Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon

The Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon (translated: Escape from Alcatraz triathlon ) is a summer annual triathlon sporting event in and around the Bay of San Francisco in the United States.

Organization

This event will be held annually since 1981. In the first two years, the event was the club members only and 1983, the first public competition was held. The distances in this triathlon competition going on today

  • 2.4 km swim
  • 29 km cycling and
  • 12.8 km run.

The start is on the former prison island of Alcatraz, is floated from where the shore of San Francisco. Formerly run directly on the island, so the start of the float is carried on today by a lying at anchor near the island car ferry. A particular challenge here is the Ocean currents in the bay and the cold water temperature, which rarely exceeds the threshold of 15 ° C. In 2009, about 1,700 athletes at the start. 2010, the race has been held the 30th time.

The track record is held by Briton Simon Lessing with his winning time from 2004 1:54:41 hours. The Australian Michellie Jones won this competition already eight times for themselves and keeps them with her winning time of 2004, the fastest time among women in 2:08:54 hours. The race is now organized by the International Management Group (IMG).

The last race was held here on March 3, 2013.

Results

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