Alcatraz Challenge 5
This is an ACTIVE event for HIM Club members.
Long considered the pinnacle of swimming achievement, swimmers flock from all parts of the world to take on the 1.5 miles swim from just off the shores of Alcatraz Island over to the sands of Crissy Beach. Frigid water temperatures, strong ocean currents and the lore of few making it off Alcatraz Island alive during its heyday as a Federal penitentiary only heightens the curiosity of aquatic thrill-seekers.
Those that choose to tempt fate and embark on this swimming adventure find the swim to be exhilarating, breath taking (literally at the moment you jump off the boat) and a once in a lifetime experience. This is your year to step up and take on the Alcatraz Challenge!
| Shift Area | Report Location | Starts | Ends |
| Saturday | |||
| Packet Pick Up | Sports Basement (6) | 1:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sunday | |||
| Aid Station - Golden Gate Bridge (across the bridge) | North End of Golden Gate (6) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Aid Station - Warming Hut | Warming Hut (6) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Beach Course Monitors | Crissy Field (8) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Course Monitor - Bike Route 95 | Crissy Field (2) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Course Monitor - Exiting Tunnel | Crissy Field (2) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Course Monitor - Golden Gate Bridge | Crissy Field (2) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Course Monitor - Left towards Tunnel | Crissy Field (2) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Course Monitor - near Transitions | Crissy Field (2) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Course Monitor - Pearce meets SF Bay Trail | Crissy Field (2) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Course Monitor - SF Bay Trail past Marsh | Crissy Field (2) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Course Monitor - SF Bay Trail toward Warming Hut | Crissy Field (2) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Course Monitor - Top of Stairs | Crissy Field (2) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Finisher Café | Crissy Field (4) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Run Finish | Crissy Field (8) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Swim Finish | Crissy Field (8) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
| Transitions | Crissy Field (6) | 7:30 | 12:00 |
AID STATION - WARMING HUT volunteers should go directly to the Aid Station (you need a ride).
For GPS or Google Map, set destination to:
- 983 Marine Drive San Francisco
Get Direction to Warming Hut http://bit.ly/1IgTU1g
The rest of the shifts should report to East Beach of Crissy Field in the Presidio at 7:00 AM
For GPS or Google Map, set destination to:
- E Beach & Javowitz St San Francisco
Get Direction to E Beach http://bit.ly/1LbSc7v
The following shifts MUST arrive at Crissy Field by 6:50AM. Otherwise, you will miss the van that is driving you to your location.
- Aid Station - Golden Gate Bridge (across the bridge)
- Course Monitor - Bike Route 95
- Course Monitor - Exiting Tunnel Crissy Field
- Course Monitor - Golden Gate Bridge
- Course Monitor - Left towards Tunnel
- Course Monitor - near Transitions
- Course Monitor - Pearce meets SF Bay Trail
- Course Monitor - SF Bay Trail past Marsh
- Course Monitor - SF Bay Trail toward Warming Hut
- Course Monitor - Top of Stairs
Click on pictures for enlarge view
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| Aid Station - Warming Hut | Crissy East Beach - Across from Palace of Fine Art | |
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| Entrance to Crissy Field | Crissy Field and Warming Hut |