful lens! Thank you for drawing attention to disabilities. There are many strong people among us too! 5* and faved :)
Posted December 05, 2008
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The lens is great as it has got lots of useful information. The lens is very impressive as well. I am very glad to come across this lens. Checkout my the wheelchairsearch blog.
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