This is an amazing true story!
A son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?' The father who, despite having a heart condition, says 'Yes'.
They completed the marathon together. In fact, father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying 'Yes' to his son's request of going through the race together.
One day, the son asked his father, 'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.' To which, his father said 'Yes' too.
For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.
Father and son completed this race together. But there's more to the story that you just have to see. View this race at: http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=8cf08faca5dd9ea45513
Also - here is a link to the Team Hoyt webiste: www.teamhoyt.com
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We actually showed this video in church one Sunday so I was thinking of it when I read your post-not surprised when it was the same one.
amazing story!
Truly inspirational. We too viewed this at church. Not a dry eye.
I've never seen this. It puts some things in perspective.
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