Need some inspiration?

I'm all about being inspiried to be a better person including a healthier person. Last night I saw this video that brought me to tears and to say it inspired me is an understatement.

The story was of a father's love for his son Rick who is non-verbal, wheel chair bound and has cerebral palsy. Remarkabely Rick is quite capable coginitively and holds converstations via a computer system that respond to his head movements. It started in 1977 when the son asked his father if he would push him in a 5 mile fundraiser run. His father had no experience distance running but that soon changed. As of today the father-son pair have participated in over 1,000 races, including marathons, duathlons and triathlons (6 of them being Ironman competitions). Rick says that when he's runnnig it feels like his disability disappears.

                                                First Boston Marathon together in 1981

Rick's father is 70 this year and plans on running with his son in the Boston Marathon in October. When I look at him I think wow ... here's a man who is almost 70 that pushes, carries, swims with, bikes with and competes with his 48 year old disabled son in triatholons. I want to think about this pair when I want to give up while running or exercising. Their motto is "YES YOU CAN" ..... yes you can run a 5k ... yes you can exercise and be successful. So when you doubt yourself think of this pair and "YES YOU CAN" .

Watch the following video ... its incredible to see how they compete together.