At the beginning of the year 2006 the Pirates founded their own Pirate-Triathlon-Team. This is short introduction....

Moin moin everyone, I'm Captain Klotz (Jörn), one of the founding members and at this time still Boss J and contact person of the Pirate-Triathlon-Team! One more thing up front, of course "boss" of the team doesn't mean that I'm the best or the fastest or anything!! Actually, I wanted to focus more on duathlon, x-duathlon and a few runs that is to say relays this year! At this point in time the water is not my favorite element, but I'm hoping for improvement…! More info about the team, the other team members and me can be found under TEAM -> Triathlon Team! The enthusiasm for the triathlon grabbed me in Roth in 2003, when I ran the long distance in a relay and we ended up being the 2nd best mixed relay runners with two girls on the team!

Moin and hello, I'm Nina nd have been traveling under the sign of the skull and crossbones for a few years on the MTB. Two years ago I started doing the triathlon and since then the sport has had a hold on me! Up until now I have been used to Olympic distances and would like to attempt the middle distance… the distant goal being the long distance, if everything goes well and I stay healthy!

Moin moin, I'm Sveny and came to the triathlon because of running and have been at the starting line since 1997. First, I stuck with the "shorter" distances, but since 2004 you can find me on the Ironwoman track. My personal highlight came in 2004 at the Quelle Challenge in Roth and 2005 when I came in 5th overall at the Bonn Marathon. My "main goals" for the next few years are to improve on the marathon track and, if possible, manage the Ironwoman in under 10:30. There's still a lot of work to do!

G'day, I'm Rainer. I slaved away in the gym for over 20 years and rode some MTB on the side. Then, about five years ago, I started cycling (MTB) and running soon after that to fight stress. After an operation on my knee, the sports mix turned into bike racing and swimming. The road to the triathlon wasn't far anymore. For this year I've planned my first middle distance, which would be easier for me without the swimming… What's important to me is that the whole thing stays fun

Hey, I'm Thomas. I've been riding my racing bike for 20 years now, sometimes more sometimes less. The gym has been in the mix for 13 years too, but it wasn't very beneficial for endurance. 112lbs/96kg on 6'/1,83m looks gigantic at the swimming pool, but you can't win with it in a triathlon. In the meantime I'm down to 183lbs/83kg and was pleasantly surprised by my first triathlon season in 2005. In 2006 I'll try for the middle distance and then build up to the long distance.

Little Mike came to Pirate as a pretty okay mountain biker, but seeing the professionals twice at every race did begin to annoy me. So I chose the hobby division and the fun returned to biking. At some point I tested out a triathlon and I liked it. So, I've stuck with it for the past five years. In 1993 Ron organized a mountain bike race in Trittau and I made it to 4th place. The prize was a Pirate t-shirt, which is how the whole mess began and since then my closet has been full of black clothes and beginning a little while ago white, with small and large skulls. Since 1995 I've been constantly antagonizing Ron with more and more orders and I plan that to continue for a few more years. I'm doing all right with the three new disciplines, even though the bike is still my favorite. I'll certainly never be a fish. Even though it is my zodiac sign. It's important to enjoy oneself whatever one does and not to get too serious about it, since not everybody needs to make a living of it. I wish the best for the team and am looking forward to the 2006 season. Greetings, Mike

Hallo, I'm the tri-athlete from Munich. I started the sport 14 years ago, after I watched the Ironman in Roth. I almost keeled right over and immediately wanted to imitate. No easier said than done, kind of. 2 years later '94 I was standing at the starting line. The '97 IM Lanzarote followed, the '00 IM Roth and the '04 IM Zürich followed. My best time was in Roth at 9h 47min. My favorite race was the World Championship in Nizza and the Allgäu Middle Distance, both in '03. One of the coolest triathlon competitions was the X-Terra in the Black Forest at Lake Titti with a mountain bike track and a cross run. My fastest marathon was in Munich, 2h49min. In the Munich scene I'm known as the Pirate, because no one down here really knows about it and I'm the only one wearing the gear for a long time. In the meanwhile the skull and crossbones can be seen around here more often. For the next year I've planned to participate ina few short triathlons in the Munich area, but no big races. I hope the team will be a lot of fun and very motivational for all and maybe it can even get me to Hamburg for the City-Triathlon. Servus from Munich, Daniel