. >> step by step for more than three decades, rick hoyte and his son rick have been on a journey of there isn't anything you can't do as long as you make up your mind to do it, and there's no such word no to the hoyt language. >> doctors recommend he be institutionalized. all his father had to do is look in his eyes. >> he inspires me and he always has. because the easiest thing in the world for him to do is give up. >> his parents got him a special computer to help him communicate. while in middle school, he wanted to support a charity race to support a paralyzed athlete. and he wanted his father to do it with him. >> at the time, i was 40 years old and not a runner. and all he had was a wheelchair similar to one he has now. >> they crossed the finish line in 1977. >> he had the biggest smile you ever saw in your life. when we got home that night, he wrote on his computer, dad, when i'm running, it feels like my disability disappears. >> since then he has gone to boston university and their downany has taken them on 1,000 races, their favorite race is and always has been the boston

compete just like everybody else. >> reporter: step by step for more than three decades dick hoyt and his son rickjourney of sorts. >> there isn't anything you can't do as long as you make up your mind to do it and no such word as no in the hoyt vocabulary. >> reporter: after rick hoyt was born, he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. unable to control his body or speak, doctors recommended he be institutionalized but his father knew better, all he had to do was look in rick's eyes. >> mentally he is so bright. i wished i was as smart as him. he inspires me. always have. easiest thing for him is to give up. >> reporter: they got him a special computer to help him communicate and enrolled him in school. while in middle school, he decided toe wanted to enter a charity race to support a paralyzed athlete and wanted his father to do it with him. >> at the time i was 40 years old. i was not a runner and all we had was a wheelchair similar to the one he's sitting in now. >> reporter: that didn't stop either of them. this picture snapped just as they crossed the finish line in 1977. >> rick and he had the

yesterday was the boston marathon and this father and son team, dick and rick hoyt ran their 32nd raceether why this was so special is because when rick was young he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. he said i want to start running races to benefit people. problem he couldn't run. his dad was also not a be runner. and they have been been training for 32 years. when rick runs, i feel like my disability disappears. it's a really sweet story from the mayrathon yesterday. >> in an update to story we talked about a lot. remember in tennessee, the uaw had a big fight, they had tried to get the union to be approved there. they lost that vote and said they were going to appeal it. however, i think they have made a good strategic decision. they are walking away and they are dropping that appeal so they will not make another go for it in tennessee. >> great update. >> thank you. >> greg. >> it's time for -- >> i hate these people! >> hate, people who want to meet for coffee. i don't meet for coffee. i never go somewhere and meet anybody for coffee. people who say i want to meet you for coffee,

it comes to determination, it doesn't get much stronger than dick and rick hoyt. >> dad, if it comes nds. cerebral across the finish line times. i feel very proud. >> two pushes, rick. it people. meant to stopped in their tracks by the killed by wounded. heroes every day normal. both legs injured. eventually you come out on the other side and life goes on. >> reporter: it's a new beginning for jeff bowman who lost both legs, too. looking forward to a patients. technology. h guys. august. better. gratitude. farham message. do. week. can you can't that not give in to advice from marathon. behind guys. very much. monday. that. videos. had attention. 20 million people around the world. me. stroll in >> reporter: the man behind the video is filmmaker phil maracca. he's made a series of videos about seeing the world. >> being able to make a film it special. exactly travel shooting miles. moving. into the video never expecting it to blow up like it has. >> it kind of gave me that real wanderlust. couch and experience the world. >> the filmmaker is here. rick, hi. >> good morning to you. you.

. >> reporter: father and son running team rick and dick hoyt said the 2013 marathon would be their laste athlete and i'm just out there loaning him my arms and legs so he can compete. >> reporter: running is in dierdra hatfield's blood too. last year marked her 11th marathon. >> i have run my whole life. running for me is a time where i'm alone. i can thing about everything. for me it's a peaceful time. >> reporter: former boston employee pete took it up for exercise but the boston marathon racing crowd gave pat racing's meaning. >> when you see so many people cheering you on it's inspirational. >> reporter: last year the hoyts, dierdra hadfield and pat joined a new running club those unable to complete the 2013 boston marathon. their goals thwarted by tragedy. >> as soon as i got under the bridge, i started noticed police officers listening to their radio and walking really quickly back the other way. >> reporter: with the finish line in sight, hadfield was between the detonation of the first and second bomb on boylston street. >> everywhere i turned around there were people with broke