This is a guest post from first-time swimrunner Alex Sheen. Alex took first place in his inaugural swimrun event, a 5km race with As Keen As Mustard Events. You can read about his preparation here. The 5km was one of many races hosted by As Keen As Mustard Events and for Race Director, Nicky Bailey […]
Author: Fred Newton
Love Swimrun Llanberis Race Report: An Epic In North Wales
Swimrun.com’s team of Fred Newton and Jon Littlewood headed to North Wales for the Love Swimrun Llanberis Full Course and first time together as teammates. Love Swimrun Llanberis is Wales’ original swimrun renowned for its welcoming atmosphere and varied course, hundreds of excited participants congregated on the shores of Llyn Padarn in the village of […]
Tal Y Llyn Swimrun Race Report: A Hidden Wonder In North Wales
Nestled high up in southern part of Snowdonia National Park is the gorgeous Tal Y Llyn Swimrun course by WESWIMRUN which meanders around a glacial ribbon lake. Set under the shadow of the formidable Cadair Idris mountain, its a special place in an environment forged by a glacial landscape millions of years ago. Although a […]
Meet Mad Hatter Sports Events: The Hokey Cokey Swimrun Series
Mad Hatter Event’s John Yelland organises some of the wildest swimrun races in the UK. He’s a friendly guy with a frankly astonishing depth of creative enthusiasm. This energy translates into a portfolio of unique races including the Hokey Cokey Swimrun Series. How did you get into swimrun? John was watching the random sports channel […]
Orca Release New Swimrun Range
Open water swimming brand, Orca have released a new range of swimrun wetsuits offering two options, the Aesir (flex and thermal versions) and Vanir. The wetsuits share characteristics of Orca’s original suits but with significant upgrades. Orca have designed simple and unfussy suits which appear comfortable and hard wearing. Fit runs true to size. Orca […]
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Isles Of Scilly Race Report
Hundreds of swimrun athletes travelled to some of the remotest islands on the British Isles to participate in the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Isles of Scilly race. The event, which offered three distances was hotly contested and tackled in excellent spirits with a 97% completion rate across the three races. Crystal clear waters, swimming with bull seals, […]
All About Odyssey Swimrun: America’s Pioneering Swimrun Series
Odyssey Swimrun is America’s original swimrun with 4 races across 4 different US states. Swimrun.com caught up with Race Director, Lars Finanger on the series inception and what participants can expect at races. After a decade in triathlon, Lars completed his first ÖTILLÖ race in 2014 and was instantly hooked. Lars along with his partner and […]
Just Do It Series: First Time Swimrunner Alex Sheen ‘I’m In Trouble With My Wife’
In the new ‘just do it’ series on swimrun.com, we feature stories from first-time swimrunners on how they have discovered the sport, approached training, acquired kit and entered a race. This is a guest post from Alex Sheen who will be taking on his first swimrun with As Keen As Mustard Events in the coming […]
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Returns To The British Isles
After a two year enforced break during the pandemic, ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Isles of Scilly returns to the UK this weekend. Michael Lemmel, co-founder of ÖTILLÖ gives a frank appraisal on the last few years ‘things vary in each country and the pandemic affected different people in different ways. For swimrun, it is the event operators who […]
Race Preview: Love SwimRun Llanberis
Love SwimRun Llanberis is a spectacular swimrun course in North Wales, returning on the 18th June 2022. Race Director, Chloe Rafferty gives the lowdown on what awaits athletes in a few weeks. Chloe has been involved with swimrun since 2015 when she participated in her first swimrun on Loch Lomond in Scotland. The experience struck […]