The Runner’s World website started a triathlon forum in August 2003, after lots of members expressed an interest. That interest grew, and now the tri forum has its own instantly recognisable group of yellow-clad triathletes …
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epic events, epic race reports …
signed up to a sprint or Ironman as a drunken bet? we’re here to help.
who are the pirates? how do I join? how to order kit? who is Coach Barlos? etc etc
so, how do you train for an Ironman?
The Challenge: Run 180 miles, with 18672 metres of vertical climb, in 8 days…. or put another way……
180 miles: equivalent to running from London to Manchester.
18672 metres: equivalent to climbing Mt Everest twice, or Ben Nevis 13 3/4 times.
8 days: similar to a week but a day longer.
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Incredibly detailed supporters report from Hairier Half
Cheers to the dynamic duo (mostly Meldy obviously)for organising us
Very random thoughts….
Bike aid station
RC’s signs 
Having a water butt of water fall onto my shin 
Encouraging riders to get their bottles in the goal – so much fun!
Meldy and I sorting through the discarded bottles in a similar style to the two charity shop ladies from The League of Gentlemen
Seeing Meldy going into one of the portaloos, getting Barlos’ attention, both of us quietly running over and then repeatedly banging the sides of the portaloo as hard as we could
Cake’s fag break
Worrying that AJH was gonna DNF when she rode past me saying “I’m stopping” – the silly moo was just stopping to take some drugs ffs!
For fear of embarrassing him even further I won’t put his number on here, but the rider who couldn’t throw to save his life 
Seeing all the pirates ride through 3 times – fab!
Run
Competitors need to have name in large letters on their number!
Getting to see the pirates at the crossover point so many times
Shouting at and having banter with all the runners – I hope they got as much out of it as I did 
Giving Petal and hug and words of encouragement as I’d remembered she’d said at Roth that she would need help on the run – I hope they did the trick…..
Being able to see people finishing from across the lake was a real bonus
Being impressed by joddley’s ability to stay in the zone despite me shouting her name in her ear from 2ft away 
Kanga’s mincing
Stop smiling and start running (TM)
Managing to avoid Cake giving me a sweaty hug
Seeing the guy who couldn’t throw twice on his way round – oh, the abuse he got
Giving DTB my apple
Giving DTB my crisps
Giving DTB half of my muffin
Managing to not eat my jelly babies until 8pm
DTB taking some of my jelly babies
Re the bloke who walked the entire way looking rather unhappy – his parents were marshalling the run next to where we were standing and I had a chat with thedad at the finish. Apparently his son had injured his leg at some point before the event and couldn’t run at all, but decided to compete anyway despiteknowing that he would be passed by a large number of people- fair play to him as a lot of people in his position wouldn’t have started.
The finishing chute – yelling like an idiot whenever someone finished 
You are a gaylord!
You are a triangle!
Giving the last finishers what will hopefully be something they’ll never forget
Being wowed by every single pirate’s performance, whatever time they did
A great day!
via Outlaw Volunteers – Runner’s World Forum Messages.
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The Challenge: Run 180 miles, with 18672 metres of vertical climb, in 8 days…. or put another way……
180 miles: equivalent to running from London to Manchester.
18672 metres: equivalent to climbing Mt Everest twice, or Ben …
The Outlaw saw many of the PSoF taking part. Also we ran an aid station on the bike course.
Great race, great time had by all from what I’ve read.
There’s many reports and information on …
The following article appeared in German – translated below by IW.
The original article can be viewed here with pictures.
The Unusual Triathlon Troop of the “Pirate Ship of Fools”
The Triathlon Pirates
They appear almost untrained, some are …
okey dokey, charitable non-refundable payments to the paypal account please kindly put it through as a personal gift to avoid me taking a commission hit from paypal they got enough from the bottles …
Alan and Nicky (Toucs and Happychap) are organising a mara in Sept, in a vineyard in Surrey, looks like there’ll be wine on the way round, and proceeds to charideee..
read more here on their site
Bacchus …
The Pirate Ship of Fools water bottles are here!
Order at the Pirate Bottle Shop
750ml bottles (ok, they hold a little less than 750mls if that’s really important, about 720ml) made by the same people who …
Volunteer and you’re in with a chance of a pirate place at the Etap-Du-Tour 2010.
Coach Barlos writes: As discussed in the Outlaw thread, I have been contacted One Step Beyond a short while ago and …
In its infancy but take a look at the PSOF pirate bazaar – request, buy, sell, swap your pirate kit and tri gear here – the pirate bazaar
Thread: IMUK/Bolton 2010 training thread – Runner’s World Forum Messages.
jignog wrote (see)
Hello everyone,
This is my very first post here. I am also a complete triathlon beginner so IRONMAN UK will be my very first …
Incredibly detailed supporters report from Hairier Half
Cheers to the dynamic duo (mostly Meldy obviously)for organising us
Very random thoughts….
Bike aid station
RC’s signs
Having a water butt of water fall onto my shin
Encouraging riders …
Thread: IMUK/Bolton 2010 training thread – Runner’s World Forum Messages.
jignog wrote (see)
Hello everyone,
This is my very first post here. I am also a complete triathlon beginner so IRONMAN UK will be my very first …
Alan and Nicky (Toucs and Happychap) are organising a mara in Sept, in a vineyard in Surrey, looks like there’ll be wine on the way round, and proceeds to charideee..
read more here on their site
Bacchus …
