This man with cerebral palsy and his racing partner aim to complete their 6th Abbott World Marathon Major

Michael Sayih and Max Fink share a common goal: to make history together. The South Florida natives are regular racing partners who have competed in 5K, Iron Man and marathon events around the world. Their current goal is to become one of the first Duo Teams — one athlete pushing the other in a wheelchair — to complete six Abbott World Marathon Majors together.

But before they were partners, they had different reasons for racing.

Michael, 32, was born with cerebral palsy. When he was first born, his parents were told to commit him to a hospital. "I just knew that institutionalizing him was not an option," Michael's dad, Jim Sayih, told CBS News. "I just really knew, there was no doubt, that he was going to live a life of fulfillment and a life of abundance."