"THE HOYT FOUNDATION: Team Hoyt is a father and son team that compete year-round in distance runs and triathlons. The father Dick is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts Air National Guard. His son Rick is a non-speaking spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. In running events, Dick pushes Rick in a custom-made wheel chair. Their personal best is a 2:40:41. In triathlons, Dick tows Rick in a rubber raft for the swim, carries him in a custom bike seat for the bike and pushes him in the chair for the run. In April 2006, Team Hoyt completed their 25th Boston Marathon. They have also completed 206 triathlons, including 6 Ironman distance races (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile marathon).

"The goal of the Hoyt Foundation is to integrate disabled people into everyday life by educating the able-bodied about challenges faced by disabled persons. Team Hoyt travels the world providing educational and motivational seminars about life with disabilities. They carried the Olympic torch in 1996, were guests of President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan and serve on the President's Counsel for physical fitness. For more information, visit www.teamhoyt.com.