GUIDED SWIMSYes our guided swims are almost full, with our Menai Straits 20km SOLD OUT.Limited availability left on:26 Jul, The Tafol Tumble 8km10 Aug, The Mawddach 10km (Hurly Burly Route)DYFI AQUATHLONEarly bird entry for the Dyfi Aquathlon 26km en...
Hello Athletes!2025 event season is in full throttle! SUN 01 JUNENext up is the re-scheduled Eliminator Swimrun, Tal Y Llyn. We're really looking forward to bringing this exciting, fun race format to one of the most beautiful parts of Wales.Gorgeous...
Sorry for the additional email, but this is BIG NEWS (in my world).After several recent recces, and at my astonishment, the weed has slowly been dropping to a point that I am now happy for this to go ahead.I have had to change the date to Sunday 01 J...
Hello Sunshine!Honor Mewis, pictured above, set a new course record at Aberdyfi Half Marathon last Saturday! Windy conditions saw a great effort by all, in both the half marathon and half marathon. Results are up here.Entries are now open for 2026 he...
Hello Sunshine!Time to hit the water? Lots of swim sessions coming up at Princes Dock, Liverpool. Expect water temp in the dock to exceed 12 degrees this week, perhaps reaching 14!Book a swim here!TAL Y LLYN UPDATEAs you may have seen The Cool Mile &...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
