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December
2008
Bit
late now that it's mid of winter:
Last fall's (half)marathon in Darmstadt. Being very much acquainted
with the forest and fields behind my back door, I felt right at
home with the first open edition of the Darmstadt marathon. Unfortunately
this will be the only time for the race to be held on this wonderful
trail before it will change to a much more urban setting.
Alex
December
2008
Hey
Pirates,
I represented Pirate Racing quite well yesterday at the Florida
State 5K & 10K time trial championships. The event was telecast
live on the internet with a rather large audience based on the feedback
I have gotten.
I won gold in both events and gave Pirate some good publicity.
Sandy
July
2008
Mid-Season
in southern Hessia/Heidelbergman 2008
Beginning of this year the scheme had been clear: Meticulously build
a form during winter/spring, test-races on MTB and on the half distance,
and then: Ironman Frankfurt.
Alex
June
2008
News
from Sandy Scott:
I had a very successful spring season winning both the United States
Cycling Federation Florida state time trial and road race championships
in June.
I won the latter by doing a single breakaway from the breakaway
pack with 4 miles to go.
An incredibly painful experience!
April
2008
First
German BMX leaugue Race in my BMX Career
The First German BMX Leaugue race in Plessa ran so Olala. After
the race began late because of bad weather conditions the previous
night
Mike
April
2008
MTB-Race
in Hitzacker
Last Sunday, after three months competiotion break it was finally
time once again. The race was called Helmuts Hellride, and it was
pretty hard core. Deep forrest ground and mud made the 8km race
a chanllenge.
Leif
April
2008
FIBO
2008
The Fitness fair in Essen is always one of our favorite events during
the beginning of the season.... and when you consider what a cargo
plain costs, the rent to have a stand sint really worth its talk....
Ron
April
2008
Season
start in Denmark
After the bummer in Fredercia, my first success as linscencedrider.
Saturday the race started in Toendern Denamrk. The pre runs didnt
go so well, some how I wasnt very motivated, first of all we were
completly soaked by rain, and I just wasnt motivated. But you know
how parents are, they quickly talked me back into it.
Mike
April
2008
Hello
Pirates,
In the frame of the German Football leauge contrackt in Münsingen,
I rode my first race of the season. With Slummy conditions it was
hard to keep riding. After a whole group in front of me fell down,
i fell behind to the end and had to be happy with 12th place.
Romy
April
2008
Malle
and Malte....or Malte on Malle
Known spirits....
Malte....
April 2008
Team
Pirate on Mallorca
Once again nice weeks on the Island.
Rainer
April 2008
Trainingscamp
II - Mallorca 2008
Hola Pirate ladies and gents. The second trainings camp this year
on the way to Ironman in Frankfurt lead me to the sunny island of
Mallorca.
Andreas
April
2008
Hello
Lovelies
The race in Tonder was on 4.5.08. In the beginning the weather wasnt
really impressive but it ended up becoming nice. The atmousphere
was once again very nice. We were warmly welcomed.
Marc
April
2008
Hello
Pirates of all Lands
With this I would like to introduce myslef and write a short newsletter
as Pirate of the Transalp-Challenge!Only been MTB since 97' and
have been BMXing a whole generation before that, so Im pretty much
saudered to a bike!
Willy
April
2008
Logbuch
Cape Epic 2008 last entry
Mornin Everybody, heres my last entry about our 2008 ABSA Cape Epic
logbook. We have very mixed emotions about our last stage because
theres endless oppertunities of what this uncomparible race may
hold.
ZimbO und Reggebabe
April
2008
Logbuch
Cape Epic 2008 eight entry
Mornin Everyone, so the nevers in the bag. We ran around happy with
MS Pirate in Lourendsford. With complete replacements and two finisher
shirst Reggebabe and I made out good. Well celebrate later, or after
tomorrows party. Greetings to the homeland.
ZimbO und Reggebabe
April
2008
Logbuch
Cape Epic 2008 seventh entry
In the Wind Shaddow of Jakob Fuglsand....(SZ)
Mornin' everybody, Finally the seventh stage is in the bag. Today
it was "only" 91km abd 2000 hm, thats just twice as much
as the little p-weg round. Besides the daily sandbox we had a super
singletrail with 15km of the best track. It was bikeing for the
soul.
Zimbo
April
2008
Logbuch
Cape Epic 2008 Sixth Entry
WE ARE SICK OF SAND
Mornin' Everybody, so now we've been in the saddle about 52 hours
and the mann with the hammer keeps commin by to see if he can take
car of us yet, as in kill us.
Zimbo
April
2008
Logbuch
Cape Epic 2008 fith Entry
Hey People, Today the "BSN-Pirate" stands and all the
other parttakers who are still in love with the longest stage of
the 5 year long story of the "Cape-Epic" are partaking
in: 146Km and 1819 Hm from Swellendam to Bredasdorp. It disnt sound
so bad when it comes to hightmeters, but this stage sure was goin
to be a challenge.
Zimbo
April
2008
Hey
Pirates,
Last week we were in Cesenatico, Italy, Marco Pantani's hometown,
where we covered some basic kilometers. The weather was so awsome
we were able to ride in shorts and short sleeve clothes. We went
on some great back-country tours. Our Pirate Jerzys matched perfectly
to the blue sky.... :o)))
Greetings,
Romy
March
2008
This
Horror has a name... but you be the judge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96IPwWwlulo
March
2008
The
Trainingscamp that wasnt a trainingscamp
Huge advertisement to my Relay-Buddy: Trailrun- Trainingscamp at
Verdon in South Frankfurt. Big Talk but it might as well coulda
been a vacation. Acctually thats just what it was.
Drabkov
March
2008
The
Beginning of BMX Training in the Track in Bispingen
Unfortunetly we havnt been able to train on the BMX track in Hamburg
because of construction. Since we havnt quite warmed up enough to
go to the first race this weekend, were training on Sunday and Tuesday
at the VFL Luhetal in Bispigen.
Mike
March
2008
Logbook
Cape Epic 2008 fourth entry
Mornin'
Everyone, the fourth stage is in the box. For me it was definetly
the hardest day. With a sore ass, numb fingers, sunburn on my neck
and extremly strained knee's, I could have only moved at snail speed.
Hey those kinda days can happen. For me that meant that I had the
oppertunity to admire this wonderful land even more.
Zimbo
March
2008
Logbook
Cape Epic 2008 thrid entry
Mornin' Everyone, Its been a few days now since we've reported from
Cape Epic, but we hit the finish line to late and havent had a secure
network to report to you from. Our media-bag with laptop was also
lost in the maddness. Any way now back to the first three stages....
Zimbo
March
2008
Logbook
Cape Epic 2008 second entry
Mornin everyone, (SZ) today we already had a city decision. For
the win it may not be enough anymore but we are definetly gunna
scare the field tomorrow.
Zimbo
March
2008
Logbook
Cape Epic 2008 First Entry
(SZ) The South African Airways Carrier Craft has landed and on board
are Captain Zimbo and his 1st mate Frank Reggebabe. Carsten Bresser,
Udo Bölts and the boys from Sportograf from Aachen are also
there, who at P-weg already made mountain bike heros out of sevral
inoscent bystanders.
Zimbo
March
2008
Team
Pirate on Mallorca ?Half the Time?
Training Camp on Mallorca clearly shows what happens to Suckers?
Rainer
March
2008
Pirate
lookin Pirate
The open NRW Athletic Championships in Crossduathlon and the start
of the German Cross Xterra Series is the first event of the seiries
in Schleiden.
Sveny
March
2008
Here
We Go Again
On May 1st 2008 the GPBA Team is having a Free Ride Day in Oststeinbek.
See flyer inside!
GPBA Team
March
2008
Off
to the Pfalz-Bienwald Half-Marathon 03.09.2008
The 34th Annual Internatinal Beinwald Marathon in Südpfälzischen
which took place last weekend.
Nina
March
2008
Duo-Marathon
in Steinfurt
Last Saturday my Brother-In-Law Rolf and I ran a Duo-Marathon. In
Steinfurt we each ran a halfmarathon and for the duo-runners theres
a run for overall standings. I started first and hit the finish
line after 1:40:05 hrs. My brother-in-law, who was running his first
half-marathon hit the finish line after 1:46:18 hrs. probablly because
he was able to wear a Pirate shirt.
Mike
March
2008
Grand
Canaria the third
Just got back from the island today. So to contribute to Blutsntijes
report I wanted to add some points. Even though I just got over
a intestinal infection and didnt have much strength in my legs,
it went very well. It was smooth without any flat tires or similar
defects.
Matthias
March
2008
Salve
Pirate Friends
Been in Glottertal near Schwarzwald for three weeks now and am running
a small highttraining with MTB and with Racebikes to prepare myself
for the comming season of hardcore bikemarathons.
Marcus
March
2008
A
race at home on Cape Verde
Cycling is a hobby that can take up a lot of your time, but I'm
sure you already knew that. With a job and a family, it's not always
easy to cover all the bases, especially if you happen to have another
hobby, like a band, which can also take up a lot of time. Thus,
I alternate between training and band practice. Luckily my significant
other goes along for the ride and has understanding for my obsessions
J
Amilcar
March
2008
Hola
Landlubbers,
near the end of my four-week, Canary Island marathon-training-program,
I found myself at the starting line of the short distance, at the
Open MTB Marathon Gran Canaria, on March 8th. I dealt with the fast,
gravelly creek-bed-carnage much better than the steep ascents on
La Palma, last weekend. It was my "push-race." I came in 8th in
the overall ranking and another win was due in my age division.....
.
Ubi
March
2008
Hola
Landlubbers,
after weeks of training, the La Palma Marathon was on for March
2nd. Our Spanish hosts conjured up some juicy ascents, hardcore
single trails, and insane amounts of gravel for the slopes in the
volcanic sand, on the short and long distance. My "visit" to the
farmacia, before the race, didn't help me in that respect at all…
At least it was enough for me to win the short distance in my age
division (AK40).
Ubi
February
2008
What
would you do if you were training for a marathon or the Ironman
one day and were stuck in a wheelchair the next? Give up? Maybe!
Markus
February
2008
Now
that the semester is finally over,
we booked a vacation on the slopes. Even at a height of almost 9850ft/3000m
(Zugspitze), the snow-situation wasn't the best, but it was enough!
Circumstances were quite different down in the valley, so after
a day of skiing, we sat out on the terrace in nearly 68°F/20°C weather.
Doro + Jan
February
2008
Fuerteventura
in the Hotel of Terror??
The answer can be found in the article!! Fuerteventura in February:
I enjoyed it last year, why not go in for a repeat?? This time my
event manager made arrangements at the Oasis Papagayo in Corralejo.
Rainer
February
2008
Hola
landlubbers,
the first day of rest on La Palma's west side, is fittingly a rainy
one. We have been vigorously pedaling on our MTBs for the past three
days. Re-adapting myself from the racer to the bike wasn't exactly
easy. The thick tires felt especially weird.
Ubi
January
2008
Pirate-Logo
for the old Polar S-Series
Maybe someone will want this...
Daniel
January
2008
A
short introduction for Kai and Andreas, the Swabian Pirates
Andreas
January
2008
Pirates
spotted on Fuerte
In the last few days Pirates were spotted on Fuerteventura again.
One was seen standing in front of well-known sales agencies specializing
in bicycle sports...
Rainer
January
2008
Three
times three equals two (3x3=2)
Captain Jörn's calculation is even better than Svenja's: thirty-four
plus twelve equals five (34+12+10=5). The answer follows…
Jörn
January
2008
The
'08 Catalogue is Online....
The Prince version should be available in about 10 days.
Ron
January
2008
Hola
landlubbers...
I've been training on my racer, here on Gran Canaria, since Sunday
with Princess Ruth Hagen, 2RadChaoten.com/Volksbank Radboom. The
island is super-crowded right now with members of the BDR: the women
and princesses, the U-23 men, men/women juniors, the Bavarian line-up
etc, etc, etc....
Ubi
January
2008
On
February 2nd and 3rd the race in Fredericia, Denmark was on.
The track wasn't very good, but the mood was awesome.
Marc
January
2008
ZimbO
only comes once a year...
to Würzburg, where the medicine men are. This year, I dragged my
teammate Frank Regge with me for the first time, for probabley the
biggest adventure that can be undertaken on the MTB: the CAPE EPIC.
Zimbo
January
2008
Off
to the island…
Six months without training, produce quite an effect on the body.
That's why it's about time to start getting ready for the IRONMAN
Triathlon in Frankfurt. Due to the crappy weather in Germany and
the lack of a good pirateship, this means jumping a flight to Lanzarote
with Coach Flo (starting at the Ultraman Canada this year). 10 days
of basic training camp. ;-)
Andreas
January
2008
BMX
European Championship
After a three-month, injury-induced break, I got back on my racer.
5 RG-Hamburg riders and I, attended the UEC European Championship
Series, rounds 5 and 6 in Fredericia/Denmark, where I, unfortunately,
discovered that I still have a lot of training to do!
Mike
January
2008
Pirate
Indoorcycling
We're
looking for trainers, instructors, presenters, studios, events……
Any qualified trainer, instructor or presenter that wants to belong
to the Pirate Indor Race and Training team, can become a PI (Pirate
Indoorcycling) skipper.
All you need to do is provide a certificate of qualification… and
you're ready to go:
Ron
January
2008
1st
stop of the tour: Bernina Pass
On December 28th and 29th 2007, the first race of this year's Swiss
Snowkite Tour took place on the Bernina Pass. The Lago Bianco and
its beautiful surroundings are an El Dorado for all snowkiters.
Unfortunately, in the radiant sunlight, the wind ditched us and
the first day of racing was called off early.
Oliver
January
2008
So
fast you'll freak
The Triathlon Pirates will be entering in the largest German relay
marathon, at the 11th Pulheimer Relay Marathon.
Jörn
January
2008
First
Successes 2008:
Cross race in Appelbüttel in the course of JHV. 8 Pirates joined
us for this family event, except for Zimbo of course, whose encouragement
it was that led to our participation in this event. Even Captain
Stedebeker from Plettenberg and Enrico Sehm from Böklund came to
watch..... Thanks Zimbo
Ron
January
2008
"Blutsventje
News," live from the Hippie-Isle La Gomera Part 2
Groundhog Day. Once again, I am caught in the time cycle of La Gomera.
Check out my ultimate diray:
Ubi
January
2008
Pirate
on snow
It's been a long since my last time… on skis. Just one more reason
to try it out again. And so, once again I was off to the Bernese
Oberland in Switzerland, on Christmas Day. There, the ground was
covered with a lot of good snow, unusual for December. .
Nina
January
2008
The
First Competition of 2008:
8m/13km with delivery service... After the New Year's MTB warm-up
tour in Sandhatter hell, we dared to partake in an 8m/13km run on
the Sandkrug loop, on Sunday. Since the track was a little faster
than Sabrina, I ran back to pick her up for the finish.
Rainer
January
2008
"Blutsventje
News" live from the Hippie-Isle La Gomera
Don't cry Robert… and congratulations for your 3rd place in the
German Cross Championship. But instead of dealing with the mud and
cold in Herford, I will try to brighten my mood with street and
trail training on the sunny Hippie-Isle La Gomera… Picture creds:
"Pics by Jan Möckel"
Ubi Blutsventje, der rasende Reporter
January
2008
Don't
cry Robert...
at this year's German Cross Championship, we discovered, once again,
that it doesn't just take strength, intelligence and endurance to
make it, but also that "little bit o' luck" from the get-go…
Ron
January
2008
Biking
in the New Year at the Neerstedt Cycling Center
Despite all resolutions.... we left for the green hell of the north
on January 1st, after a fun New Year's Eve party at the van Ellen's.
:) I wish all Sport-Pirates on this planet all the best and good
luck!
Ron
January
2008
So,
the next year has begun.
First off: Happy New Year and Good Luck to all. Any resolutions?!?
I have some, and in order to strengthen and freshly baptize them,
so to speak, I planned a New Year's swim at the public pool on January
2nd. Since I will be probably be working til 8pm, I have planned
for it to start at 8:30pm, because the pool closes at 11pm. I welcome
company. This weekend, I want to go running, if anybody wants to
join me. Depending on the mood, either through the Alster Valley,
Saxon Forest, or along the banks of the Elbe. Maybe with a thermos
for afterwards. It'll be about a 6.2m/10km run, because I'm just
starting up again. Please forward this email to friends with good
resolutions.
Love, Melina
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