Running

HOLLAND, Mass. — The year was 1992, and Dick Hoyt and his son, Rick, wanted to run and bike across the country to raise funds for a charity for cerebral palsy — a condition 30-year-old Rick developed at birth.

But the charity didn’t want anything to do with a trek across the United States.

“And, uh, so this insurance company that was going to finance us backed out with four weeks to go before — so we had to refinance our house here so we are able to pick up the expenses,” Dick Hoyt recalled recently, sitting next to his quadriplegic son at their home in the hills of western Massachusetts.

Ogden resident Brad Barton has set his sights on a world record in the men’s masters mile on Saturday at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix race in Boston.

Barton, 46 will run against the 13 fastest masters milers in the nation. The current USAFT indoor one-mile masters age-group world record is 4:20.18, set in 2008.

LAS VEGAS — A year after hundreds of Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and Half-Marathon runners reported symptoms of stomach illness, organizers on Monday promised changes that include strict sanitation rules and the hiring of a contractor to supply water to runners.

Revisions for Sunday’s event include the use of closed 125-gallon tanks with spigot hoses at water stations along the courses, officials said. Water will be trucked in, instead of drawn from fire hydrants.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Sun Devil Stadium, April 2012.

Sheldon Davidson braces against the arms of his wheelchair, shakily rises and shuffles into a slight turn. Sliding his hands through the slots of his crutches, he steadies himself, takes the first stilted steps toward the finish line.

OGDEN — The Ogden High School cross country team will host a black and orange 5K on Saturday at Mount Ogden Park, 3144 Taylor Ave.

NEW YORK — The New York City Marathon was canceled Friday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg after mounting criticism that it was wrong to hold the race while the region is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy.

With people in storm-ravaged areas shivering without electricity and the death toll in New York City at more than 40, many residents recoiled at the prospect of police officers being assigned to protect Sunday’s race.