Escape from Alcatraz (triathlon)

The Escape from Alcatraz originated in 1981 as a private club event, beginning in San Francisco and ending in Marin County.

The race split in 1983 with a separate commercial event open to the public, which is now an aquathlon (having dropped the biking section of a traditional triathlon) held on a shorter course entirely within San Francisco.

The course started with a swim from Alcatraz Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay to the city of San Francisco, a bike ride over the Golden Gate Bridge to Mill Valley in Marin County, and an out-and-back running course over Mount Tamalpais to Stinson Beach and back.

[2] The annual public Escape from Alcatraz triathlon, organized by IMG, now takes place in early June.

Entry is by Lottery process for most of the slots and the remainder is through qualification, which done through a good rank in the previous Escape from Alcatraz, or in four other triathlon races held during the preceding year.