I've marked my calendar: 16 September 2006.

[angledge]

I've registered for the Alcatraz SharkFest, a 1.5-mile open water swim from The Rock to Aquatic Park.

Comments

[lovellama.livejournal.com]

That's so cool! I swam from Cocos Island to Guam for a Red Cross fund raiser thingy, I think it was 1 mile, and it took my friends and I about 4 hours. We took our time. :D When we got close to shore a bunch of people were pointing out past us and I freaked thinking it was sharks, but it was only dolphins. Whew.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

I did a 1.4-mile swim across the Provincetown harbor (Cape Cod) in 42 minutes. Unless I'm TOTALLY underestimating the currents around Alcatraz, I should be able to finish in under an hour.

[jacesan.livejournal.com]

Did you factor in the time it'll take to fight off sharks and underwater spirits?

[thepikey.livejournal.com]

Heck, last year a dog went and did the race. Did tolerably well too, as I recall.