We were somewhere in the middle of the “Pig Swim,” a one-mileish swim during the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championship, when I stopped swimming and sat
Author: Marcus Barton
Two Chances to Get Ready for ÖTILLÖ Worlds in Sweden
By the time you arrive in Sweden for ÖTILLÖ Worlds, your fitness cake is already baked. You are not going to gain anything by trying
ÖTILLÖ Gothenburg: Third Time’s Still Not Easy
Some races become familiar. That doesn’t mean they become easier. This was my third time racing ÖTILLÖ Gothenburg, and while I knew what the course had
Made For More (Than You Probably Signed Up For)
It’s the middle of the night. Or maybe it’s early morning. I cannot really tell because I’ve lost track. Although I have a watch on,
The Slump (And the Choice We All Have)
We’ve all been there That slump. That quiet, nagging feeling that you’ve slid backward. That things aren’t where they should be, or where they once were, back
Swimrun Camp ATX Is Back
And This Year We’re Fully at Pace Bend Every year when we wrap up Swimrun Camp, Trista and I take a hard look at what
Train Hot and Race Cold
Swimrun Is Cold Business — So Why Train in the Heat? Most swimrun races across the globe take place in chilly climates, during chilly times
Marked by Emotion: Behind the Scenes at Rockman Swimrun 2025
EMOTIONAL. If I had to sum up Rockman Swimrun 2025 in one word, that would be it. Emotional. So emotional, in fact, that I’ve quite
Endurance Test: Marcus and Ben’s R2R2R Alt Journey
Interview repost from SwimrunFrance.fr Marcus Barton, an iconic figure in swimrun and author of the blog “Speedy Lizard”, took on the extreme R2R2R “Alt” challenge with
The Original Rockman – Part 1
History On the 13th of July 2014 at 7 am, the Rockman race was born and the first swimrun outside of Sweden. It marked the
ÖTILLÖ Whistler Preview
When Lars Finanger of ÖTILLÖ Swimrun USA invited me to Whistler to check out the tentative ÖTILLÖ Whistler race course, I didn’t hesitate for a
Fun On Utö (Sweden)
Back in August, Michael Lemmel took us on a wonderfully fun swimrun adventure on Utö, an island in the Stockholm archipelago. It has some of
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