Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) In about 9 hours on a quiet country road in Kippure we will head off on our latest adventure; our Wicklow Round Attempt. The training’s all done, the bag drops are gone, the weather’s been checked and now the nerves are starting. I actually plan on enjoying it as much as I can, treating it less like a race, which it isn’t, and more like a challenge. The fact that we are the first to attempt it only makes the excitement stronger and the encouragement from others mean so much.

We’ve had lots of encouragement from all angles; my own blog, here on TGU and over at the IMRA forum. From another husband and wife team of ultra runners:

Good luck to you all on Saturday. Will be thinking of you all the way. Can imagine the excitement and apprehension right now. It’s almost exactly 10 years since we ran our first Wicklow Way (31st May 1997). Great to see you young ones doing all the ultradistance running.
Best Wishes, Jane and Graham

Big thanks to everyone who mailed, texted and phoned! My day has been spent doing nothing more than eating, sleeping and blogging, so ideal preparation really. Hopefully my mobile blog attempt (thanks to Robin for the idea) will be just as successful as we intend to be on our round run.

-Aisling-