Welcome to the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. The world's top athletes from around the globe take over the streets and waters of San Francisco for this prestigious triathlon. Showcasing the beauty of San Francisco, triathletes embark on a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz Island to the San Francisco shoreline, an 18 mile hilly bike ride out to Golden Gate Park and an 8 mile trail run out to Baker Beach and up the infamous Sand Ladder. This world renowned triathlon, in which only 2,000 triathletes can participate, sells out quickly each year. 


Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 American prison action thriller film[3][4][5] directed and co-produced by Don Siegel, written by Richard Tuggle, and starring Clint Eastwood alongside Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward, Jack Thibeau, and Larry Hankin with Danny Glover appearing in his film debut.[6]


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The film, an adaptation of the 1963 non-fiction book of the same name by J. Campbell Bruce and based on the 1962 prisoner escape from the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island, marks the fifth and final collaboration between Siegel and Eastwood, following Coogan's Bluff (1968), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), The Beguiled (1971), and Dirty Harry (1971).

In early 1960 Frank Morris, a criminal who has absconded from other facilities, arrives at the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz is unique within the US prison system for its high level of security, and no inmate has ever escaped. The day of his arrival, Morris steals a nail clipper from the Warden's desk.

Later, Morris encounters two bank robbers and brothers John and Clarence Anglin, who are his old friends from another prison sentence, and he links up with prisoner Charley Butts. Morris notices that the concrete around the grille in his cell is weak and can be chipped away, which evolves into an escape plan. Over the next months, Morris, the Anglins, and Butts dig through the walls of their cells with spoons (which have been soldered into makeshift shovels), make papier-mch dummies to act as decoys, and construct a raft out of raincoats.

During mealtime Morris places a chrysanthemum at the table in honour of Doc, but the Warden stops by and crushes it, causing a provoked Litmus to suffer a heart attack. The Warden orders an inspection of Morris' cell but finds nothing unusual. Nonetheless, he issues orders for Morris to be relocated to a different cell as soon as possible. Wolf is released from solitary confinement and prepares to attack Morris again, but English manages to intercept him while implying that his gang will beat up Wolf.

That night, the inmates decide they are now ready to leave. Morris, the Anglins and Butts plan to meet in the passageway and escape. Butts loses his nerve and fails to rendezvous with them. He later changes his mind but is too late and returns to his cell to sulk over his missed opportunity.

Carrying the flotation gear, Morris and the Anglins access the roof and avoid the searchlights. They scramble down the side of the building into the prison yard, climb over a barbed-wire fence, make their way to the shoreline of the island and inflate the raft. The men depart from Alcatraz, partially submerged in the water, clinging to the raft and using their legs to propel themselves.

The following morning, the escape is discovered and a manhunt ensues. Shreds of raincoat material and personal effects of the men are found floating in the bay. While searching on Angel Island, the Warden insists that the men's personal effects were important, and the men would have drowned before leaving them behind. A guard believes the convicts got rid of them on the pretence that they drowned. The Warden is later summoned to go to Washington and face his superiors, with the prospect of being forced to accept an early retirement/termination of his duties for having failed to prevent the breakout from happening. On a rock he finds a chrysanthemum flower head and is told by his aide that none grow on Angel Island.

The film's final scene implies that the escape was successful, but in fact it remains a mystery whether this is so.[10] Circumstantial evidence uncovered in the early 2010s seemed to suggest that the men had survived, and that, contrary to the official FBI report of the escapees' raft never being recovered and no car thefts being reported, a raft was discovered on nearby Angel Island with footprints leading away (similar to the fictional scene in the movie where the Warden finds a chrysanthemum possibly left by the escapees)[11][10][12]

The character Charley Butts was based on a fourth inmate, Allen West, who did participate in the real escape but was left behind when he couldn't remove his ventilator grille on the night of the escape. He aided the FBI's official investigation of the escape.

Escape from Alcatraz was well received by critics and is considered by many as one of the best films of 1979.[17][18][19] Frank Rich of Time described the film as "cool, cinematic grace", while Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic called it "crystalline cinema".[20] Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it "a first-rate action movie," noting that "Mr. Eastwood fulfills the demands of the role and of the film as probably no other actor could. Is it acting? I don't know, but he's the towering figure in its landscape."[21] Variety called it "one of the finest prison films ever made."[22]

Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, writing, "For almost all of its length, 'Escape from Alcatraz' is a taut and toughly wrought portrait of life in a prison. It is also a masterful piece of storytelling, in which the characters say little and the camera explains the action."[23] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune awarded 3 stars out of 4, calling it "very entertaining and well made. The principal problem is a too-quick ending that catches us by surprise."[24] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "A delight for cineastes, 'Escape From Alcatraz' could serve as a textbook example in breathtakingly economical, swift and stylish screen storytelling."[25]

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively reported that 97% of 29 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Escape from Alcatraz makes brilliant use of the tense claustrophobia of its infamous setting -- as well as its leading man's legendarily flinty resolve."[26] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 based on nine critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[27]

The film grossed $5.3 million in the U.S. during its opening weekend from June 24, 1979, shown on 815 screens. In total, the film grossed an estimated $43 million in the U.S. and Canada based on theatrical rentals of $21.5 million,[28][2] making it the 15th highest-grossing picture of 1979.

Most people dread the sand ladder coming back up from the beach, but I actually hate the mile or so you run before that out to a turnaround and then back in the sand. There are almost always cones that try to keep you to the left, but man, screw it, the packed down sand along the edge of the water is much easier to run on. Depending on how crowded it is and if other athletes have already made the same choice, try to stick as close to the packed sand as possible. No matter what, though, you do have to trudge up through the deep sand to the turnaround spot and back.

This is the first in our indepth race reviews on popular races, so that you can make your calendar decisions. With the Escape from Alcatraz lottery closing this Wednesday, Nov. 23, we thought we\u2019d start with EFA. Once we build up a library, these Race Reviews will ultimately live in a resource archive only available to paid subscribers.

I\u2019ve done Escape from Alcatraz ten times over 15 years (I think) in all its various iterations: When it was managed by Tri-California, when IMG took over, when Tri-Cal put on their competing \u201CAlcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco.\u201D One year I did all the iterations in one summer. I also used to coach private clinics for athletes preparing for the race. So I think I can give you a fairly comprehensive and unbiased Alcatraz race review.

The \u201Creal\u201D race is the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, which has a long history dating back to 1981 and used to air on TV in San Francisco (which is also why everyone in San Francisco thinks it\u2019s a really really big deal).

A few things to know: Do not hesitate at the edge of the boat. Once you walk out the door, you\u2019ve crossed the timing mat and your time has started. Check to make sure the water below you is clear of people and then jump. Spread your arms and legs out and try to push down as you hit water, so that you don\u2019t go too far under. And then just start swimming away from the boat; if you need to pause to get your bearings or fix your goggles, DO IT ONCE YOU\u2019RE AWAY FROM THE BOAT. You do not want to get jumped on top of.

The swim, itself, is not that long (1.5 miles), but it is typically choppy and tough. It\u2019s taken me as short as 29 minutes and as long as 47. There is a one-hour cutoff time, but if you\u2019re not going to make it, they just pick you up in a boat and drop you about 200y from shore and you can continue on. The swim\u2019s been canceled once and shortened once, that I\u2019m aware of, but it typically goes off. e24fc04721

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