More than 1,800 amateur and professional athletes competed in the 2010 Escape from Alcatraz™ Triathlon on Sunday, May 2, with Olympian Hunter Kemper from Colorado Springs, Colo. winning the prestigious event for the second time. Leanda Cave from Tucson, Ariz., was the top finisher among the females, making her a three-time winner. Featuring a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz Island to the shore, an 18-mile bike ride and an eight-mile run through San Francisco, this race is considered one of the most difficult triathlons in the world.

“The Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon is one of my all time favorite races and I am thrilled to return for my second win,” said Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Winner Hunter Kemper. “This race features so many different challenges, from the swim from Alcatraz, the hilly bike ride through the streets of San Francisco and the run up the infamous sand steps; it is like no other race on the circuit.”

Triathletes from more than 26 different countries and across the nation raced in near perfect conditions and sunny skies including top professionals Chris “Macca” McCormack, Andy Potts, Brian Fleischmann, Graham O’Grady, Mary Beth Ellis, Michellie Jones and more. A number of physically challenged athletes also participated and completed the race on behalf of the Challenged Athletes Foundation. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.

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