I'll be doing the Alcatraz Invitational on September 21, 2008. Although I've been swimming in the bay this will be my first crossing. I'm in the non-wetsuit division. My question - are neoprene caps (Barracuda, Blue Seventy, etc.) legal in the non-wetsuit division?
Any other tips for a first-timer?
Will a neoprene cap be needed (it's a pretty short race)?
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I did the Escape from Alcatraz tri this year in a wetsuit. I agree you can't count the crossing if you are wearing a wetsuit. I had limited training before the race because of injury. My entire training for all 3 sports spanned only 5 weeks. While I admit I did terribly in the run and bike, the swim was a non issue. When I jumped i, I bobbed up and down like a cork. Out of 1600 I was 112 and passed hundreds of people (over 40 means you wait for everyone else to go first.). This was no great accomplishment. If I had gone to a local Masters meet I would have got creamed by the 70 year olds.(Well, OK one of those guys is blistering fast either way)
I did the Escape from Alcatraz tri this year in a wetsuit. I agree you can't count the crossing if you are wearing a wetsuit. I had limited training before the race because of injury. My entire training for all 3 sports spanned only 5 weeks. While I admit I did terribly in the run and bike, the swim was a non issue. When I jumped i, I bobbed up and down like a cork. Out of 1600 I was 112 and passed hundreds of people (over 40 means you wait for everyone else to go first.). This was no great accomplishment. If I had gone to a local Masters meet I would have got creamed by the 70 year olds.(Well, OK one of those guys is blistering fast either way)
