Another Tour has started and we will be glued to the TV to if Lance can pull off another win.

Tour website here at this LINK

Here's a good place for Wanna be Triathletes to go when they need to improve their skills or for seasoned Triathletes to hone their skills.

Have done a swim session with them and Richard and Craig seem to really know what they are about.

 Im a complete novice and Triathy was my Baptism of fire.So I am now officially hooked on this multi sport discipline.

Here's the LINK to the Tri-Planet website 

Looking forward to the pen water swim in Killiney on Sunday Will keep you posted as to how much of the sea I drink:)

Heres a Video from Triathy.

Go on and do it.

THe Wicklow 200.

What an incredible experience 200 Kilometers around the highways and Bye ways of Wicklow.

Thank you to all concerned and involved with the organisation of this super event.

Its a superb event and the Marshals are great all around the course. Up to this event, the furthest I have cycled was 70Km so this was a big jump for me and took almost 9 hours to complete.

Photos of the 2010 event are here at this LINK 

This is the Official section for the 3 Peaks Challenge 2010

Snowdon - 1085 metres

Scafell Pike - 978 metres

Ben Nevis - 1344 metres

Official Departure date is the 7th May 2010.

Team is:

Ger,Johnny,Gordon,Gareth,Mick & Last but not least Ciaran.

We will be doing it as follows:

Friday -  Climb Snowdon - Drive to Scafell Pike

Saturday - Climb Scafell Pike - Drive to Ben Nevis

Sunday -Climb Ben Nevis

Go to pub....... mmmmmmmmmmm

Its gonna be a great weekend. All details to be put on here in coming weeks.

A great website is at this link

Stay tuned for updates.

Happy Climbing:)

Ger

19/04/2010

Following on from Our phone conversations toady:

To share the workload for some final prep for the trip

Johnny & Gordon - On Mountain Navigation and Route planning.Plan to be ready in advance

Ciaran- First aid and map organisation

Mick- Book Overnight accomadation in Lake District for Friday night,Plan to be ready in advance

Gordon - Book Overnight accomadation in Scotland for Sat & Sun nights.

Ger- GPS map organisation for On Mountain,Vehicle Prep, Roof Box,etc.... Ferry,

Gareth - Driving  Rota to be worked out and scheduled for the trip ,Foodplanning / Org & Water. 

Anything Missing?????????

Ger

20/04/2010

Heres the Link to save some time.

http://www.thethreepeakschallenge.co.uk/National-Three-Peaks-Challenge/Organisation.aspx

26/04/2010

Well lads, We are ready for some exploring in the "Beast"

One Life Live it

:)

Ger

It was unbelieveble weather on the ascent up Lugnaquilla today, Probably the worst I have been out in. But the Gear kept the rain out and the feet were dry at the end.A good test for the Uk 3 Peaks challenge in May.

Good craic was had by all.

This gives you some idea of the snow drifts up there.

The weather cleared for a while on the way down and the mighty Lug could be seen in all its glory.

Ahhh..... 

A Lovely rainbow as the weather lifted.

Ger at the top of Camara hill on the way back down from Lug.

A Great session on the Mountain Bikes With Gordon & Ger.

We decided to cycle the Debra Ireland "Wicklow Half Marathon" Course. Which we will be running and crawling on Sunday 21st March.

We took a few "intentional" diversions thus the 30 plus KMs. A lovely down hill up near Turlough hill on St Kevins way.

Great course but pretty tough and will be a testing course for many.

Hike up Lugnaquilla this weekend. 7.15am meet. See emails sent out.Reckon its cold so well wrapped up and no getting lost ;)

GK