ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ
HOW WAS IT FOR YOU?
ANNIE BROOKS
Annie Brooks is a thirty-something ‘look pro go slow’ triathlete and owner of For Every Adventure womens multi-sport clothing. She was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2012, but fell in love with triathlon and has been swimming, biking and running ever since.
what do you get when you cross 2,000 people, an old prison, fog, hills and a very famousbridge? No, it’s not a joke, it’s the Escape From Alcatraz triathlon, and I’m still in shock I just raced it. After lockdown and the lack of races to Keep me
After lockdown and the lack of races to keep me focused, I spontaneously entered the Escape From Alcatraz triathlon ballot. I’d previously entered and not got a spot, but was keen for a new challenge. Making a pact with my husband that if we both entered and one of us got a place, we had to do it, I was secretly hoping it’d be him and not me. Of course, I got the
