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upcoming events and guides to the annual popular pirate events like Vitruvian plus the less popular tougher events!

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epic events, epic race reports …

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signed up to a sprint or Ironman as a drunken bet? we’re here to help.

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so, how do you train for an Ironman?

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The Outlaw 2010
August 10, 2010 – 7:02 pm | No Comment
The Outlaw 2010

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 …

Preparing for a Half Ironman
October 3, 2009 – 1:44 pm | No Comment

Preparing for a Half Ironman
This half Ironman plan covers many weeks of challenging, but attainable training for someone who has some endurance experience, and ideally some Olympic distance races within the past season.

Bala Middle Distance 2010 – Runner’s World Forum Messages
October 3, 2009 – 1:43 pm | No Comment

Here is a good beginner 1/2 Ironman plan on Beginner Triathlete
Its a 20 week plan so perfect to start 1st January, between now and then concentrate on building up gradually.
Its also quite a detailed plan …

VLM – The London Marathon – 25th April 2010
September 28, 2009 – 9:40 pm | No Comment
VLM – The London Marathon – 25th April 2010

Pirates take on London in lycra once again …

PSOF rock IM Switzerland 2009
September 27, 2009 – 3:14 pm | No Comment
Ironman Germany 2010 – third time lucky for plum?
September 27, 2009 – 12:30 pm | No Comment

A bit of inspiration – the Tour de France atmosphere of Heartbreak Hill is amazing!

Forum Threads – all the threads in one place
September 26, 2009 – 6:54 pm | No Comment
Forum Threads – all the threads in one place

There’s been over 6000 threads on the runnersworld tri forum over the years.  Here’s a not very useful downloadable list of the  forum threads.
I’ll be providing a breakdown of the threads that will actually be …

The Outlaw – new UK IM distance event
September 24, 2009 – 12:47 pm | No Comment
The Outlaw – new UK IM distance event

New IM distance event to be held in Nottingham on 8th August 2010.  It will be run by the same team that brings the popular pirate event The Vitruvian to us every year.   Should be …

The Unofficial PSOF Guide to Sprint Triathlons
September 23, 2009 – 7:26 pm | No Comment
The Unofficial PSOF Guide to Sprint Triathlons

Triathlon for Numpties

This is a brief guide to help with the various parts of the triathlon world that some people aren’t aware of and maybe to give a few helpful tips to the ones …