About Our Inclusive Racing Nonprofit

— TEAM HOYT DENVER · FRONT RANGE

MILE 01 Who we are

A team built on a stubborn idea.

Team Hoyt Denver is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the joy of running races to people with disabilities in the Denver metro area. We pair rider athletes with runner athletes who push specialized racing chairs to the finish line, ensuring that no one is left on the sidelines. Our mission is to carry on the legacy of the Hoyt family and provide an inclusive environment for all to participate in running events.

Our team is made up of amazing volunteers with a passion for equity and inclusion in sports. We are always looking to grow our team. We need runner athletes, rider athletes, race day support, cheerleaders and more.

— THE HOYT LEGACY · SINCE 1977

MILE 02 The Hoyt legacy

A movement that started with one race.

In 1977, Rick Hoyt — born a spastic quadriplegic — told his father Dick that he wanted to participate in a 5-mile benefit run for a paralyzed lacrosse player. Dick had never competed in a running race. They finished, and after the race Rick told his father that when they were running, his disability disappeared.

When we were running, it felt like my disability disappeared. — Rick Hoyt, 1977

Over the next thirty years, Rick and Dick competed in more than 1,000 races, including 32 Boston Marathons and 6 Ironmans. In 2013 they were awarded the ESPY Jimmy V Perseverance Award. The Hoyt Foundation continues their work today — and Team Hoyt Denver carries that spirit to the Denver metro area as a separate and distinct legal entity from Team Hoyt and The Hoyt Foundation, Inc.

Visit teamhoyt.com

Team Hoyt Denver community partners on the Front Range

— COMMUNITY POWERED · FRONT RANGE

MILE 03 How we operate

Volunteer-led. Community-powered.

Team Hoyt Denver is powered by volunteer leadership, community partners, runner athletes, rider athletes, and families who want adaptive racing to be visible and accessible.

MILE 04 Leadership N°09 TEAM

The board and volunteer leaders.

The people behind Team Hoyt Denver bring decades of nonprofit, athletic, and community experience to the work of growing inclusive racing in Colorado.

Board of Directors

President

Stacey Hicks

Stacey is one of the founders of Team Hoyt Denver. She oversees the organization and it's day-to-day operations, while leading strategic planning, sponsor partnerships, fundraising, program development, volunteer leadership, and the Board of Directors. She spent more than 20 years in technology marketing before shifting to mission-driven work in 2010. She is a lifelong runner with 10 marathons and hundreds of races behind her. She is passionate about creating a community where people with disabilities are empowered, seen, celebrated and given the opportunity to experience the joy, connection and sense of accomplishment that comes from participating in the running community.

Vice President · Race Director

Allie DaCar

Allie is a California native who embraced Colorado's active lifestyle after moving to Denver in 2022. She has completed two marathons, an Ironman 70.3, and several half marathons. Her work with Achilles Denver helped her discover a passion for inclusive running, and she now builds the race calendar and works with race organizers for Team Hoyt Denver.

Treasurer

Lori Deacon

Lori has been involved with nonprofits and school development for thirty years. Her team manages financial activities for 22 charter schools, and she has worked with more than 50 charter and nonprofit organizations since leaving the school she opened in 2006.

Board Member At Large · Event Director

Cara Frangipane

Cara is a passionate athlete who believes everyone should have the opportunity to be active outdoors. As VP of Transaction Management, she oversees complex financial transactions and brings those skills to nonprofit operations. The Hoyt brothers are her cousins, and the family's example has long inspired her to help build a Team Hoyt chapter on the Front Range.

Board Member At Large

Ricardo Adame

Ricardo joined the board in September 2025 after more than thirty years of leadership and strategic communications experience. He has held senior roles at Microsoft, Newmont Mining, and AVG Technologies, and he brings a deep commitment to inclusion, social responsibility, and volunteerism.

Board Member At Large · IT Director · Trailer Manager

Chuck Talley

Chuck is the proud dad of Jack, a Team Hoyt athlete with quadriplegic cerebral palsy. As IT Director, he supports the community behind the scenes while also pushing Jack in races. Chuck has completed a half and full marathon, shares winter sit-skiing with Jack, and brings years of leadership delivering cybersecurity services.

Volunteer Leadership

Racing Chair Director

Erik Carrera

Erik studied Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University and earned an MS in Biomedical Engineering at CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus. His love of fitness, CrossFit, distance running, Spartan Races, and biomedical engineering all inform his commitment to helping athletes with extra challenges be part of a fitness community.

Social Media Specialist

Sarah Holt

Sarah is a 20-year-old Team Hoyt Denver athlete who brings heart, resilience, and joy to every race. Living with cerebral palsy, involuntary movements, extreme muscle tightness, and visual impairment, she loves being part of a group where she belongs without having to explain herself.

Trailer Manager

Matt Baron

I’m deeply committed to my family and strive every day to make them proud. Bringing joy to others energizes me, and I’m grateful for every opportunity to support and uplift the people around me. It’s an honor to be part of Team Hoyt Denver and to help carry forward a mission that celebrates inclusion, strength, and community.

MILE 05 The national network N°13 CHAPTERS

One family. Coast to coast.

Team Hoyt Denver is one of a national network of independent chapters carrying the Hoyt legacy forward — each a separate nonprofit, all chasing the same finish line: a start line for everyone.

FINISH Join the team

Be part of what's next.

Runner athlete, rider athlete, family, sponsor, volunteer — the team is built from people who decided to show up. There's a place for you.

Get involved Donate