Hoyt Running Chairs

Hoyt Running Chairs The official custom built chair of Rick & Dick Hoyt. We give physically challenged individuals the o A few years ago I attended a seminar. Dick said “Great!

The second image of the power point presentation was that of Rick and Dick Hoyt. The speaker gave us a little background of who they are and their accomplishments. Of course I was inspired…
A couple months later my family and I were walking into the grocery store. Just as we were entering, Dick Hoyt was leaving. He said hello to my wife and I, and gave a big smile to my daughter who was just a yea

r old. I franticly told my wife, “That’s the guy from the seminar I was just at! You know the one that does the races with his son! I want to say something to him but I don’t want to bother him, he must have people approaching him all the time… What should I Do Jenn?! She replied, “Well, what ever you do, you better do it quick because he’s getting in his van.” So I ran out to the parking lot with emotion welling up inside me and a lump in my throat. I was quickly trying to come up with something to say and not sound foolish. Normally I would leave my business cards in the console of my car, but for some reason I felt the need to bring a couple with me into the grocery store. Just as Dick had one foot in his van I yelled to him, reached into my pocket and said, “Mr. Hoyt I’ve seen the races that you do with your son and I just want you to have my business card. My family owns a manufacturing company and we can fix most anything, so if something breaks on your running chair or bike, bring it to us and we’ll fix it for you.” We shook hands and both went on our way… A year later (February 2010) I was at my shop and got paged to come to the front office. I opened the office door and that same emotion along with the lump in my throat came back as I saw Dick Hoyt standing there. To my surprise he didn’t need to have anything repaired, he needed to have a new chair built! He explained that Rick recently had surgery on his spine and there current chair was very uncomfortable and painful for him. He asked, “Do you think your shop can handle it?” In my mind I was thinking of the steps we would need to take, engineering, material gathering, machining, forming, welding, lots of trial and error, etc… “We can handle it.” I said. The Boston Marathon is April 19th; I’ll need the chair a couple weeks before then to get Rick used to it.” As I smiled and shook his hand I thought, what have I gotten us into? He wants this done in six weeks! Well, we came through for Team Hoyt and with Dick and Rick’s vast race experience and Southbridge Tool’s many years of design and manufacturing expertise; we joined forces and started Team Hoyt Running Chairs.

02/23/2025

New 2025 Custom built Aerobars come standard with every Hoyt Blade Racer.
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02/22/2025

How to apply the under frame bag to your Blade Racer.

02/19/2025

Three sets of wheels are available for the Blade Racer, with more to come in 2025!

01/07/2025

One of the athletes who carried the legacy of Boston Marathon legends Dick and Rick Hoyt has died, the Hoyt Foundation said Monday.

Our NEW and Improve website is up and running. Come check it out!!!
11/18/2024

Our NEW and Improve website is up and running. Come check it out!!!

Michael DiDonato checks in from the shop at Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing, the makers of Hoyt Running Chairs. Learn more about us.

11/13/2024

I was at a party last weekend and saw some close friends that I hadn't seen in a long time. One friend said that he loves seeing the posts of Kyle and I on social media. He was curious like many people and asked how Kyle and I communicate during our races. We'll, I found this little nugget! 😁

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11/05/2024

WE LOVE WHAT WE DO!!! ❤️

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10/22/2024

This is an incredible story! If you are a business owner, want to start a business, or have children... You may want to watch this and share it.

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06/14/2024

We love what we do! YES YOU CAN Push For Your Goals!

Ready for Boston Marathon 2024!
04/12/2024

Ready for Boston Marathon 2024!

04/08/2024

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Three sets of wheels are available for the Blade Racer, with more to come in 2025!

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I was at a party last weekend and saw some close friends that I hadn't seen in a long time. One friend said that he loves seeing the posts of Kyle and I on social media. He was curious like many people and asked how Kyle and I communicate during our races. We'll, I found this little nugget! 😁 #TeamUnstoppable #teamhoyt #hoytrunningchairs #yesyoucan

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