Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Eamon Costello sent us his detailed account of climbing Mt Blanc with a guiding company this summer. Eamon’s report makes great reading for anyone thinking of climbing the peak - and closely matches my own experience in 2003 (although a storm took us off the[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Valerie O’Sullivan’s photos from the Lost Sheep triathlon in Kenmare, County Kerry are excellent as always. The event was run by Cork Triathlon Club and included a 1.9Km swim in a perishing Kenmare Bay, 90Km Cycle on the Beara Peninsula and 21Km Run. Pi[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Fantastic news just in from Tony about our Aisling. News just in ….. IronWoman Aisling has completed her 1st Iron Man in 13hrs 12 Min. 3.8k swim 180k bike finished with a Marathon 26.2 miles Fantastic, hero stuff…. Legend! More on an Iron Man [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - I had the fortune to attend a Sea Survival training course in the amazing NMCI at the Irish Naval Base in Cork last weekend. The pool has simulated environmental effects including cold water, darkness, rain, wind, waves, lightning - great storm conditions. They th[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) He’s done it again! Another world record for Irish ultrarunner and World Record Holder Tony Mangan on the treadmill!! At last weekend’s Longford marathon Tony broke the 48 hour treadmill record in a time of 45 hours 42 minutes and 18 seconds before running the m[...] Read More »

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 »

LIMERICK, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - I know Aisling had a brief post about this a few weeks ago but there have been a few developments since. It turns out the rumours have been true - Irelands best climbing wall has opened in Dingle, Co. Kerry blowing everything that has gone before it out of the w[...] Read More »

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (Team Geared Up) - Ger Owens and Phil Lawton have moved into the top ten after winning their second race in the 470 class. I’ve just finished watching the video replay of Race 5 and they lead the fleet all the way. Fantastic stuff from two Dubliners. More from RTE -Robi[...] Read More »