Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) You’re probably sick of me blogging about this, but hey….what you gonna do about it?! ;-) Tony Kiernan, Eugene Coppinger, Liam O’ Riain and Paul Moran of Endurance Racers are now in Bejing preparing for a long journey Saturday to Kashgar. They̵[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Olympic hopefuls, Dean Karnazes and a controversial torch aren’t the only things making preparations for getting to China this Summer. A group of experienced Irish ultrarunners, I think I just might know one or two of them ;-) , have been making preparations f[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) My favourite part of watching the Marathon des Sables unfold every year is the finish line photos. It’s just the most incredible raw human emotion, after a week of intense struggle. Gets me every time. ;-) Results here. Moroccan competitor Mohamad Ahansal won [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) It’s right up there with all the things you have to do before you die. It’s one of the classic stage races. It has all the ingredients of an incredible endurance event; the heat, the struggle, the dunes, the self sufficiency, the mangled feet and the tor[...] Read More »