Wings of Texas duo prepares to represent Coastal Bend at NYC Marathon

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Two local athletes are preparing to represent the Coastal Bend at the world's biggest marathon after being selected as one of only 11 duo teams from the United States. Wings of Texas duo prepares to represent Coastal Bend at NYC Marathon

Charlie, and his father Rusty spend countless hours training together as part of Wings of Texas, a local nonprofit promoting inclusion. After applying for two years, they finally received the life-changing email this year.

"Rusty actually had to read the email three or four times waiting for it to say please apply again next year," Michelle Jones, Charlie’s mom said.

Jones is the founder of Wings of Texas. She explained that duo teams consist of an individual pushing and an individual with disabilities.

When Rusty finally reali