Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) The first Beast of the East triathlon was held around the hills of Wicklow today and was won by Fernando Fuentes and our own Jackie O! Y’all know Jackie well from her mountain biking exploits and this was a super for win for her as she goes from strength to strength on the mountain runs as well as the tri-circuit. Big congrats to her! Fernando is a regular on our Wednesday Night hill runs in the Winter, though we all only know what he what he looks like from behind. He’s a bit of a machine up them hills…..Well done!

Speaking to Jackie afterwards, she explained how she was under pressure the whole time. She took the lead on the bike and despite opposition breathing down her neck she held it together for a great win. I’m dead chuffed for her!! It was a really tough course. She’s also heading to the Mountain Biking nationals tomorrow, just to prove how hard she really is!!!

I was there too….not such a good day for me……still not able to talk about the swim….I’m traumatised. :-(

It was an incredibly well organised event, with marshalls at every junction out on the course. Very reassuring for us newbies. Congrats to Wicklow Tri Club. Great job!

-Aisling-

That’s my photo from my flickr set.