World’s Strongest Dad October 24, 2006
Check out this inspiring story. Make sure you watch the YouTube video at the bottom!
Dick Hoyt was a self-described “porker” who had never run more than a mile at a time. Then one day, his wheelchair-bound 11-year-old son wanted to enter a 5-mile charity run to benefit an injured classmate. He struggled, but he managed to push Rick all the way. Rick loved it.
Today, Dick is 65 and Rick is 43. They have run the Boston Marathon 24 times. They’ve completed 212 triathlons, including four 15-hour Ironman events in Hawaii.
Theirs has got to be one of the most inspiring stories I’ve ever read about a father’s love for his child. I was pretty pleased with myself to have jogged 5 km (3 miles) pushing G in a stroller until I read that! I think I’ve got some work to do…
- Posted in : Fitness Obstacles, Jogging, Motivation
- Author : admin
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That article and video made me cry. Thank you so much for sharing it. Inspirational doesn’t even begin to cover it, especially as I start to have thoughts of beginning my own family.
You know, I never used to be a nancy-boy, but after having children of my own stories like that make my eyes well up. Sometimes even an ad on TV or an article in a newspaper will do it. I wonder if this is what it’s like to be female?
I’ve talked to a couple of other young dads, and they experienced the same thing. Weird huh?