The team element is a feature of multi-day adventure racing, it allows race directors to set ridiculous routes One of the joys of swimrun is shared experience, but racing with a partner can be a barrier to participation. Adopted from the adventure...

The start of The Tafol Tumble, 2019 We, like many, are struggling but we are persevering in this uncertain time.POSTPONEMENTS DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONSAnyone who has entered an event will receive an email (to the email used on sign up) with deta...

After years of preaching about how the team element of swimrun is fundamental to the joy of the sport I figured that I should at least try a solo race so I can back up my argument. And here it was OTILLO Malta Sprint. It was a fast start, so fast in...

This has to stop Through competing and organising I have become acutely aware of how much waste, packaging, shipping and general carbon footprint can occur in the event world. We want to reduce this. SWIM HATSWe are going to have a set of swim hats...

- Photo by Sport Pictures Cymru - Racing at Llanberis once again with Paul Skipper in what's become a very sociable event. It was a hot day so I pulled out my "hot-pants" version of the HEAD Aero. This year we felt our swimming was fairly strong bu...

~ Ireland ~ When I saw Alan’s post on an email from Explorer’s Connect something connected. It read something like this “I’m walking from Manchester to Dingle. I somehow need to cross the Irish Sea, maybe rowing or kayaking, any help or advice appr...

~ Chris is questioned about his first experience of swimrun racing at the end of a superb course ~ My new favourite BRECA race, report to follow... [...]

~ Appropriate time for a waltz? ~ It was great to be racing at the home of swimrun once again, this time with brother-in-law Paul. We placed somewhere in the top half, which was a welcome surprise given are cumulative weight.One thing stood out thi...

~ The first OTILLO Isles of Scilly Race ~ With the continued growth of swimrun races on UK shores the swimrun format is becoming recognised as the most engaging way to journey across our landscape. There’s swimruns on dramatic coastlines (Anglesey,...

With Open Adventure's 5 day adventure race returning to Scotland in 2019 I had a look back at my experience of 2012, with many lessons learned that have fed into my swimrun  journeys.THE BEGINNINGWhen my friend Dan Graham, who was inspired after comp...