As a special birthday treat, I convinced the Wednesday ASS (Alcatraz Swimming Society) group to take a second boat, so that I could bring extra Breakast Pod swimmers.

We had a great group with 9 of us swimmers in a tight pod. I swam in my birthday suit, per tradition, as did a few others.

With a ripping 2kt ebb, we swam short course from Pier 27 to Alcatraz. To keep the group together, we swam at a pretty leisurely pace, and still finished in only 25min! If we had hustled more, I’m sure we could have had a much faster time.

It was a great sunrise and a glorious way to kick off my birthday!