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Welcome! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or enter your email: for updates. Thanks for visiting! DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - This race is pretty crazy looking. How Peter Roman completed the course in 6hrs 45minsi really dont know! Looks like it will have to be anothe[...] Read More »

The Original Mountain Marathon took place last weekend in Galloway with new winners in the top elite category for the first time since 1992!! The A Class win by Neil Northrop and Matthew Crane was the most convincing of the day. They extended their day one lead to win by an amazing 90 minutes and a[...] Read More »

When Dean Karnazes hopes to finish his 50th marathon in 50 days on the 5th of November he will be throwing a massive party! If anyone is over in New York when the race finishes drop down to the party.. I’d say it will be a great occasion with 1 or 2 famous faces knocking around(not to mention[...] Read More »

Sue, who works on the floor above me in my office arrived home after cycling 10,000 km from China to the Reuters Office in London. She parked her bike for the final time in the Reuters Plaza at Canary Wharf yesterday. Her blog A Long Road Home documents the trip with photos and podcasts. Worth a [...] Read More »

‘Shark fin’ route marked in black. (Image courtesy of K2Climb.net) Czech climbers summited have opened a new route on Mt. Meru (6310m) after 13 days on the wall reports K2Climb.net. (K2Climb.net) Czech climbers Marek Holecek and Jan Kreisinger have opened an impressive new route on the[...] Read More »

Update 31/Oct 1640: The search for a Polish fisherman missing off the Co Clare coast is not expected to resume until weather conditions improve. Update 31/Oct: Change of details, search resumed at first light this morning for the foreign fisherman who was washed off the rocks. Breakingnews.ie sugge[...] Read More »

RTE News are reporting the breaking news that a man has died while running in the Dublin Marathon. A man taking part in the Dublin City Marathon has collapsed and died. The organisers of the event said gardaí gave the man immediate attention when he became unwell in Terenure. He also received at[...] Read More »

Photo by Geared Up (Night Running Training) The Dublin Community Blog reminded me tomorrow is the Dublin Marathon. Tomorrow is the Dublin Marathon. So, if you are in Dublin, go out and cheer on the runners! The race starts at 9:00 AM and the course is a big loop starting and ending in city centre[...] Read More »

Update 10:39 30/10/06: Search Resumed this morning. Speaking on RTÉ Radio, Jim Guirey of the Valentia Search and Rescue Centre, said a large team was involved in the operation including 40 divers. 40 is a large dive site. Photo by Geared Up RTE News are reporting Search & rescue under way[...] Read More »

Yes - the clocks went back today making it officially winter here. Rather than take my extra hours sleep, I got up and did a redesign for Geared Up. Our winter styling. It’s simpler, and now works in IE. But it’s still a work in progress… so do leave further suggestions in a commen[...] Read More »

Update: Sunday - Announced on BBC24 the search has been called off. Only 1 body has been found. Latest news on the Missing 4 fishermen & Scottish Trawler in North Sea… LONDON (Reuters) - Rescuers scouring the North Sea for a Scottish fishing boat and its four-man crew said they had found [...] Read More »

Look what an Irish bloke has come up with! Check out Sidewaysbike.com as seen on Blogorrah! [...] Read More »

We love our laptops. (especially us Mac users) So much so that we want to take them everywhere and gloat show it off to the world. But the world is filled with things that want to scratch and damage them. Born is a solution from Speck Products, at least for some. The SeeThru Hard Case is a hard cas[...] Read More »

How on earth can you ski down the Lhotse Face? A video would be really cool to see of the descent! Full story here at the North Face The North Face athletes Kit DesLauriers and Jimmy Chin successfully summited Mount Everest (29,035 feet) via the Southeast Ridge on October 18, 2006, at 10:54 a.m., [...] Read More »

Alright kiddies time to show off some of the latest tech for you to blow carefully spend your hard earned cash on at the end of this autumn. First off we have the Colibri Tranzpack Lighter Case that lets you take your favourite lighter with you on your outdoor hikes without it getting wet/dirty/bro[...] Read More »

Dean Karnazes challenge to run 50 marathons in 50 days is coming to an end. He completed is 39th marathon yesterday. He took part in the Tecumseh Trail Marathon in Indiana. Follow his progress with daily race reports here Hardcore. That’s the best way to describe today’s marathon. Alo[...] Read More »