Published June 1, 2011 06:48PM
The famous Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon takes place this Sunday, June 5, 2011. Stop by the Inside Triathlon booth at Saturday’s expo to sign up or renew your subscription. For more information on the Alcatraz swim, pick up a copy of the June issue of Triathlete or you can order the digital copy here.
More than 2,000 athletes from 40 countries will descend upon San Francisco this weekend for the annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Since 1980, this race has remained virtually unchanged and every year top professional athletes and age-groupers brave the frigid water temperatures and significant waves in the Bay to participate in one of the most well-known triathlons in existence.
Swim: Triathletes will jump from a ferry at 7:30am and swim 1.5 miles back to the shores of the St. Francis Yacht Club—all participants are unloaded from the boat in less than six minutes. The water rarely reaches above 55 degrees, so Triathlete magazine recommends wearing two latex swim caps to insulate body heat. For more information on the Alcatraz swim, pick up a copy of the June issue of Triathlete. Page 70 provides an illustration of the course and offers tips to surviving this challenging swim.
Bike: After making their way back to the shore at the Marina Green Beach, triathletes will run half a mile to transition. They will then mount their bikes at the Marina Green for an 18-mile ride. The course involves a climb to Lincoln Blvd. and a climb up the hill at the Palace of the Legion of Honor. Triathletes will also bike through Golden Gate Park and make their way back into transition for the run.
Run: This eight-mile course runs through Baker Beach. Athletes will be pounding their way through deep sand and up 400 steps on the Equinox Sand Ladder. Runners will pass under the Golden Gate Bridge and back to the Marina Green to cross the finish line.
Professional Line Up:
Men:
Mike Adams
Craig Alexander
Andrew Bauer
Matt Chrabot
Chris Coble
Brooks Cowan
John Dahlz
Lewis Elliot
Kevin Everett
Brian Fleischmann
Thomas Francis
Henry Hagenbuch
Dion Harrison
Brian Lavelle
Kyle Leto
Peter Mallett
Dustin McLarty
Dylan McNeice
Jeffrey Peterson
Michael Poole
Andy Potts
Ken Rakestraw
Mounir Ramos
Andrew Russell
Chris Stehula
Jesse Thomas
Erich Wegscheider
Tommy Zaferes
Women:
Courteney Brown
Leanda Cave
Emily Caves
Kelly Dunleavy
Amanda Felder Derkacs
Lindsey Jerdonek
Michellie Jones
Becky Lavelle
Sara McLarty
Jenna Parker
Kristen Peterson
Nicky Samuels
Alexis Smith
Pip Taylor
Vicki Wade
Charisa Wernick
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