Chasing new adventures and challenging one's fears becomes a rather addictive pastime.
One race on my "must do" triathlon list is
Escape from Alcatraz. I've just never had enough fortitude to actually take the plunge.
Don't be a chicken, Richele!
How apropos that shortly after midnight on the scariest of eves (Halloween), I should receive the e-mail that starts to bring together my plans for 2014. My *lucky* pick from the lottery means I will be escaping the Rock on June 1!
Ironically, the first Escape from Alcatraz was proposed by a guy named Joe Oakes after he participated in the 1979 Hawaiian Ironman, and was held two years later. Guess he liked being challenged too! The race that exists today is a "tamer" version of this original race (it does not include running
the Dipsea, yet another to-do on my list)...albeit the current version does involve hurling oneself off a ferry into the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay followed by a hilly ride through the Presidio. Sounds fun, right?
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Not so sure I will be diving in quite so gracefully. Cannonball!! |
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Looks fun...um...cold... |
Scary? Of course. But I wouldn't have it any other way. :)
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