The Old Guard

Hope

IronM.in wrote (see)

Awwww!!! You all look so, so... so FIT! And YOUNG and SKINNY!!!!!

IronM.in

Not forgetting us watching Barley's plane flying over the finish line - he kinda missed it! And The Major's ice bucket, Oxy's mad driving....

candy ollier

Blimey! Oxy hasn't changed at all since then

Jj

I think I have various pics on my old computer, which I shall fire up. One of them shows baby Garr in Speedos.

seren nos

is that garr with the blond hair hiding in the background

Jj

yep - it was more of a boot polish than totally blond, but ... he was very Boy Band.

Jj

I am flummoxed. I was looking through all those pics in very recent weeks, but I CANNOT remember where they were!

I found one or two random ones of Oxy looking about 12 years old, which I shall try to put up here, but I'll have to switch browsers. Bear with.

UltraCas

The pic I was thinking of was of them all by the lake and I believe Garr was looking pretty buff in his speedos

debbo

Is Garr wearing a sailor suit?

I'd forgotten about DD and Iron Mike

Jj

and Avalaf, Donut and Lindi.

Jj

Oxy getting a pep talk from Auntie Jj...

 and

a li'l bit sunburnt

Jj

Pebble did it too - but was he pirated up?

Jj

Found Dan's pics, anyway! Some here, and links to the others at the top:

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/event-editorial/ironman-zurich-photos/1982.html

IronM.in

Bless him! You are our photo archiver as well as fabbest support crew, Jj.

Jj

heee - Not a very good archiver, as I've lost the pics I was looking at only recently! Perhaps they were on someone else's link or Facebook?

Oh and I've cast a heinous slur on Pebble, who was indeed pirated up in '05

Trogs

Jellybabe has just gone out to NZ for 3 years and may or may not get back into tri while out there.

candy ollier

A whole new continent of free barbecues to raid!

Holly_Golightly

Ah, look at them. Aren't they cute?

I remember clearly following the first ship online and being totally inspired by the stories on the day and the race reports. Especially those, including Ratbag and oxy who couldn't swim before training started.
Then I remember meeting the rowdy lot honing their drinking skills at the social a couple of weeks later.

I always said I wouldnt be so stupid as to actually do and ironman...

Dustboy

http://rowerunning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/20090712-IMG_7965.jpg

Not sure how to do this so hope it works, but this says it all for me...

Kanga, Crashie & Cougie left to right

M...eldy

There you go ... awesome Rowe photography 

seren nos

I remmebered that photo....

GOM.

That's IMCH 2009, powered by EWZ!

Dustboy

So I was a year out. LOL!

M...eldy

Lol GOM !  Yes EeeeeeeeeWzzzzzzzzzzz 

GOM.

IMAustria 2007
IMFrance 2008
IMCH 2009
IM Germany 2010, Roth for most, Frankfurt for some

M...eldy

Must have been Switzerland in 2009 as well then?

GOM.

IMCH is Switzerland

seren nos

switzerland in 2009....i can actually say i was there....never again

M...eldy

Good point well made GOM   

IrOn Little Sister

My introduction to the Pirates was Meeting Brian & Wifey at the Edinburgh New Years Day Tri in 2007, Didn't put me off!
The I went to Nice in 2008 to support & of course got talked into doing the Oly in Zurich by Petal & my darling Brother. The rest is Piracy!!

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/event-editorial/ironman-switzerland-2009-photos-the-finish/4230.html