Junior Beast Of The East

It’s been running for a few years now, confirming the fact that this generation of children are rabid, raging and highly-competitive animals.

Yep, Junior Beast Of The East is upon us once again, offering a parents their first-ever true chance of having a tired kid at bedtime.

Happening on Sunday, September 15th, from 12pm to 4pm, the half-assed organisers haven’t sent us any info – so, here’s the 2016 blurb…

Wicklow Triathlon Club hosts a junior triathlon race each year which is open to everybody between 7 and 15 years of age. Triathlon is a continuous race which includes a swim, a transition to bicycle gear, a bicycle race, a transition to running gear and a running race. Anybody from Greystones will be familiar with the King of Greystones, just imagine this race for kids!
The Junior Beast of the East triathlon is styled on the club’s senior race, feared for it’s tough course except that this race is fierce in name only. The event will take place on September 24th by kind permission of Wicklow Co Council and is located at The Cove, Marine Road and Kimberley Road behind the old La Touche hotel. The bicycle race course is comprised of multiple laps of Marine Road and Kimberley road with the run course up and down the promenade past St. David’s school and down towards the lifeguard station on Greystones’ South Beach.

You can find out more – and book your spot – on the Junior Beast Of The East website here, and you can check out our 2018 interview with contestants Leah and Garrett right here.