Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) If you’re currently engrossed in all things to do with the Tour de France you’ll find this a great read. Irish cyclist, musician, guitar teacher Mike Brookfield writes an account of his cycle through a stage of the Tour du France in the Pyrenees called l[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) More congrats to Jackie O! It really was her weekend. After her success at the Beast of the East triathlon she followed it up the next day with a second place in her category at the Mountain Bike nationals. Big well done J! You really are flying! Main results can be[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Valerie’s been busy snapping away at more adventurous events in Kerry! This time she was taking photos at a 5k fun run in Killarney National Park in aid of Kerry Hospice. That shot above is Susan Fitzgerald and Aisling Hegarty. Breda Barrett Gneeveguilla AC [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Experienced adventure racer and mountain runner Moire O’ Sullivan is, at this very moment, making an attempt on the Wicklow Round: a long distance run encompassing 26 peaks totalling over 100K and over 6,000M climb inside 24 hours. According to the IMRA forum [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) The first Beast of the East triathlon was held around the hills of Wicklow today and was won by Fernando Fuentes and our own Jackie O! Y’all know Jackie well from her mountain biking exploits and this was a super for win for her as she goes from strength to st[...] Read More »

CHICAGO, USA (Team Geared Up) - This week I’m posting some personal pictures. For the last 10 days I was in Alaska, USA on a vacation trip that is really worth the 6:30 hours (from Chicago) in a plane without room for even moving your toes. I was in Anchorage, Seward, Homer and Denali Nationa[...] Read More »

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (Team Geared Up) - The TGU blogging team gather on the phone to discuss the future of the blog, what we’ll be talking about over the next month, and what we’re getting up to. We got as far as item one, Aisling’s Ironman, before the call cut-off. Apologies - [...] Read More »

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (Team Geared Up) - Tomorrow I’m interviewing Simon and Fearghal from revolutioncycle.ie . They are aiming to be the first Irish people to circumnavigate the earth by bicycle. This November, Simon Evans and Fearghal O’Nuallain will begin the first Irish circumnavi[...] Read More »