World's Strongest Dad

I was catching up on the blog of yet another everyman losing some weight and running some miles, when this entry about an inspirational father-son story caused me to start crying at work. Please be sure to read the story he links to, and watch the video.

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.