deepest respect for Mr. Hoyt
Wednesday, August 30, 2006 (6:31 PM)
my eyes got wet when i saw this video on jx's blog (which he saw on his friend's blog) and i decided that publishing this video here is my way of saluting Mr. Hoyt. i usually use small fonts and don't usually use caps but just for this entry.
You deserve the deepest respect, Mr. Hoyt. One of the Greatest Dad in the world.
below is an excerpt off jx's friend's blog
Its about this father and son partnership. Dick (father) and Rick (son) Hoyt from america. Rick was partially strangeled by his umbilical cord when he was born so was brain-damaged and cannot control his limbs. But He can communicate by tapping a computer key with his head. After he told his father that he wanted to run in a charity run for a paralysed schoolmate, his father agreed and ran the race carrying him. Rick said that he did not feel paralysed when he was being pushed in a wheelchair by his dad... so from then on, they enter marathons and triathalons together. They cant enter as a singel runner, or as a wheelchair competitor so Dick just runs so fast pushing his son, that they qualify within the regular race qualification time for regular runners. (the young man qualifying time not the senior category!) Its amazing! and they are only 35 mins off the world record marathon time! Because of the races, Dick (the dad) even managed to survive a heart blockage simply because he was very fit.
check out Team Hoyt at wikipedia
by the way, does anyone happen to know what song is being played? i think it's great...