later, when Candy, clearly a cultured man, called the rapidly growing Runner’s World group of Ironman wannabes the following year a Ship of Fools – and added ‘Pirate’ in deference to that original sticker.Forumite and Channel swimmer Dr Nic pointed out

Forumite Monique at the Bala Middle Distance TriathlonOver the past two years, the Runner’s World Tri forum has grown, strengthened and spread its DaGlo message into the furthest reaches of the international triathlon community.The Pirate Ship

many pirates, and too many stories, to tell every tale here. For individual race reports, go to Pirate Race Reports. NameTIme Position Swim Bike Run Cameron Brown (non-forumite) 8:13:39 1 50:25 4:31:29 2:48:17 IronRose 9

, but not before thoughts of doom and gloom take root. It sounds extreme, but grief is a very real emotion when a runner hears that he or she will be off the road for weeks, or even months.Regular forumite Mrs Pig posted recently that she was at the 'panicky stage