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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 …

Bacchus Marathon
May 4, 2010 – 7:13 pm | No Comment
Bacchus Marathon

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 …

Drew and Dave take on the Transalpine Race for Help for Heroes
March 7, 2010 – 7:38 pm | No Comment
Drew and Dave take on the Transalpine Race for Help for Heroes

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 Pirate Ship of Fools Water Bottles – available for purchase now!
February 22, 2010 – 12:05 am | No Comment
The Pirate Ship of Fools Water Bottles – available for purchase now!

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 …

Pirate Outlaw Bike Aid Station Volunteers
February 14, 2010 – 1:52 pm | No Comment
Pirate Outlaw Bike Aid Station Volunteers

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 …

Rosey’s Ironman World Championships 2009 – Race Report
October 19, 2009 – 7:25 am | Comments Off
Rosey’s Ironman World Championships 2009 – Race Report

Picture of Rosey with one day to go, only a little nervous I’m sure.  Here’s his report reproduced from his blog.
Ironman World Championships 2009 – Race Report

10th Oct 2009 – Kailua Kona
Pre ‘pre’ race
If …

ode to the pirate ship of fools… Scott Ragsdale writes about the Pirates
September 30, 2009 – 3:42 pm | No Comment
ode to the pirate ship of fools… Scott Ragsdale writes about the Pirates

Scott Ragsdale gives a newcomers perspective on the pirates …

ode to the pirate ship of fools…
by csr on Sep.21, 2009, under John Galt
I am full on into my ironman training, with about 2 months to …

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 …

Triathlon FAQs
September 22, 2009 – 7:30 am | No Comment
Triathlon FAQs

No need to write a load of FAQs as you can peruse these on fetcheveryone.com
FAQs

Pirate Records, Rankings and Shieldholders
September 21, 2009 – 7:50 pm | No Comment
Pirate Records, Rankings and Shieldholders

” Obviously we need a hall of fame, and I was sufficiently bored on my long ride last saturday to come up with a pirate rank system based upon experience. ” Read more here