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Catching Up With Alcatraz Champ Sarah Haskins

Catching Up With Alcatraz Champ Sarah Haskins

Sarah Haskins is racing at the top of her profession lately. Since the first weekend in June, the professional triathlete, Olympian, wife and mother has won the Escape from Alcatraz, the Philadelphia Escape and the New York City Triathlons, the latest being her 50th career win. All this, among other great race performances, just 15 months after giving birth to her second child.  Alcatraz is easily one of the most formidable swims in the sport. The bitter cold, the incredibly strong current, difficulty in sighting due to the chop and fog, not to mention athletes begin the race by jumping...

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Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon

Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon

After jumping in I knew this would be unlike any swim I had done before. Saul Stenbak, blueseventy shipping manager   On June 12, 2016, triathletes from around the globe including two blueseventy employees took the plunge into San Francisco Bay to take part in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Several iconic races have come and gone since the early 1980s, but in its 36th year, the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon continues to grow and remain a bucket list race for triathletes from around the world. World Champions, Olympic Medalists and the best amateur triathletes from 50 states and over 40 countries...

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