Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) As I was saying earlier, this morning saw me head to Trinity College Dublin for my physiological tests. Like I said I wasn’t sure what to expect and it was kinda nerve wracking. Firstly there was a round of questions about age, health, how often and what type [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - Power Breathe was something I never paid much attention to until last week when i got to try one for myself to see what its like. All you do is set the level of resistance first(1-10) and then simply take 30 breaths, twice a day. The idea is that it trains the mus[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Rob from Naas Wheelworx Tri Club has just recently become indoctrinated into our Wednesday Night Runners. As if running round hills in the dark isn’t lunacy enough he’s only gone and organised a couple of other events for runners and bikers alike. First[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - At the moment on the powerbar website they are letting people download 2 free tracks that are roughly an hour long each and are aimed at people who are training for the marathon. Chris Carmichael, Lance Armstrong’s long time coach, gives you minute by minute[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Despite the bike brakes failing through a pedestrian crossing and one of us putting a scratch down the side of a car with the handle bars, things went better than expected. The blinding reflective t-shirts of TeamGearedUp.com were out roughing themselves up a little bi[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) If you’re running the Dublin Marathon (and you live here) there’s a good chance you’re running this; the adidas Dublin Half Marathon. Every September it’s held in the Phoenix Park, Dublin as part of the adidas race series; the set of build up [...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The Irish Association of Snowsports Instructors are running pre-selection training for the Level 1 Ski Instructor Award from October 5th to 24th at the Ski Club of Ireland dry slope, Kilternan, Co Dublin. The pre-selection leads into a 3 day training weekend at the dr[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Reading Irish blogger Fatmammycat this morning, she tells us that she’s a huge fan of Crossfit. I love crossfit, (crossfit.com)I love it with the fervour I normally reserve for rum. Everyday I log on to their website and read what torture is lined up for that[...] Read More »