Last year, The Dominator underwent major knee surgery. He was not able to put any weight on his leg until the end of spring 2006. Finally in June he ditched the crutches for a cane. By fall 2006, he was only running a mile or two. Then he underwent a second surgery around Thanksgiving. With the surgeries behind him, he started running less than 7 months ago. His first race was a 5km race during the super bowl weekend in negative temperatures. Since then he has followed a 50+ page training manual which made him bike more than 2,000 miles and run 300-400 miles. And boy has the training worked! In less than a year, Ralph has gone from not walking and a leg full of pins, to completing triathlons at the Olympic and a ½ Ironman distances. Next up, the Lake Placid Ironman!
So join me in congratulating Ralph on a miraculous recovery and wishing him well on his quest for yet another Ironman! It is time to DOMINATE! Good luck Ralph!
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Thanks Ice Dog. Thanks again for making the trip out to Lake Placid. It will be a day you will not forget. For those who would like to track me during the race go to ironman.com click on the link to ironmanlive and click on the link to track an athelete. My race number is 445. Looking forward to all New York has to offer.
I can't wait to see you dominate Lake Placid. We'll be cheering you on with full STR pride and enthusiasm. You are an inspiration to us all.
Dominator - you are the man! We will be sending good thoughts your way this weekend. Stay strong, we're all cheering for you!
Once again the Dominator is made of iron! You are my inspiration!
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