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里克·赖利RickReilly
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Whtstopayfortheirtextmessaging……ButparedwithDilousy.Eighty-fivetimeshe’spushedhisdisabledson,Rick,26.2milesinmarathoimeshe’snotonlypushedhim26.2milesinawheelchairbutalsotowedhim2.4milesinadinghywhilesedaledhim112milesionbidlebars-allinthesameday.Dick’salsopulledhimtryskiing,takenhimonhisbataingandoncehauledhimacrosstheU.S.oakingyoursonbowlinglookalittlelame,right?
AndwhathasRieforhisfather?savehislife.
Thislanier,Mass.43yearsago,whenRickwasstraheumbilicalgbirth,leavinghimbrain-damagedarolhislimbs.“He’llbeavegetabletherestofhislife,”
DicksaysdoandhiswifewhenRiemonthsold.“Puthiminaninstitution.”
ButtheHoytsweren’tbuyiicedthewayRick’seyesfollowedthemaroundtherooWhenRickwas11theytookhimtotheengiatTuftsUyaherewasanythiheboyunioway,”
Dicksayshewastold.“There’snothinggoingoninhisbrain.”
“Tellhimajoke,”
Ditered.Theydid.Ricklaughed.Turnsoutalotwasgoingoninhisbraihaputerthatallowedhimtotrolthecursorbytougaswitchwiththesideofhishead,RiallyabletouwoBruins!”
Andafterahighsatearalyzedinaheschanizedacharityrunforhim,Rickpeckedout,“Dad,Iwanttodothat.”
&.HowwasDick,aself-described“porker”
whoneverrahaime,goingtopushhissoill,hetried.“Thenitashandicapped,”
Dicksays.“Iwassorefortwoweeks.”
ThatdaygedRick’slife.“Dad,”
hetyped,“ererunnilikeIwasn’tdisabledanymore!”
AengedDick’slife.HebecameobsessedwithgivingRickthatfeelingasoftenashecould.Hegotintosuchhard-bellyshapethatheandRickwerereadytotrythe1979BostonMarathon.“Noway.”
Dickwastoldbyaraceofficial.TheHoytsweren’tquiteasiheyweren’tquiteaetitor.
ForafewyearsDidRickjustjoihemassivefieldandranaheyfoundawaytogetintotheraceoffi1983theyrahonsofasttheymadethequalifyionthefollo>
Thensomebodysaid,“Hey,Diotatriathlon?”
How’saguywhooswimandhadn’triddenabikesincehewassixgoingtohaulhis110-poundkidthroughatriathlon?Still,Dicktried.Nowthey’vedoriathlons,ingf15-hourIronmansinHawaii.Itmustbeabuzzkilltobea25-year-oldstudgettingpassedbyanoldguytowingagrownmaninadinghy,don’tyouthink?
Hey,Diotseehowyou’ddoonyourown?“Noway.”
hesays.Dickdoesitpurelyfor“theawesomefeelisseeingRickesmileastheyrun,swimaher.Thisyear,atages65and43,DidRiishedtheir24thBostonMarathon,in5,083rdplaorethan20,000starters.Theirbesttime?Twohours,40minutesin1992-only35miheworldrecord,whicaseyoudorackofthesethiobeheldbyaguyushinganothermanithetime.“ionaboutit,”
Ricktypes.“MydadistheFatherofthetury.”
AndDiethiofallthistoo.Twohehadamildheartattagarace.Dodthatoneofhisarterieswas95%clogged.“Ifyouhadn’tbeenishape,”
ooldhim,“youprobablywould’vedied15yearsago.”
So,inaway,DidRicksavedeachother’slife.
Rick,whohashisoartmeshomedworksinBoston,andDick,retiredfromthemilitaryandlivinginHolland,
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