Well, I did it! I swam the 1.5 miles across the bay from Alcatraz to San Francisco. It was AMAZING! EnviroSports puts on a great race! I had so much fun in and out of the water. Since this was 'test run' for me in prep for Escape from the Rock (also put on by EnviroSports) I took it easy, learned what I could from it and even took pictures while I was out there in the water. I'll say it again - it was an absolute BLAST!
My time 1:02:30
Results swimming with a wetsuit:
F 40-44 - 28th out of 40
F Overall - 187th out of 251
Finish order - 531 st out of 655
I can honestly say that I'm not worried about the swim portion of Escape at ALL now - so I can focus on facing the bike and the run. And that makes me really happy.
I can HIGHLY recommend the Sharkfest to anyone who's thinking of doing this incredible swim. Just remember to sign up early, this year's swim has been full since JANUARY! And I think the Alcatraz swim should be on everyones 'to-do' list :)
Whatever am I to do now!? No races for a whole month! :)
My time 1:02:30
Results swimming with a wetsuit:
F 40-44 - 28th out of 40
F Overall - 187th out of 251
Finish order - 531 st out of 655
I can honestly say that I'm not worried about the swim portion of Escape at ALL now - so I can focus on facing the bike and the run. And that makes me really happy.
I can HIGHLY recommend the Sharkfest to anyone who's thinking of doing this incredible swim. Just remember to sign up early, this year's swim has been full since JANUARY! And I think the Alcatraz swim should be on everyones 'to-do' list :)