Devoted Dad does ironman triathlon - and takes his disabled son along
 

This guy has looked after his disabled son all his life, and decides to do the ironman but take his son along, quite a moving video

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...ocidfeed&hl=en

That's amazing

Pretty amazing stuff, he wasnt even losing the race. Looked old aswell so must have been major fit.

That is totally amazing. Without wanting to sound soppy, it very almost brought a tear to my eye.

Darren

see here for more details
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/29/hoyt.family/index.html

Darren

what an incredible family :thumb: Very humbling

I don't think that was an ordinary triathlon, I think that was the Hawaii Ironman, which is a whole world of hurt.

I just googled their name and got their website, it was an Ironman. In which case look at this for the distances involved:-

The swim is 2.4 miles and the cutoff is 2 hrs. and 20 min., the bike is 112 miles and the cutoff time is 10 hrs and 30 min from the beginning of the race and the run is a full marathon which is 26.2 miles and the cutoff time is 17 hours from the beginning of the race.

Then look at the the families' record:-
206 Triathlons, 6 Ironman distances
20 Duathlons
64 Marathons, 24 straight Boston Marathons
7 18.6 Milers
78 Half Marathons
1 20K
34 10 Milers
27 Falmouth 7.1 milers, 1 Falmouth in the Fall
8 15K
204 10K
143 5 Milers
4 8K
15 4 Milers
92 5K
6 20 Milers
2 11K
Total 911 events

Makes you think doesn't it.

Not a lot can be said to that other than incredible!!

I bet he jumpped on the back of the wheelchair and did a bit of free-wheeling downhill on the running stage :D
One hell of a bond there. Nice to see.

Talk about getting a free ride! :D

That is just stunning :eek2:

Respect !


mart

Christian propaganda. Why? Listen to the music. Ruins the whole video.

Damn that is a powerfull video:)

Its nice to see stuff like that with all this nonsance going on in the world:luxhello: :thumb:

Tear jerker, quite amazing.

Puts things in perspective a bit doesn't it?

Indeed.

It certainly does..... how lucky most of us are to be fit and healthy, i'll be the first to admit that watching that clip bought a tear to my eye.......

Blurry vision.


RESPECT !!


Andy

Very humbling

Stella effort

Superb.

Good to see none of the wánky muppets have been in to say they saw him drop his ice cream too.