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DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) As previously blogged, our own friend of TGU, Avril Copeland, is in Montana to take part in Primal Quest 2008, one of the most challenging endurance races in the world. From Avril herself: Greetings from sunny Montana!! Its amazing, the sun is out, however the peaks[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Team Geared Up are delighted to help out a regular reader over the last 7 months, Avril Copeland who with her team ‘Hunky Dorys Adventure Racing’ will partake in the world famous Eco Primal Quest in 68 days. You can follow their preparations for the worlds t[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE - Well it’s a bit warmer in Singapore today than it was in Vail, Colorado, USA last December. Part cold, part wanting a camera-mounting, part I was about to throw myself off a few black diamond runs… I decided to buy a ski helmet. In the USA its different - everyone has helmet[...] Read More »

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (Team Geared Up) - Hey all you Geared Up heads! I’m heading over to the states for a couple weeks with some time to kill and would like to know who and how many people would like to come out for a reader meet up! I’m going to be in Boston from the 5th to the 9th of F[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - At present it may be U.S. resorts only, but Liftopia.com is attempting to get cheap ski-tickets to snow sports enthusiasts. Liftopia partners with leading resorts across the nation in an effort to get people like you to their slopes more often. We work directly with our[...] Read More »

DUBLIN IRELAND, (Team Geared Up) I’m reading an article in the current issue of my local free newspaper, the Southside People, about super ultra athlete Tony Mangan’s latest victory. He cruised to victory in the 72 hour Across the Years ultra in Arizona, winning by a whopping 23 miles. [...] 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) The 2008 lottery draw took place over the weekend for the Western States Endurance Run, the 100 mile long ultrarun that takes place in California every June. The reason it’s a lottery is because they get almost 1200 entrants looking to fill only 357 places and[...] Read More »