More 2025 Dates & WYLD Sauna Offer!

Hello!EASTER RUN?Dyfi X Half Marathon & Marathon is confirmed for Easter Saturday, 19 Apr 2025. This is a challenging and beautiful UTMB Index Race.ELIMINATOR RACE SERIESAfter the success of the first ever Eliminator Swimrun events in Liverpool w...

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Nov 28, 2024
2025 Race Dates & Sauna!

THE ELIMINATOR, LIVERPOOLEntries are now open for The Eliminator on Sat 03 May & Sat 06 Sep. Secure your place!COOL MILE, LIVERPOOLA great time was had, even if the sauna wasn't quite ready last Saturday... it will be for the next one! Taking pla...

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Nov 09, 2024
Cool Mile | 2025 Dates | Cadair X Entries Open!

SAT 10 MAY 2024Cadair X | The Cadair Idris Half MarathonENTER NOWCadair X ReviewsAli H. Verified Purchase2024-06-02"Great event, the scenery is stunning. A route that has everything you could want from a technical run. Aid stations just right an...

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Oct 13, 2024
Our Last Swimrun of 2024, and more

Hello all,Just a quick one to say this Saturday is The Eliminator in Liverpool, the perfect race for fast, slow, young & old all the details are here.If you have any questions regarding the course, kit, advice just ask! The route is here.HER SPIR...

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Sep 25, 2024
September And Beyond

05 Sept, Charity Dragon Boat Race & SocialWe're putting in a team at the annual Dragon Boat Race organised by our Swim Liverpool landlords at Liverpool Waters, raising money for Claire House Children's Hospice.Details here, video of last year's e...

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Aug 25, 2024
History of Swimrun in the UK

Mixed category winners - BRECA Buttermere, 2015. Photo RidgeFlow Media Some 9 years after the first swimrun race took place on the Stockholm archipelago, 2015 saw the first swimrun races in the UK.JULY 2015 - ENGLAND The first swimrun in the UK was...

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Apr 10, 2024
OtillO Cannes 2022

OCTOBER 2022OtillO Cannes truly is a race of two halves. A brilliant first half of fast trail running, open water crossings and an unforgettable start from the castle. Then a slightly more convoluted second half mixing the streets of Cannes with some...

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Oct 29, 2022
OtillO Uto 2022

Mike & Paul at the finish. My hands had fused together. This was almost a case of what happens on Uto, stays on Uto.So what did happen? Why did so many DNF? Why was 2022 so hard?It's standard for the water to be cold (think 8 to 10), you'd alwa...

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Jun 16, 2022
Decision Making in the Wild

When training for a swimrun, or any outdoor adventure event, you may want to plan interesting routes across challenging terrain, rivers, lakes and ocean. It looks good on paper, but will it be good when you’re actually out there? Are you equipped to...

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Aug 11, 2020
Swimrun Feet

If you’re taking on a swimrun what comes between your skin and your trainers is worth considering carefully. There’s a few choices including neoprene, compression socks, or nothing at all. A good starting point is to just wear what you normally run i...

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Jun 15, 2020
The ROCKY 10K

Chris Laughton from Machynlleth, looking like Rocky It was another dry day in lockdown land. The challenge was set, our shortest "Racing Apart" event to date which no doubt produced some sustained sweating.​With a notable lack of Rocky clothing ava...

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Jun 11, 2020
The Dyfi X Virtual Half

Brad from Liverpool runs fancy dress, just for jokes Half Marathon, Racing Apart - 25th AprilTHE HEADLINES1. Chris Mclean (Machynlleth)2. Adrian Pearce (Bridgend)3. Brad Williams (Liverpool)1. Janet Haynes (Cornwall)2. Leanne O'Leary (Liverpool)3....

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May 23, 2020
The LOCKDOWN TEN

​10 Miles of Racing Apart on 16th MayThe dry spell continued. The race was said to be virtual, but make no mistake - the sweat was real. ​Entrants lined up from all around the world, from Edinburgh to Essex, Whitley Bay to Cornwall, and South Africa...

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May 20, 2020
Talbot's Rule

The elevation profile of the Malvern Hills Trail Race During the Covid-19 pandemic  virtual running races have become popular. Such races give participants the opportunity to plan and run their own course from their home, running a set horizontal d...

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Apr 26, 2020
The Swimming Agenda

When lock down first started, the media and governing bodies were quick to point out that swimming outdoors was not permitted (article from The Independent) however, these announcements did not stand up to what the original lock down laws stated and...

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Apr 25, 2020