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TW Race Report: Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championships 2012
By Richard Melik on 19/01/2012 10:00:00
We review the half ironman race set in the stunning island of Phuket
lining the bike course waving, cheering and smiling in spite of the conditions and the hundreds of local volunteers on the run course added to the colour of this special event.If the location, weather and race are not enough to persuade you to add
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A Mountain To Climb
By on 18/11/2009 11:41:29
The Alpe d'Huez Triathlon is one of the toughest sporting events in the world. For this reason alone, it's worth doing. Just don't expect a personal best
and decided to create a triathlon to showcase the spectacular scenery and famous local climbs. The long-distance race I'm about to do features a 2.2K swim, 115K bike and 22K run. There's also a shorter race the following day of 1.K/30K/7K as well as a children
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Forum Pirates Take On Bala Tri
By Iron Rose on 08/06/2005 12:11:35
PSOF coach and number one supporter IronRose reports from the Bala Middle Distance Triathlon
half IM distance, the event was longer than most of the forum contingent had attempted to date.The previous months of frenzied training had not been without its casualties. A week before the race the list of injuries had grown amongst the forumite
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TW Race Report: Ironman Wales
By Tobias Mews on 26/10/2011 12:02:56
Tri World's Tobias Mews takes on the first Ironman Wales
, especially when it involves zigzagging up a cliff side, so the organisers provided bags in which competitors had left their spare trainers (if they could find them among all the other bags) to run up to T1.The bike legThe start of the bike course was the only
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Forum v Ironman Switzerland 2009
By Runner's World on 04/08/2009 11:57:39
Find out how more than 50 globe-trotting Pirates fared when they headed to Zurich for the 13th staging of Switzerland's annual Ironman competition
, thinking about the bike and run. Coming into the island was horrible. I got pulled back by my legs, swam over and knocked in the head but surprised myself and stayed calm – it's all part of the mass-start experience! Out on the bike the wind bore right
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Forum v IM Florida: Sailing to the Sunshine State
By Fat Buddha on 14/11/2007 13:11:25
Three years after forumite Candy Ollier first regaled us with tales of Ironman Florida, 12 intrepid Pirates made the voyage over the Pond in search of their own rewards
carnival procession – every time you looked up there was just a big line of bikes ahead and behind. There are many accusations of drafting in this Ironman event and, to an extent, they are true - you can’t help but get caught up in a pack of riders going
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Race Highlights: Ironman World Championships Kona 2011
By John Carroll on 11/10/2011 10:00:00
Find out who took glory in Saturday's tough race
and fourth, respectively, making this GB's best-ever result in the championships. Cave finished in 9:03:29 and Joyce crossed the line 9:06:57.Wellington was slower than usual in the swim, a result of the injuries she sustained in a bike crash two weeks ago
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Ship Mates
By Alison Fraser on 26/07/2006 10:06:28
Ironman Frankfurt was just as tough for its supporters as it was for those taking part reports Alison Fraser
Not to be missed: Pirates swamped the city of FrankfurtNever underestimate the demands of being a supporter; it takes as much commitment as participating in an event but there are no medals to show for it. Whether it’s a 5K run or an Ironman
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Forum v Ballbuster Duathlon: Tough To A Tee
By Runner's World on 15/11/2007 14:28:41
Watch our forum Pirates take on this gutsy 40-mile challenge on the slopes of Box Hill
It’s no coincidence that sporting events staged near Box Hill, Surrey, come with intimidating titles (think the Knacker Cracker 10K or the Surrey Legs of Steel Challenge). As one of the best-known summits of the North Downs, it poses a
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All Aboard for Ironman Switzerland 2009
By Candy Ollier on 16/07/2008 08:43:31
Looking for a new challenge? Something that will really test your mettle but promises to be a great deal of fun at the same time? Then join the forum Pirates in Zurich next summer...
spirit (with plenty of mickey taking) and having fun. But I can’t even swim, haven’t ridden a bike since school, and I haven’t even run a half-marathon yet! Surely an Ironman is beyond me?Not at all, especially if you believe in yourself and you
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