Team Geared Up

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DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Some photos from last Wednesday’s IMRA Hellfire race are here. And really really well organised it was too I can tell ya!!!! ;-) We raised over 200 euro for Women’s Aid with the TGU bars! Apologies for being too busy to be taking more photos but you̵[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - This race is an introduction to adventure racing and will give the Mizen teenagers a feel for what is involved when the World Series Adventure Race, a gruelling five day challenge for the world’s top adventure racing teams, comes to Schull, Ireland on June 17th. [...] Read More »

KERRY, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Last weekend Nathan Kingerlee ran an Adventure Racing training weekend in Killarney with his business OutdoorsIreland.com. In this 2-part TGU guest post series, Nathan covers his 8 top tips for adventure racers. – Continued from Part I (tips 1-4). 5. Plan you[...] Read More »

KERRY, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Last weekend Nathan Kingerlee ran an Adventure Racing training weekend in Killarney with his business OutdoorsIreland.com. In this 2-part TGU guest post series, Nathan covers his 8 top tips for adventure racers. — 1. Lightweight Equipment Even the shortest of[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Apologies to everyone who sent in all the excellent emails, tip-offs, press releases and links over the last 2 weeks. I’ve been offline (adventuring - so I’ve an excuse!) and missed posting them. Rather than post lots of old news - I thought I’d do a r[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - We broke the news in January that an AR World Series race to be held in Ireland next summer. Valerie O’S just mailed in a press release to me. The first ever World Series Adventure Race taking place in the South West in June 14-21 2008, as part of three major races ta[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) You only ever hear good things about the CCAR events! They’re renowned for throwing in a few surprises which competitors seem to enjoy! Firstly Bob was saying what a great event the Castlewellan one was now you can read a report from Tango and Cash on their blo[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Siobhan has been on to let us know that entries are now open for Gaelforce West billed as “The Largest Adventure Event in Ireland”. Choose from two events; GF6, the classic one-day multi-sport challenge for solo participants or teams with biking, running[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Thanks to Sean Murray for creating and sending TGU an Irish Adventure Racing Calendar. Good one ;-) I’m trying to promote Adventure racing in Ireland. I’ve put a calendar together which I will update when there’s more news. Thanks Sean. We’re w[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Hot out of the Outsider press room (like 45 seconds fresh!) here’s the details released for the ARWorld Series race to be held in Ireland next summer. The Zipline crossing the Gap of Dunloe sounds unreal! Pictured below. Killarney, Ireland - For immediate release [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - It’s the return of Friday Links! The weeks stories we wanted to post about but didn’t. — Here’s some more of these flying maniacs in wingsuits, this guy is known as “The Dude” (full post coming tomorrow on landing without a parachute ([...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - The location for Primal Quest 2008 has been announced as Montana. The race will take place between the 21st of June and the 2nd of July. I checked the team list and the IrishAR team aren’t there. I wonder are they concentrating on a different race for next y[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Looking for an event to get your teeth into next year (just like Tom) then check out Causeway Coast Adventure Racing. It was started in 2006 by a bunch of enthusiastic adventure racers eager to promote the sport to a wide audience; get them interested, get them hook[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - Great Outdoors in Dublin have gotten the Icebreaker base layers in last week. The tops and bottoms are made from 100% from merino wool. What i found the most astonishing about the product was the guarantee that comes with it. On all the packaging it says- “[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) With the Irish Mountain running season coming to an almost close, what are all the Irish mountain runners doing with their spare time?! Well on Saturday many of them joined Irish Adventure Racing super-female Roisin Mc Donnell for her mountain biking training spin in[...] Read More »