It was another amazing day for all of us (how lucky we have been). The weather was perfect, a clear day and not too hot. We had 52 individuals and 4 relay teams.
This year had a very competitive field with South Ender Joel Lanz taking 1st place again for the 8th time (out of 9 races) in a smoking time of 3:35:58!!!! Joel ran a 2:10 Double Dipsea.
New Dolphin Club member Andrew Wynn came in 2nd in a time of 3:51:20 and tied with Dolphin John Ottersberg (1st Male Cruiser) for the fastest swim of the day 31:20.
The first woman was Katie Murphy with a time of 4:42:55. This was Katie’s first Escape! Gina Rus (18 time Escapee) was the 1st woman cruiser with a time of 6:15:10. There were 11 virgin Escapee’s this year. John Nakamura finished his 25th consecutive Escape.
The dinner was outstanding and many thanks to all of the volunteers it took to make that happen, including a very special thanks to Robin Rome who not only does the race but also heads up the kitchen ahead of time planning and preparing the dinner.
We had a special recognition of Tom Callinan and Mary Cantini for their 25 years of participating in the event and two additional Hall of Famers were added to the plaque. They are South Enders Vince Fausane (5 time winner of the Escape) and Joel Lanz (8 time winner).
| Place | Name | Swim Time | Bike Time | Run Time | Total Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Lanz | 0:37:25 | 0:47:35 | 2:10:58 | 3:35:58 | 9th EFAT (8 first place)/fastest run |
| 2 | Andrew Wynn | 0:31:20 | 0:51:40 | 2:28:20 | 3:51:20 | virgin/tie fastest swim |
| 3 | Nobu Takahashi | 0:47:52 | 0:53:08 | 2:19:18 | 4:00:18 | |
| 4 | Brian Matthay | 0:41:30 | 0:53:30 | 2:35:40 | 4:10:40 | 2nd EFAT |
| 5 | Brent Pohlmann | 0:40:14 | 0:49:46 | 2:42:30 | 4:12:30 | 11th EFAT |
| 6 | John McCulloch | 0:32:40 | 0:51:20 | 2:52:00 | 4:16:00 | 2nd EFAT |
| 7 | Jesse Czelusta | 0:36:01 | 0:45:59 | 2:59:12 | 4:21:12 | 4th EFAT |
| 8 | Tom Brown | 0:36:04 | 0:51:56 | 2:56:08 | 4:24:08 | 4th EFAT |
| 9 | Ted Tilles | 0:45:07 | 0:52:53 | 2:46:25 | 4:24:25 | 4th EFAT |
| 10 | John Ottersberg | 0:31:20 | 0:50:40 | 3:05:30 | 4:27:30 | 1st cruiser/6th EFAT/tie fast swim |
| 11 | Alex Sigal | 0:45:30 | 0:50:30 | 2:52:34 | 4:28:34 | 3rd EFAT |
| 12 | Alex Warring | 0:42:59 | 0:58:01 | 2:55:50 | 4:36:50 | virgin |
| 13 | Charlie Pratt | 0:45:30 | 0:53:30 | 3:03:50 | 4:42:50 | virgin |
| 14 | Katie Murphy | 0:44:52 | 0:57:08 | 3:00:55 | 4:42:55 | virgin/1st woman |
| 15 | Tony Lillios | 0:37:38 | 0:59:22 | 3:13:45 | 4:50:45 | 3rd EFAT |
| 16 | Rebecca Fanning | 0:40:27 | 0:56:33 | 3:14:10 | 4:51:10 | virgin/ YOUNGEST |
| 17 | Peter Bartu | 0:34:10 | 0:57:50 | 3:20:50 | 4:52:50 | 3rd EFAT |
| 18 | Andrew Mattingly | 0:39:30 | 0:59:30 | 3:16:20 | 4:55:20 | 2nd EFAT |
| 19 | Scott Halsted | 1:03:58 | 0:58:02 | 2:59:58 | 5:01:58 | 3rd EFAT |
| 20 | Christopher Himmel | 0:41:09 | 0:52:51 | 3:31:03 | 5:05:03 | virgin |
| 21 | Megan Wachs | 0:41:24 | 0:59:36 | 3:24:53 | 5:05:53 | 2nd EFAT |
| 22 | Tara Sweet | 0:52:42 | 1:09:18 | 3:10:29 | 5:12:29 | virgin |
| 23 | Dave Strasburg | 0:49:09 | 1:13:51 | 3:12:08 | 5:15:08 | 2nd EFAT |
| 24 | Anthony DuComb | 0:56:25 | 1:01:35 | 3:25:06 | 5:23:06 | 19th EFAT |
| 25 | James Hulihan | 0:37:33 | 1:03:27 | 3:47:00 | 5:28:00 | 6th EFAT/OLDEST |
| 26 | Hal Offen | 0:52:25 | 1:02:35 | 3:38:10 | 5:33:10 | 14th EFAT |
| 27 | Sean McFadden | 0:37:30 | 0:49:30 | 4:08:26 | 5:35:26 | 12th EFAT |
| 28 | John Mattox | 0:45:58 | 0:59:02 | 3:56:35 | 5:41:35 | 11th EFAT |
| 29 | Matt Towers | 0:59:33 | 1:03:27 | 3:51:44 | 5:54:44 | |
| 30 | John Hornor | 0:52:57 | 1:04:03 | 3:57:57 | 5:54:57 | 11th EFAT |
| 31 | Jon Nakamura | 0:38:40 | 1:06:20 | 4:13:28 | 5:58:28 | 25th consecutive Escape |
| 32 | Chris Tschinkel | 1:08:58 | 1:12:02 | 3:37:30 | 5:58:30 | 2nd EFAT |
| 33 | Flash Gordon | 0:34:03 | 1:05:57 | 4:24:30 | 6:04:30 | virgin |
| 34 | Jim Ruppert | 1:12:55 | 1:17:05 | 3:37:12 | 6:07:12 | 3rd EFAT |
| 35 | Alan Levinson | 0:47:07 | 1:20:53 | 4:04:00 | 6:12:00 | 2nd EFAT |
| 36 | Gina Rus | 0:44:13 | 1:08:47 | 4:22:10 | 6:15:10 | 18th EFAT/1st cruiser |
| 37 | Willy Waks | 1:04:47 | 1:05:13 | 4:06:20 | 6:16:20 | virgin |
| 38 | James Walter | 0:41:05 | 0:45:55 | 4:55:40 | 6:22:40 | 3rd EFAT/fast bike |
| 39 | Dawn Holley | 0:52:55 | 1:44:05 | 3:48:03 | 6:25:03 | virgin |
| 40 | Mike Webb | 0:43:27 | 1:12:33 | 4:33:00 | 6:29:00 | 22nd EFAT |
| 41 | Eileen Buckley | 0:47:57 | 1:09:03 | 4:32:01 | 6:29:01 | 2nd EFAT |
| 42 | Brenda Austin | 0:53:05 | 1:24:55 | 4:17:31 | 6:35:31 | 5th EFAT |
| 43 | Tom Linthicum | 0:47:37 | 1:08:23 | 4:58:35 | 6:54:35 | 17th EFAT |
| 44 | Keith Nowell | 0:53:15 | 1:24:45 | 4:43:19 | 7:01:19 | 24th EFAT |
| 45 | Alex Buehlmann | 0:49:49 | 1:15:11 | 5:05:32 | 7:10:32 | 4th EFAT |
| 46 | Phil Taylor | 1:03:56 | 1:21:04 | 5:02:19 | 7:27:19 | 8th EFAT |
| 47 | Robin Rome | 1:03:14 | 1:33:46 | 5:21:00 | 7:58:00 | 10th EFAT |
| 48 | Peter Neubauer | 0:53:30 | 1:28:30 | 5:48:10 | 8:10:10 | 7th EFAT |
| 49 | Jen Volosek | 0:40:48 | 1:24:12 | 6:12:40 | 8:17:40 | virgin |
| Swim Aids | Peter Badertscher | 0:35:30 | 0:47:30 | 2:42:27 | 4:05:27 | virgin/WETSUIT |
| 51 | Michael Caniglia | 0:46:25 | 0:55:35 | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| 52 | Lisa Serebin | 0:45:36 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Relays | ||||||
| 4R | Joe Marenda, Jaron Ness | 0:33:38 | 0:39:22 | 2:22:40 | 3:35:40 | |
| 2R | Ryan Dalton, Tom Roseberry | 0:30:58 | 0:47:02 | 2:23:38 | 3:41:38 | |
| 3R | Doug James, Will Powning, Andy Schwaab, Kevin O'Connor | 0:44:05 | 1:04:55 | 2:58:56 | 4:47:56 | |
| 1R | NAK attack: Niland Mortimer, Andrew Burrell, Kim Pross | 0:41:44 | 0:46:16 | 3:58:13 | 5:26:13 |
