Team Hoyt

fyi they'll be doing their 1,000th race in boston in april so you'll hear about them next month.

how can you guys vote down this? this is a neat story! bring it up!

this gets me everytime I see it
*tear*

I'm sure they'll make a movie about them soon.

I remember seeing this like a year or longer ago. great story but knida old.

What a wonderfully inspirational video. Thank you for sharing.

Here's the music video version.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2632954908718914053&ei=mfPEScv-FoSKqQPY9-3lAQ&q=hoyt

Wish this video clip was captioned (I'm deaf) but I'm astonished by the fact that the father has completed the Ironman triathlons with his son! *phew*

What a truly inspirational video this is, I would wish them all the best in future.

Come on Team Hoyt!!!!

When I saw the title, I was wary - I thought maybey the father was in denial and dragging his kid around. But after watching the video, and learning that the kid was actually quite aware, communicating, and the one who came up with the idea of racing - well, I have to agree that it's a very neat thing.

Rick Reilly wrote an article on Team Hoyt in 2005 for Sports Illustrated called "Strongest Dad in the World." I think his opening lines really some up how Hoyt makes you feel...

"I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay for their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit shoots.

But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck."

The article and story of Team Hoyt was brough tup in congress and a copy of the article is found here:
http://www.house.gov/duncan/2005/fs062305.htm