Escape from Alcatraz

Some 2,000 athletes took to the chilly waters off Alcatraz Island early Sunday morning, June 7 and swam a mile and a half, biked another 18 miles and topped that off with a 7.5-mile run.
Two hours and two minutes later, the leaders of the annual Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon sprinted to the finish, with American Eric Lagerstrom edging out reigning champion Andy Potts by two seconds. Ashleigh Gentle of Australia won the women’s race in two hours, 13 minutes and 43 seconds.

In all, the event featured 21 professional athletes and thousands of triathlon enthusiasts from 40 countries. The oldest participant was 76 years old, the youngest 16. The average age was 41, and 76 percent were men.

Among those competing was Kent Morris finished finished in 2:44:47, a PR by almost 7 minutes. Kent placed on the podium by finishing 3rd in his 55-59 AG.  Way to go, Kent.  The race announcer said it best, "You’ve done it. You’ve escaped!”