IRONMAN Hawai 2006 (1)

[spinathon]

The back of Jon's (Tri-Jersey) said it all, "Fighting ALS"...as the athlete and the begining of his WarOnALS...as he is through Team Blazeman and all who've joined him...and the Blazeman Foundation for ALS...as he said in 2006..."fight for a cause that is bigger than the self"...the cause "so others may live."...Freedom...(from ALS)...thank you and "believe."...bmom and bdad...jon's mom and dad.

[spinathon]

In 2005 Answer to the call, like those… A Fighting Bum who found his the Eye of the Tiger in a Meat Freezer. A Farmer who became a Warrior Poet and Freed a Country. A Thelma and Louise who out ran the Law in a Blaze of Glory. A General who became a Gladiator and gave back Rome it's True Self. A Kid who Learned to Dance Against all Odds. A Friend who became a Long Distance Friend even after all these Years. Who is at it again… HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! With Tough Love, -blazeman..

[coolpeopleandu]

its pretty sad because the date on this video is 2007 soo unfortunatly i think that guy from ALS,long live blazeman

[spinathon]

2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith"

[spinathon]

"I first saw your incredible story while watching the 2005 Ironman. As an avid baseball history fan I consider Lou Gehrig one of the greatest because he was likely the first to give ALS a voice. Your voice has been much louder and stronger thank goodness. The words THANK YOU are not enough to express how you have opened eyes and minds about ALS and hopefully soon there will be a cure."

Mary Ann Pults

[spinathon]

Al, soon we will be back on the "Big Island"...and every year my wife and I through out son, "the-blazeman"...hear yours and his words..."you can learn a lot about life on the Big Island"...and yes, each should cherish the day,.."today is what we have, it's what we all have."...the story continues and we "warrior on" for a cure...Freedom (from ALS)..."so others may live."...so we also have an "ALS SURVIVOR"...after all it is said, "anything is possible", we hope HI's goods are with us, bmom bdad

[setucket1]

Best day of my life. Crossed the line in 2006 and was never the same, if you can...do it. You will never regret it.

[unfukkkmee]

FREEDOM FOR HAWAI

WAKE UP BLACKS  FROM USA UR HAIWAN BROTHERS NEEDS U

[livetotri08]

ΦΔΘ for ALS. Always for the balzeman. 2010 Indiana mini marathon i rolled across the finish line for ALS. not for me not for phi delt but for jon blais.

[cha4sasha]

What is ALS?

[livetotri08]

@cha4sasha it something terrible it kills you by paralyzing parts of your body parts at a time until you slowly die. join ALS groups. more research is better. And please never forget those who fought the great fight

[cha4sasha]

@livetotri08 Ooohhhhh ok, thats sad =[

[qliedtke]

What's the song starting at 6:57?

[Seufz]

I like it... trying to collect them in Playlists since 2004, but I can't find 2005..

[iomega]

@Seufz 2005 was actually done by another production company. Al Trautwig (the narrator on this clip and all the NBC produced versions) was not used in 2005.

The 2005 documentary really sucked. The writing was poor and the production values don't even come close to the NBC produced versions.

[blazemanmom]

@iomega Al Trautwig did narrate 2005 and it was produced by NBC...

Mary Ann

Jon's mom

[aito24]

can you give me the links for 2004

[Peekingduck]

Blazeman's the man !

[TwoSet]

blazeman seemed like a nice guy

[hans1066]

One of the best sports reportages i have seen

[Peekingduck]

True that !

[fr3ckles]

Thank you thank you for posting!!! I love watching these, gets me motivated

[mcnairy]

watch it now for the X-time ... love it

[OranAlain]

This would be so much more impressing if the music wasn't the Soundtrack of Shrek...

[kubrick767]

My first Ironman will be next year in the UK. I'm nervous but I can't wait!

[benzodiazepimp]

Good luck. Train well, rest well. Injury is your enemy.

[kubrick767]

Thanks, I'll keep you posted.

[spinathon]

Perhaps the greatest opening comments of any athletic competion I've ever heard. We did learn alot about life...how precious it is and how quickly it can be lost.

Brian Breen...Blazeman Warrior, "man of iron...with a heart of gold.

"Remember the -blazeman...Irionman's Braveheart".

blazedad,

Jon's dad.

[KRETLS]

thanks for posting it!

[Pete22222]

The start of this video gives me chills.

[vontrasky]

Cmon... need the IM 2007 wc on here!

=)

[outkast9821]

my first will be Ironman Kansas 2008

[cstsb]

I bought the 2006, it is incredibly inspirational. Sadly, Jon Blais was right, he was going to "be gone" before the 2007 race. He passed away in May.

w w w dot alswarriorpoet dot com

Good luck hollisterbeachboi and gymgirlx

[gymgirlx]

I'm doing a 1/2 in march, full next year ( hopefully). It's so incredible what these athletes can do!! AMAZING to watch!

[madfoxzz]

I'm willing to bet that you'll do awesome. My first will be Ironman WI '08.

[atsprint400]

if somebody emails this to me, can i burn it using my computer onto dvd? the person that posted this video, will you please email it to me or send me the link where i can download it? thanks..

[hollisterbeachboi]

i cant wait till my first ironman. im so nervous

[joeymonforte]

thanks for posting this! saves us from having to buy the dvd lol