the young man Kimm is referring to is Jon "Blazeman" Blais and he completed the 2005 Hawaii Ironman...also knows as the 2005 Ironman World Championship- with ALS! For some reason, her post is a little messed up in the first two paragraphs.
Check this out on Jon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrEUyIiApus