2013 ROUND 2 LOTTERY WINNERS

Woohooo . . . I've been selected again! 2013 is going to be my 6 year competing in the AMAZING Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.  I love this race and am truly blessed to have been able to compete in it for the past 5 years, and now my 6th year.  It's one of my most painful races . . . EVER, but that swim is like no other and truly the highlight of my entire race.  That type of swim used to be one of my biggest fears in life, now that swim is one of my most amazing joys . . . kind of funny how that works!

Congrats to everyone else selected in this race for 2013. It's going to be a blast! Happy Training!

Cheers!

Perry

p.s.  I recorded my swim in 2011, check it out!

Race Day is 19 Days Away!! Woohoooo!!

Huge apologies in not keeping this blog up-to-date as I have in previous years, but had to drop a quick note.  Trust training is going well for everyone doing this amazing Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in 19 days.  Training had gone really well for me. This year I did something a bit different and picked a triathlon in April to do as well to help w/ the lead-up for Alcatraz.  So in April, through Team in Training, I competed in the Lavaman in Kona, Hawaii.  It was an absolute blast and the perfect 'lead-up' for Alcatraz.  This race will also most likely be come a yearly ritual.

I'm hoping to write a bit more this weekend.  If you're visiting this blog for the first time, scan through the blog as it contains my adventures for this race over the past four years.  It's truly an incredible race and the swim is incredible.  That swim used to be one of my biggest fears in life and now it's one of my most incredible joys! Funny how that works!

Happy training and tapering to everyone, and feel free to drop any comments on your training adventures for this race.

Cheers! Perry

Congratulations! You have been selected in Round 1

"Dear Perry, congratulations! You have been selected in Round 1 of our 2012 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Lottery."


Woohoooo....email w/ those words had to be the BEST news and email of the week for me!   So excited . . . selected in round 1 of lottery too! Guess I best be hitt'n that pool in the very near future.


Congratulations to everyone else who was selected as well.  And special congrats to those of you who will be doing this race for the first time ever.  IT'S AMAZING and you will LOVE it! Don't be freaked about the swim.  The sharks don't bite....swear! 


If you're new to my blog, I've journaled my incredible experience with this race for the past four years and have included quite a few training tips that might help you out.  Some video tips of the swim as well, which was my biggest fear my first year...now it's my favorite part of the entire race.


Woohoo!! Let the fun begin! 

Swimmers Jumping Off Boat....Insane View from 3rd Floor of Belle!

What a great view I've never seen in previous video clips.  Check out 33 seconds into it and you see a swimmer get clobbered by another...Ouch!

My Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon Swim in 6 Minutes!

I decided to video the swim this year.  Definitely created a bit more of resistance having the camera strapped to me, but so fun to have it on video now!

Pics from 2011 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon

Ran across these online.  Some great snaps!

7x7.com: Scenes of the City: Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon

I escaped from the island of Alcatraz!!

More to come....I'll provide another post w/ summary, but just wanted to post something quick to say I out-swam the sharks and made it to shore, and did the bike and run as well.  It was a great day.  Currents were crazy fast a huge chunk of racers (including me) overshot the finish and first sense of panic I've ever felt w/ the swim as I saw Golden Gate Bridge getting closer and closer.   My cousin Kristen did awesome.  I video'd the swim and leading up to swim on the boat, so will post that later as well.

5 Days Away til the Big Jump!

Oh man, it's down to the wire now. In 5 days we'll be jumping off the boat into the kind of, sort of chilly waters and maybe a current or two, sea lion or three, of San Francisco Bay. The swim training has been excellent. Torn calf muscle has definitely put a bit of a snag on the running and bike, but after my run and bike this weekend (after two weeks of no biking or running), the calf is feeling great. I won't be winning any records and this might be the most painful of the four years I've been doing this race, yet I'm still just as excited to be doing this amazing race. I'd write a bit more, but clouds have cleared for about 5 minutes in Seattle, so I'm heading down to the lake for a bit of a plunge.

Have a great taper week to anyone else doing the race and hoping to get another post in before I head South on Friday!