of Fools – that’s PSoF on the entry forms – under the unorthodox captaincy of Candy Ollier, last year unloaded 26 novices on to the shores of Lake Zurich for their inaugural appearance, at Ironman Switzerland. They rapidly won the attention

and exciting. It’s a real pleasure to go for a weekend break to Bala and then a mini holiday to Switzerland or Germany or Austria each year, because the people are great. The Story Behind The Name... The group’s name didn’t actually come about until some time

Rose and RichardM, friendly but steely rivals at the top end, had just three seconds between them on the bike leg. Strong, steady performances were marred for some by falls – Zilla, chasing IM Switzerland DNF demons, came off hard but continued