Who are they, the Pirate Ship of Fools?

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 who compete in international Ironman events, originally one outing a year but now several - although the main one is a big group holiday event with its own awards ceremony post-race. So popular has the Pirate Ship of Fools become that smaller and shorter triathlon events too are beginning to take on a distinctly daffodil hue as the pirate influence spreads. As the Runner's World online community grows, so does the number of runners that want to be triathletes, and the number of triathletes that want to be Pirates. But where did it all begin?

Read more of Jj's article here ...

Events

See the Pirate Google events calandar here ... also see the publicly updateable calendar

Stratford 220 Tri

11 May 2008

Main forum thread | Website |Race Entry

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Bala Middle Distance Tri

8 June 2008

Main forum thread | Website |Race Entry

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IM France - Nice

26 June 2008

Official Pirate Championship Race 2008

Main forum thread | Website | Race Entry

Accomodation thread | Hotel Ibis

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Vitruvian

6 September 2008

Main forum thread | Website & Race Entry