I'm training...I swear!!!

Alright....race is less than three months and I swear I've been training. I've been training so much I haven't had a chance to add updates to this blog. hahaha....kidding. I'll start posting more here moving forward. All body parts are working and started getting serious w/ the training this past week. Swimming is going well....haven't swam over a mile yet, but am hoping to get a 1.5 miler in this week. I did my fastest 50 yard this past week....39 seconds, so speed is there, just need to start gett'n in the distance. Cheers.

Remember the Blazeman...Ironman's Braveheart

I placed this at the start of training last year and I think it's perfect to place again at start of training this year.

Jon,you helped make me appreciate all of the little things in life. Thank you for the wisdom and inspiration you've left for all of us. The world is a better place because you were a part of it. You will be terribly missed.

RIP Jon "Blazeman" Blais August 30, 1971 - May 27, 2007

Jan 5th - Training Begins!

Here's kind of quick chrono of the week.

*Monday, Jan 5th - Training begins. Jumped in the pool for the first time in a while and definitely felt the pain. Uggghhhhhh. All the upper body muscles felt like lead. Weighed in at 190 lbs. Haven't weighed that since high school. Would like to get down to 180, maybe even 175.

*Tues, Jan 6th - Went to Spin Class. Definitely felt the pain in that too. :) Spin instructor/class is great, so think Tues morning spin will become routine.

*Weds, Jan 7th - Hit the treadmail. Wanted to do 8 minute miles for 5 miles. Felt the pain again and did 8.5 minute miles for 4 miles.

*Thurs, Jan 8th - Paid the $417 for the race.....so no backing out now. Also hit the pool again in the a.m. and it felt much better than Monday.

165 Days, 15 Hours, 49 Minutes

Just updated the countdown on the upper right hand side of the site.

165 Days, 15 Hours, 49 Minutes until the race. Yeahhhhhhh!!!

Have yet to fork over the $400, but most certainly will do it by the Jan 15th cut-off.

Happy New Years to everyone and if you're not doing Alcatraz, it's the perfect time to set another type of physical goal/challenge for the 2009!

2009 Escape from Alcatraz- Random Drawing Winner

I can't believe it. I got the lottery again! Yahooooooo!!! I'm so excited!!!

All the lottery winners are on the site now via this link.

Here's the email I just received:

Congratulations PERRY SJOGREN!

You are one of the exceptional triathletes that has been selected as a Random Drawing Winner for the 2009 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. As a Random Drawing Winner, you receive a slot in the 2009 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon to be held in San Francisco on June 14, 2009.

On June 14, you will get to jump off a perfectly good boat into the frigid water of the San Francisco Bay, swim with 2000 of your best friends from Alcatraz to Little Marina Green. You will climb out of the water and run (with or without shoes) one half mile to the transition area, jump on your bike and ride 18 miles (most people say that it is all up hill) and then run 8 miles under the Golden Gate Bridge, through the sands of Baker Beach, up the infamous sand ladder and back to Marina Green to the finish line. What a great way to spend the day!

Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon 2009 Lottery is Open!!

The lottery is now open for the 2009 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Whoohooo!!!

Click here to sign up!

In addition to the Lottery Registration, this form is also for Open Relay Registration, Elite Registration, and Challenged Athlete Registration. Corporate Challenge Registration will be available January 2009.

Good luck to everyone entering!

Click here to visit the official web site.

I've also started the countdown til race day on the upper right of this site. :)