He sees a man in his late 50s competing with his young, paraplegic son. The father is swimming while towing his son on a raft. The father is bicycling with his son in a bike seat. The father is running while pushing his son in a stroller.
Problems arise throughout.
The bike breaks down. Three-quarters of the way into the cycling stage, the father realizes he s not going to make the cutoff time. So even if they cross the finish line, they won t officially finish. He asks his son if he wants to continue. I knew seeing them cross the finish line, seeing the look on his son s face, knowing how his father felt, I knew I had finally found something for me to do, said Gurley, who owns Emerald City Laundry and Cleaners.