Dick Hoyt Devoted father, 7. WILL run another Boston Marathon even though Mondays was meant to be his last. Father and son running team Dick and Rick Hoyt were competing in their 3. Boston Marathon. Dick has finished more than 1,0. Inspirational team was stopped at 2. Dick Hoyt now says they will compete again next year. By. Daily Mail Reporter. Published. 1. 4 0. BST, 2. 2 April 2. BST, 2. 2 April 2. Dick Hoyt ran his 3. Boston Marathon last week thinking it would be his last. But now the 7. 2 year old father, who has pushed his disabled son in a special wheelchair in 1,0. Hoyts resolve to compete again sprang from the tragedy of the twin bombings at the race, which killed three people and injured more than 1. Scroll Down for Video. Dick Hoyt left has pushed his disabled son Rick right in a special wheelchair in over 1,0. Resolve Hoyts resolve to compete again sprang from the tragedy of the twin bombings at the race, which killed three people and injured more than 1. Were definitely going to run next. I know the marathon. Dick Hoyt told NBCs Today Show. I dont know how theyre going to. Its just unbelievable, he added. All these. people are so strong and were going to be strong, and were going to. Hoyts 5. 1 year old son, Rick, has. The pair was at the 2. As we got closer, things didnt look right, Hoyt said. He said police were swarming the final stretch of the prestigious route so he asked an officer what was going on. He told me two bombs had detonated at the finish line, the father said. Happy moment The pair started Monday posing with a statue honoring them near the start of the Boston Marathon. Runners continue to race towards the finishing line at Boston Marathon as an explosion erupts on the sidewalkThats when I got. I knew my son and his wife and my two grandsons were. Dick added. Thankfully. Watch Dim Sum Funeral Streaming. But the chaos left the concerned Holland. Massachusetts, man wondering how to get Rick back to their hotel. A police officer suggested they take a taxi but Ricks running chair is too big to fit in a cab. Thats. when a a good Samaritan in a Jeep offered to give them a lift and. Today. com, managed to navigate their way through the. Sheraton. Once Dick had carried his son to their room the magnitude of what happened began to sink in, he said. The father and son team have competed together since the 1. Dick could never stop running with his son when. Rick told his father Dad, when Im running, it feels like Im not. Watch Sir Online Hoyts' title='Watch Sir Online Hoyts' />The thing about the Boston Marathon. Dick told the website. Everybodys so happy and its such a positive attitude. And then to. have this happen. What kind of a world are we living in nowadaysThe. Despite being unable to complete Mondays race, the father and son team still maintained their proud. Rick was born with cerebral palsy and is quadriplegic, the result of oxygen deprivation at birth. Rick Hoyt left and his father Dick are preparing to compete in their 3. Boston Marathon which will edge them closer to 1,1. At. his birth, doctors were blunt. They said, Forget Rick, put him away. Dick told the Today Show earlier this month. Today. That vegetable has been turned into a. The. statue was unveiled outside Bostons Center Elementary School to honor. Team Hoyts racing record, which began in the mid 7. Never even thinking for a second to institutionalize their son, the Hoyts decided to raise him like his two brothers. B96B800000578-4596768-The_men_entered_Sydney_s_Blacktown_cinema_pictured_chanting_the_-a-1_1497299715152.jpg' alt='Watch Sir Online Hoyts' title='Watch Sir Online Hoyts' />They. Using a computer device specially designed to allow him to communicate, Rich graduated from high school and from Boston University and now lives on his own with personal care attendants. The statue by Texas artist Mike Tabor marks Dick and Rick Hoyt, who have competed in more than 1,0. Boston Marathon. It was during school that he told his father he would like to participate in a five mile charity run for a Lacrosse player who had been paralyzed in an accident. Rick came home. Dad, I have to do something for him. I want to let him know that life goes on even though hes paralyzed. I want to run in the race, said Dick Hoyt. Dick agreed to push his son in his wheelchair and they completed the run together. Later that night, Rick told his father Dad, when Im running, it feels like Im not handicapped. That sparked the creation of Team Hoyt. Ironman competitions. Rick Hoyt graduated from Boston University and discovered his passion for racing along with his father while he was at school in the 1. During triathlons, Dick pulls his son in a boat from a cord attached to his waist during the swim, the pair ride a special two seater bicycle for the bike section and Dick pushes Rick in a custom made running chair for the final stage. The incredible pair set up the Hoyt Foundation in 1. Americans into daily life, especially through sports, in school and in the workplace. In 2. 00. 9, they completed their 1,0. Boston Marathon, which is why the event holds such a. The two had a special wheelchair. Dick recalled how people didnt understand what. Rick, pictured being pulled in a dinghy by his father during a triathlon, has cerebral palsyI used to get letters and phone. What are you doing dragging your son to all these races Are you just looking for glory for yourself Dick Hoyt recalled. What. they didnt realize was that he was dragging me to all these racesWhen. Rick said The. thing Id most like is for my dad to sit in the chair and I would push. A Hoyts spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia they were assisting police with their investigation but could not comment further. The incident comes amid heightened. Watch Nazis are not welcome here protesters shout down white nationalist during speech at University of Florida. Fights also broke out between Richard Spencer. Have I not commanded you Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Dick Hoyt ran his 31st Boston Marathon last week thinking it would be his last. But now the 72yearold father, who has pushed his disabled son in a special. Read the Latest and Breaking IT and Technology News, Reviews, Analysis Opinion for Australian IT managers and professionals. Both men now give talks across the U. S., as well as continuing to compete in events together in a bid to encourage other disabled young people to challenge themselves. They have been competing as a team for more than 3. Their schedule for 2. Visit NBCNews. com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy.