tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73637463766752776732024-12-18T19:19:15.008-08:00When I first heard about the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, I thought the swim portion was absolutely insane and anyone who swam it was nuts. It's funny how things can change. One of my biggest fears in life is now one of my most incredible joys. This race (especially the swim) is truly the funnest, yet most challenging triathlon's, I've ever competed in. Below is my journal on the incredible experience. This year's race is on Sunday, June 10th, 2012.Perry Sjogrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00866301093216476189noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363746376675277673.post-35995410769568494932013-02-17T13:20:00.003-08:002013-02-17T13:20:59.813-08:00

The race is sooooooooooo early this year.  Can't believe it's only 2 weeks away.  Training has be mediocre  due to nasty flu bug that hit at the start of February.  On the up though, can get a great training week in this week and I should be fine! Hope training is going well for everyone else.  Feel free to share you training experience, fears/joys of upcoming race and

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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

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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

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"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. &

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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!

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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!

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Ran across these online.  Some great snaps! 7x7.com: Scenes of the City: Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon

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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

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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

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I cannot believe the race is only 19 days away!! The running has been a bit of a challenge w/ a small tear in my right leg calf muscle....but it's on the mend and one treatment of 'active release' by a great chiropractor has done wonders.  Another session scheduled for tomorrow.  Swim's going great.  Personal best in speed occured last week w/ 25 yards in 35

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2004 Olympics triathlon silver medalist Bevan Docherty of New Zealand lives up to his motto of "He who wants it most wins!" Here, he sprints from behind to clutch victory from the grasp of compatriot Kris Gemmell at the 2005 New Plymouth ITU World Cup triathlon.

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I honestly can't believe the race is only 38 days away.  Oh my word!!! Training is going well.  A bit of a pulled hamstring over the past month, but last 7 days has been great with no pain.  Swims are going well.  Biking needs to happen more.  Not enough hours in the day to get the amount of training in that I would like, but that's kind of the usual story. I heard today

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Bike Expectations, Tips, and Guidelines  The BikeFollowing your cold but successful swim from Alcatraz and a quick warm-up run to the transition area at Marina Green, you are now ready for the second leg of your ESCAPE - the Bike. The first important fact to mention is there is no advantage to riding a triathlon/time trial bicycle on this particular course. Kona coast Yes, San

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Hour spin n hour spin this morning. What are you doing?- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Just received this from the race organizers....first sign that the race is getting CLOSE!!! Swam my first mile this week and it went pretty well (minus a few breaks I had to take along the way).  Baby steps right.   The SwimOn Sunday morning June 5th, you will rack your bike and board bus shuttles at Marina Green to take you to the Start Boat, the Hornblower's San Francisco Belle.

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Today is March 1st and it's the official 'buckle up Perry, the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon is just around the corner' day!  Today I kicked off the official start of training w/ a great P90X workout this morning of Arms and Shoulders followed by the Ab Ripper!! And then post work it was hot yoga!  Felt awesome and tomorrow morning it's 7 miles on the treadmill and then possibly my

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Once you reach 40+ (might as well lump in 39, too), you’re just over the hill and too old for triathlons. Just ask Liz Pittinger, Harry Chapman and Roger Brockenbrough. Ranging from 39 years old to 77, these “older” athletes are proving there is no age limit in endurance sports! Liz Pittinger, 39, went from her first swimming lesson to practicing with one of the top master’s teams in the

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Testing BlogPress- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLocation:Alcatraz

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I ran across this on youtube today and thought I'd share!!  For those of us racing in June, this clip will get us excited for what lies ahead!!  Anyone start their training yet?

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As you probably know by now health and fitness guru and pioneer Jack LaLanne died over the weekend at the age of 96 in Morro Bay, California. Not only did he swim length of the Golden Gate Bridge while toting 140 pounds of equipment but in this old video he swam from Alcatraz to San Francisco handcuffed. For any ones who ever considered racing the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon the notion of

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What an amazing story. The Republic - Addict-turned-Ironman swims, bikes and runs from Idaho prison to world championship race He now does motivational speaking as well as triathlons.  His site is trueambitions.com

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Happy New Year Everyone!! Wishing you a year filled with an abundance of joy, love, peace and laughter AND maybe a triathlon or two!  Clip below is from the annual new year's polar bear plunge in Seattle.  I normally jump in, but this year decided to have fun w/ the new video camera from Santa.

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Happy New Years Eve everyone!! I usually don't push P90X and beach body products on this blog, but am doing this today as Beach Body has an incredible deal through January 7th that might never happen again.  FREE Coach Sign-Ups!! With the coach sign-up, you get 25% discount on your BB products plus many other incredible things which I can share with you if you're interested.  Just send

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CONGRATULATIONS! You have been selected to participate in the 2011 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on June 5, 2011 in San Francisco, California! We are very excited to have you join us for this amazing triathlon experience. The note above just came across the wire to me.  I got in....woohooo!!  Congrats to my cousin Kristen for getting in too (her second year) and congrats to blog

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