Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Apologies for lack of posts, it’s a case of life and ironman getting in the way of blogging…. :-( What have I missed?: Gael Force 6 seems to have been won by Eoin Keith followed by Peter O’ Farrell, while Peter seems to have teamed up with Paul Mah[...] Read More »

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) Well done to our own Irish Ultrarunner and superhero Tony Mangan who finished tenth overall in the 48 hour race in Surgeres, France (which we wrote about previously here). It’s amazing the distances covered in these events. The mental fortitude it must take to[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) He’s off again! Our own super-ultra athlete, and World Record Holder, Tony Mangan is off to Surgeres in France for a 48 hour track race. I reckon himself and Robin should swap tips on sleep deprivation! Tony flies out tomorrow to compete in what is considered [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) The entry requirements for the North Face Ultra Trail du Tour du Mont Blanc have just been announced. Up until now entry was first come, first served, until last year when you had to have completed at least a couple of ultras. But because the finisher level was stil[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND(Geared Up Blog) - I saw a working model of the Ultra back in November and is every bit as impressive as it looks. Pretty expensive although! I’ve found a site where you can pre-order it for $499. The Ultra Belt won the Electronics section award at this years ISPO awards. The T[...] Read More »

UPDATE (Editor): Aisling was too modest to tell you SHE WON the 13k / 320mt climb in 88min! Congratulations Aisling! —– DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Well the run of the event has to belong to the two ultra runners Grainne Connor and Paul Mahon for their part in the 51k Trail Blanch [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) About 15 Irish mountain runners are travelling to the French Pyrennees today to take part in the Trail Blanch Font Romeu. It’s the third time round for me and this year there’s 3 distances on offer in this Pyrenness mountain race: 13k, 24k and the ultra [...] Read More »