So F'ueco - did you have to swim against the incoming or outgoing tide? Guess every swim is different, but I should have headed more to the left, sounds like you should have headed more to the right from another post.... Guess that's what makes it so fun. You never know.
And congrats!
Chris
I was trying to avoid what happened on my last Alcatraz Swim (to Crissy Field). In that one, I overshot the finish by about 200 yards and had to run up the beach to get to the finish line, adding perhaps a minute to my time. I ended up swimming against the end of the flood tide, so it wasn't too strong. But I kept inhaling mouthfuls of water; which slowed me down more than the tide alone would have. Next time I will try to aim better. I also had to save some energy for the Cruz Cruise the next morning.
I'll make up for it on Saturday at Donner. :)
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
Kernow,
are those pigs swimmign? I was once told that gooats are so dumb they are the only animal that can't swim.
Yep... The ways I figger it, if theys can do it, so can I :D
Originally posted by Swimmer Bill
I have news for the people who reported the story. Jake is not the first dog to do the Alcatraz swim. That title belongs to Summer, a female yellow lab. I'm not sure if Summer is still alive, but she retired sometime around 1998 and belonged to Dave Horning of EnviroSports. Summer did Alcatraz several times, and also did the Golden Gate Bridge swim a couple times. Summer also beat half of the humans. I have a picture of her somewhere...
~SB
Perhaps you could contact them and let them know... I'm a stickler for accurate reporting.
I think that its so cool that the pups can complete the race and actually outswim some humans. If I had a dog, I'd be gutted if s/he didn't want to swim with me.
Originally posted by Maryyyyyy
Did Jake pay his entry fees for the race? :D
Maybe not...the pic doesn't show him wearing a cap, and surely he'd have one if he'd paid the entry fee. ;) Plus, I bet he didn't get a t-shirt either.
Oh, and no sign of body marking...although where you'd mark a dog's body, that's a good question....
My cat doesn't seem interested in swimming with me. ;)
Seriously, pretty amazing! I think, though, that retriever type dogs are natural swimmers--bred to swim, in fact...but still, that's one loooong way for a dog to swim!
I contacted the Associated Press and USA Today to let them know.
~SB
Originally posted by kernow
Perhaps you could contact them and let them know... I'm a stickler for accurate reporting.
I think that its so cool that the pups can complete the race and actually outswim some humans. If I had a dog, I'd be gutted if s/he didn't want to swim with me.
I met Dave Horning the morning of this year's SharkFest, he mentioned his pup, since passed, that had done it something like 10 times. I was sorry to see all the national news media pick this up as the "first time a dog's ever" story. (and I gotta tell you, it really takes the the fire out of an "I swam Alcatraz" boast....so what? if a dog can do it... :))
Oh well.........
So F'ueco - did you have to swim against the incoming or outgoing tide? Guess every swim is different, but I should have headed more to the left, sounds like you should have headed more to the right from another post.... Guess that's what makes it so fun. You never know.
And congrats!
Chris
Originally posted by Maryyyyyy
Did Jake pay his entry fees for the race? :D
I checked the results. He was entered with bib number 572 as Jake the Dog.
No official finish time or place shown
www.athleteslounge.com/.../results.php
