# Strongest Dad In the World **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2006, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strongest-dad-in-the-world/369212 "2006-08-18T12:09:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strongest-dad-in-the-world/369212/1 "2006-08-18T12:09:22Z")
Eighty-five times he’s pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in marathons. Eight times he’s not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the handlebars–all in the same day." I am getting ready for a piddly 10k. [This guy](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2306376850295808016&q=dick+hoyt) puts me to shame. But I am inspired as well. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strongest-dad-in-the-world/369212/2 "2006-08-18T12:36:06Z")
I read about him a couple of days ago, that’s one hard core dude. The sad thing is I’ve seen races that have said you couldn’t do something like that. ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strongest-dad-in-the-world/369212/3 "2006-08-18T12:50:09Z")
I am extremely impressed. All the same, I hope the guy never discovers bungee jumping. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strongest-dad-in-the-world/369212/4 "2006-08-18T17:45:43Z")
I have to admit that I was initially put off by the music that accompanied the video but I ended up watching it to the end. That guy is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strongest-dad-in-the-world/369212/5 "2006-08-18T18:11:57Z")
So now when his son says “My dad can beat up your dad!” nobody can say “nuh-uh!”. He’s pretty much set through junior-high. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strongest-dad-in-the-world/369212/6 "2006-08-18T19:19:01Z")
Damn…I am crying my eyes out. That was soooo touching. What a pair! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strongest-dad-in-the-world/369212/7 "2006-08-18T19:22:51Z")
By the way… Can someone who knows about running tell me how [their stats compare](http://www.teamhoyt.com/races.shtml) with “unencumbered” runners? ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strongest-dad-in-the-world/369212/8 "2006-08-18T19:33:49Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] By the way… Can someone who knows about running tell me how [their stats compare](http://www.teamhoyt.com/races.shtml) with “unencumbered” runners? [/QUOTE] Holy crap those are some fast marathon times. I would say a lot of people would be happy under 4 hours and he’s under 3! The world record time is in the lost 2s. And the Ironman is just as impressive, I did one as a team we we only came in under 13 hours!