Javier Gómez Noya ha sumado un nuevo hito a su carrera con una victoria en la mítica Escape from Alcatraz. El gallego ha logrado el triunfo ante especialistas en Ironman como el campeón del mundo Pete Jacobs, con un tiempo de 2:04:07. Mientras tanto, el otro español en liza, Cesc Godoy, ha realizado otra carrera sobresaliente con una quinta plaza que también sabe a gloria.
Javier Gomez Noya
Conseguí escaparme con éxito de Alcatraz con la primera victoria del año. Bastante consistente en la dura natación y bici.Tranquilo en la carrera, disfrutando del espectacular circuito. Carrera muy recomendable!
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Gomez, Jackson Take First Victories At Escape From Alcatraz
By Liz Hichens
Photo: Escape From Alcatraz
Spain’s Javier Gomez and the United States’ Heather Jackson biked their way to victories at the iconic Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.
Already known as a tough race, the 2013 version of the San Francisco-based race featured a little extra challenge in the form of especially cold water due to an earlier date on the calendar. The race usually takes place in early June, but saw a significant shift this year because of the America’s Cup yacht race.
Despite the early race date, the event attracted several top professionals, including reigning Ironman world champions Pete Jacobs (AUS) and Leanda Cave (GBR) and Olympic silver medalist Gomez. Featuring a 1.5-mile swim, an 18-mile bike and an 8-mile run (including 400 steps up the legendary sand ladder), the distance is unusual and features unique challenges on each leg of the race.
Men’s Race
Spain’s Frecesc Godoy was the first man out of San Francisco Bay with a time of 27:21, with Gomez and New Zealand’s Graham O’Grady right on his heels. Jacobs and the rest of the main contenders started the long run to transition nearly a minute back of the trio.
Although ITU athletes aren’t usually known as the strongest bikers, Gomez shut down that stereotype on the hilly Alcatraz course. His 47:11 bike split was by far the fastest of the day and he entered the run course with only O’Grady as a true threat. Gomez only improved out of T2, posting a 45:12 run split to earn the 2:04:27 victory. O’Grady rounded out his impressive day with a 45:54 run time to earn second. American Jesse Thomas posted the fastest run split of the day at 44:54 to take the final podium spot.
Women’s Race
As she does in almost any race she enters, American Sara McLarty was the first to come into T1. She exited the water alone in a time of 28:24. Next to take on the run up to transition were Americans Lauren Brandon and Sarah Groff, both posting swim times of 29:08. Jackson was 11th into transition with a more-than-three-minute deficit to make up on the main contender up front, Groff.
Though she has prided herself on becoming a top runner, Jackson’s background as a cyclist proved to be key on the technical Alcatraz course. Groff was first into T2, but Jackson had cut quite a bit of time out of her lead, thanks to a blazing 51:39 bike split. Citing stomach issues during the run, Groff slowed and Jackson took control. She followed her field-leading bike time with an equally impressive 48:23 run split. Jackson took her first victory at this race in a time of 2:18:08. Groff cruised in for second at 2:18:37. Five minutes later, Germany’s Ricarda Lisk crossed the finish line for third.
Escape From Alcatraz
March 3, 2013 – San Francisco, Calif.
1.5-mile swim, 18-mile bike, 8-mile run
Men
1. Javier Gomez (ESP) 2:04:27
2. Graham O’Grady (NZL) 2:05:39
3. Jesse Thomas (USA) 2:06:40
4. Pete Jacobs (AUS) 2:08:33
5. Jason Pederson (USA) 2:09:32
Women
1. Heather Jackson (USA) 2:18:08
2. Sarah Groff (USA) 2:18:37
3. Ricarda Lisk (GER) 2:23:36
4. Emma-Kate Lidbury (GBR) 2:25:34
5. Lauren Goss (USA) 2:25:41
http://triathlon.competitor.com/2013/03/news/gomez-jackson-win-escape-from-alcatraz_71495
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Gomez, Jackson win Escape new
Written by: Timothy Carlson Date: Sun Mar 03 2013
Olympic silver medalist Javier Gomez added another non-ITU classic title to his peerless resume and Heather Jackson ran down top USA Olympian Sarah Groff near the end to take the pro titles at the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon.
The men
Gomez combined a 2nd-best 27:22 swim in a very chilly San Francisco Bay, a race-best 47:11 bike split and a 2nd-fastest 45:12 run to finish in 2:04:27 with a 1:12 margin of victory over runner-up Graham O’Grady of New Zealand. Two-time Wildflower winner Jesse Thomas posted the fastest run of 44:54 to take the final spot on the podium, 2:13 back of Gomez.
Gomez’s Alcatraz win is yet another chapter in his non-ITU championship forays, coming after his victories at the $151,000 Hy-Vee non-drafting event in September and the 2012 XTERRA World Championship in October.
Reigning Ironman World Champion Pete Jacobs posted the 3rd-fastest run of 45:41 on his way to 4th place, 4:06 back of Gomez.
"I was pretty consistent the whole way,”" Gomez told the San Francisco
Examiner moments after crossing the finish line. "“You can’t have any weak
points on such a course. It’s not easy at all. The swim is pretty tough, the
bike is tough and the run is hard as well."
The women
Wildflower long course champ Heather Jackson won the women’s event with an exciting come-from-behind surge on the run, passing top USA Olympian Sarah Groff in the final miles.
Groff came out of the swim in second, 44 seconds behind Sara McLarty and 3:41 ahead of Jackson. Jackson surged into contention with a race-fastest 51:39 bike split which cut Groff’s margin to 1:11. On the run, Jackson stalked the 4th-place 2012 Olympian until taking the lead right after the sand ladder. At the finish, Jackson’s race-best 48:23 run was precisely two minutes faster than the ITU veteran and gave the Carlsbad, California Ironman 70.3 star a 29 seconds margin of victory over Groff in a winning time of 2:18:08.
After the race, Groff explained on Twitter that she was suffering on the run: "Nasty stomach issues put a serious damper on my race today. Guess I'll have to return to next year!"
Germany’s Ricarda Lisk took 3rd in 2:23:36 and Great Britain’s Emma-Kate Lidbury was 4th in 2:25:34. Four-time Escape champion Leanda Cave had an off day and took 10th place.
"Escape from Alcatraz might be my new favorite race. It's a road race but like an XTERRA. The swim is horrible-mouthfuls of water every stroke, the bike is killer hills and the run is hills, tunnels, beach, sand ladder... Awesome! Its 2+hours all out," said Jackson to slowtwitch.
The 2013 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon was marred by the tragic death of an age group athlete in the cold waters.
Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon San Francisco, California
March 3, 2013 1.5 mile swim / 18 mile run / 8 mile run
Results Pro Men
1. Javier Gomez (ESP) 2:04:27
2. Graham O’Grady (NZL) 2:05:39
3. Jesse Thomas (USA) 2:06:40
4. Pete Jacobs (AUS) 2:08:33
5. Jason Pedersen (USA) 2:09:32
6. Francesco Godoy (ESP) 2:09:38
7. John Dahlz (USA) 2:11:10
8. Paul Matthews (AUS) 2:12:12
9. Kyle Leto (USA) 2:12:50
10. Matt Lieto (USA) 2:13:58
Pro Women
1. Heather Jackson (USA) 2:18:08
2. Sarah Groff (USA) 2:18:37
3. Ricarda Lisk (GER) 2:23:36
4. Emma-Kate Lidbury (GBR) 2:25:34
5. Lauren Goss (USA) 2:25:41
6. Charisa Wernick (USA) 2:29:03
7. Elizabeth Lyles (USA) 2:29:13
8. Kristen Peterson (USA) 2:30:58
9. Sara McLarty (USA) 2:31:41
10. Leanda Cave (GBR) 2:33:42
http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Gomez_Jackson_win_Escape__3433.html
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Swim Death at Alcatraz new
Written by: Dan Empfield Date: Sun Mar 03 2013
A man was pulled from the water, according to a source spectating the event. A San Francisco Fire Department rescue team worked on the competitor during transport to the shore, and while on shore. He was not revived.
Triathlete and lifelong swimmer Jim Street, a veteran fire fighter and a member of Team Firefighter, was at the scene. “The San Francisco Fire Department pulled a swimmer out of the water and were working him on the way in. They worked him on the dock. They worked really hard. Then the RC [Rescue Captain] brought the wife over. That was really hard to watch from this side of a call. His wife crumpled the the sidewalk crying, ‘He said he could do it’. They were unable to revive him, they did everything they could.”
The local ABC San Francisco news affiliate reported that the deceased was a 46-year-old man from Austin, Texas.
The arduous swim leg consists of a 1.5 mile stretch beginning with a deep water start near Alcatraz Island, ending at Marina Green Beach. Swimmers exit a ferry directly into deep water, 55 degrees on average, where wetsuits and hoods are recommended by race management.
Cardiologist Lawrence Creswell, MD, who chaired USA Triathlon's panel on deaths in triathlon last year, participated today in Alcatraz, and remarked, "This is my 4th time to do the race and the swim conditions were the roughest I've seen yet here. When I got back from the bike, there were still people just finishing the swim. My family said it took some swimmers 2 hours."
The Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon has been ongoing since 1981. More than 50,000 contestants have taken part in the race since its inception. This is believed the first death in the event’s history, although a male competitor at a similar event called Escape from the Rock Triathlon died during the swim in 2008, and a woman died in 2007 another event called the Alcatraz Challenge Aquathlon.
http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Swim_Death_at_Alcatraz_3435.html
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Un muerto y 150 rescatados en el agua del Escape From Alcatraz
Las condiciones tan duras se debieron al adelantar la prueba tres meses por la Copa del América de vela.
El Escape From Alcatraz no trajo sólo buenas noticias como la gran victoria de Javier Gómez Noya. Un hombre de 46 años falleció mientras nadaba en las frías aguas de la Bahía de San Francisco. Al parecer, el hombre murió por un ataque al corazón, según la organización.
Sin embargo, también es cierto que la prueba se celebró tres meses antes de su fecha habitual, en junio, debido a la celebración entonces de la Copa del América de vela, con lo que la temperatura del agua era notablemente menor, alrededor de los 13 grados. Además, las condiciones del viento tampoco fueron las idóneas, con lo que dureza de la prueba se incrementó debido al fuerte oleaje. De hecho, los servicios de socorrismo de la prueba tuvieron que ayudar a 150 de los más de 2.000 participantes en el agua, algo que es inusual por la gran cantidad de gente que requirió ayuda
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