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« on: August 20, 2006, 01:37:27 PM » |
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Hey guys Thought you might like this. The remarkable father-son bond of Dick and Rick Hoyt, and their inspirational journey together in a triathlon and life itself. Get your Kleenex or you will short out your keyboard.  It's a Windows Media File (wmv) Movie www.triandrunsports.com/movie/imagine.wmv |
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2006, 11:20:10 AM » |
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O.K. Wayne you owe me a box of kleenex. I read about this duo in the May 06 Runner's World Mag. They did their first race around 1977. They went through hell to be able to compete in these races. At the beginning of their career many of the races would not allow them to enter. That was amazing video to watch. It gave you a sense of the physical and mental strength they both have to compete. It is awesome to watch healthy athletes compete at such events as Boston, and Ironman, but how incredible that the Hoyt Duo compete with the physical obstacles that they have.
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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2006, 12:57:32 PM » |
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Blizz that was amazing at first I could'nt get it I had to download it. After I read Patti's post I had to see it for my self so I download it i'm glad I did it was something to watch. It brought tears to my eyes. for father & son I have to give them a big !!!! Derek. |
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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2006, 02:47:15 PM » |
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Sandy, this is going to have to be removed. There's no crying in running, therefore I find it highly unacceptable.
Seriously though, I can't "imagine". According to the Runners World article, when they first started running marathons Dad qualified using the time for his son, so that the organizers would have no choice but to let his son come along. Wow....
I used my very mildly handicapped daughter as inspiration to help me finish my first marathon (and hope she will take a lesson that she can do anything she sets her mind to), but these two are so far off the charts that I stopped telling that story after I read their article.
Unbelievable.........
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Regret nothing, even the bad parts contributed to your arrival in this spot, and if dirt is down, then you're still winning. Keep racing.
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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2006, 05:31:43 PM » |
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Moose, you are too funny!! Good thing you didn't hang around with the bunch of us at the finish line of Mississauga!! You would have been totally disgusted!!  It is amazing what the Hoyts accomplish. I can't imagine pushing that chair/stroller the distance that the father does. It can't be any too light with his son in it!! There is a man with the Burlington Road Runners who pushes his daughter in a stroller too. I can't remember his name (maybe Sandy knows it) but you can see them in the club's photo here: http://www.burlingtonrunners.com/#I met them at the ATB race expo in 2005 and talked to him for awhile. He said that his daughter just loves going out with the group to run. So much so, that if he can't go for some reason, another group member will come around and pick her up and take her with them. I know he did Scotiabank a couple of years ago with her and ran it really fast. They are amazing! |
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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2006, 05:31:43 PM » |
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2006, 05:37:37 PM » |
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I just did some sleuthing and found out that his name is Mark Collis - he ran ATB in 2005 in 2:46 pushing his daughter. From this photo it looks like he was a pace bunny: http://www.burlingtonrunners.com/pictures/bay2005/pages/ATB2005-31.htmAlso found this: http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/news/Sep_29_04.htmHe qualified for Boston while pushing Amanda. Amazing.... |
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People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
George Bernard Shaw
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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2006, 09:05:50 AM » |
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I needed to see this today..
Isn't it good to be reminded whats really important in life!
Thanks for the reminder..
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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2006, 09:05:50 AM » |
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« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2006, 04:59:58 PM » |
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Yep box of kleenex for me too Wayne (I'd like Puff's plus please, gentler on the nose  ). Seriously though, they are an amazing story! I too read the article in Runner's world, and was very moved by it! I know just pushing my daughter some days in the stroller is tough, I couldn't imagine what it would be like to swim, bike and run with a full grown person. I hadn't thought about the logistics of them doing an Ironman until I watched him carrying his son out of the boat and running to the bike, I for sure don't feel like carrying anyone when I get done swimming. It's a story that "couch potatos everywhere" should see/read and maybe be inspired and motivated by it. I know I am. Janet |
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