Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) It’s been a big week for Irish ultra runners! We’ve had Eoin Ryan ploughing through his Ultramarathon Triangle down along the canals. That involved the traditinal stage race format of 6.5 marathons in 6 days. I’m sure he’s well finished by now and planning the next adventure already. Well done Eoin!

Irish female ultra runner Helena Crossan has been in cracking form lately over a 100k! There’s no stopping her, most of us couldn’t do her splits over much shorter distances! From Athletics Ireland:

Helena Crossan, Ireland’s top female ultra athlete, had a very convincing win in the Night of Flanders 100km in Torhout, Belgium on Saturday. Crossan, the Donegal native, posted a world class 7:53:41 to demolish the race field. Her time was less than a minute outside her Irish record of 7:52:45, a time she set when finishing 10th at the World 100km last year. Torhout will host the 2010 World 100km.

And Richard Donovan is continuing his record breaking dart through the country at a rate of 3 marathons a day, in the hope of breaking the Mizen to Malin head record! With a bit of trouble with his knee on Day 2 he’s still motoring through Cloghan on his way to Longford on Day 3! Keep going Richard!

-Aisling-

Image of Richard Donovan from Run the Country.