Standing inside Fort Royal on Sainte-Marguerite Island waiting for the start of ÖTILLÖ Cannes felt a little surreal. The fort was built in the 1600s,
Tag: Running
We Do Stupid Things: ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Worlds
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
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,
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 Course is BACK
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
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
Spam Fika Year in Review – Low Tide Boyz Podcast
What the hell is Spam Fika? If you don’t know by now, that’s the name of our swimrun team, consisting of yours truly and Kawika
Between Pleasure And Pain – ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship 2022
It’s HERE! The film has been released and it’s one of those, “grab some popcorn and put it on the big screen” sort of films.
Swimrun Training in Stockholm
It’s been a week since I arrived in Stockholm. Since then, Kawika and I scooted up to race ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Gothenburg, and I still need
Technical Trail Run Training
This past weekend, I hit the technical trails for some fun and skill building (check out the video). Whether you’re training for swimrun, ultras or
