Alcatraz Race Director Urges Triathletes to Have Medical Exams
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The Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon race director, who has witnessed the deaths of six competitors in the last five years at events he has organized, is urging participants to get proper prerace medical examinations.
Bill Burke, director of the San Francisco event since 2009 and the New York City Triathlon since 2001, said preparing for the endurance sport involves more than practicing swimming, biking and running.