In
early 2007, Emerald City Multisport Team has adopted Jon Blais "The Blazeman" as
our honoree. A portion of all membership fees will go to benefit the ALS
foundation in honor and memory of our multisport warrior, Jon Blais "Blazeman."
The Blazeman is a multisport hero who has raised awareness for ALS through his
efforts to finish and complete his last race ever, the Ironman. If you would
like to make a donation to the War on ALS, please visit
http://www.waronals.com Emerald City Multisport Team has raised over $600 for the ALS foundation in 2007. All of our uniforms have the Blazeman Foundation logo to show our support for the efforts of the ALS Foundation and the fight to find a cure.
Short Biography: On May 2, 2005, twenty-year Multi-Sport veteran Jon Blais a.k.a. "Blazeman" at age 33 was diagnosed with the fatal motor neuron disease ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Blazeman dubbed himself the "ALS Warrior Poet" and brought his battle to the big island of Hawaii on October 15th that year, where he became the first person with ALS to complete the Ironman World Championships. It was his last race. In 2006, a number of athletes, inspired by Jon's 2005 efforts, rolled across the finish line in Hawaii in honor of Jon and his battle against ALS. In 2007, the Blazeman Foundation for ALS expanded Team Blazeman, comprised of "Blazeman Warriors" who have committed to raising awareness and funding a search for a cure for ALS... "So that others may live."
