It’s not all about the coaching

Your own global support group. With proper "Pro tips". That's the short description of Team Envol.  It's also a story about the organic growth of a family business. Envol Swimrun started with a group of friends training together in Stockholm. I had just discovered...

Marathon and Swimrun

Envol Swimrun is excited to announce that in 2025, we are expanding our swimrun-specific training offerings to include a Startline Ready training group aimed at chasing big PBs in the marathon! We already have the general training plans for only trail running or open...

Come (ultra) swim with us!

Team Envol is about swimrun, right? Yes. However, we do have members whose focus lies elsewhere. To be a swimrunner you need to be a trail runner and an open water swimmer. Our community and our coaches include people with a stronger love for just "The Big Blue" ,...

Swimrun makes me feel alive

This is the story of Anne Bardon. She thought she was to old to get into a new sport at the age of 50. Today she knows how wrong she was! How did you find swimrun? By chance! I was following the famous French coach Lucile Woodward through her sports programs online....

It took six years

The story of Sabina and Alexis It’s been a six years long journey, but this year, both Sabina Rapelli and her boyfriend Alexis Charrier reached the goal of becoming the World Champions of swimrun. Sabina in a team with Desirée Andersson and Alexis with Matthieu...

Latest On The Blog


 

The Envol Race Circle

The Envol Race Circle

Written by coach Nicolas Remires  This is not just another race series with rankings and a grand final! This is the tale of the Swimrunners of the Round Table and as in the tale of the Knights of the Round Table, this is a fellowship of equals, coming together for the...

LONG & SHORT INTERVALS FAQ

LONG & SHORT INTERVALS FAQ

Written by coach Tom Jenkinson What intensity should the Long Intervals be done at?   The Long Interval sessions are done at a  “comfortably hard” intensity level. This is a range of paces from marathon pace to 60-minute pace that can be termed tempo,...

CSS TRAINING FAQ

CSS TRAINING FAQ

Written by coach Tom Jenkinson What is CSS?   Critical Swim Speed (CSS) represents the highest intensity that is sustainable for a prolonged duration, without eliciting maximal oxygen uptake (V02max) it is just above the Lactate Threshold (LT2) and Maximal...

The Envol running sessions

The Envol running sessions

Written by coach Tom Jenkinson Three key runs We incrementally layer in speed development workouts and aerobic endurance workouts to get your energy systems primed for progressive adaption. All plans have three key runs: Tuesday short-intervals, Thursday...

SWEET SPOT TRAINING FAQ

SWEET SPOT TRAINING FAQ

Written by coach Tom Jenkinson Sweet spot training. Is it actually beneficial, and if so what is it beneficial for? Does it fit in with polarized training? Sweet Spot is an intensity that is in the second zone in the three-zone model used in most clinical studies see...

The Envol Swimming Sessions

The Envol Swimming Sessions

Written by coach Tom Jenkinson  In many of the sessions, we provide  pacing guide lines with RPE (Rating of Perceived Exertion) using his simple two-level intensity range: EASY and HARD. EASY is for aerobic development, and HARD is for strength / muscular endurance...