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...

Americas original swimrun – Team Envol style!

Text: Trista Mennen  Photos: Ötillö and private Casco Bay, Maine was the first swimrun race in the USA. It is still going strong and on August 11 Team Envol, "The Blue Nation" was well represented! The weekend was kicked off with a pre-race clinic Saturday morning for...

If it was easy everyone would do it

No one said Rockman Swimrun would be easy. Nicolas knew from experience. Richard could only imagine. Coming from Tahiti he wanted a solid swimrun adventure in Scandinavia. Thats what he got. Watch this short documentary and take part of their journey.  

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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...

Zoning system in Training Peaks

Zoning system in Training Peaks

Written by coach Tom Jenkinson We use the mix and matching of training intensity and duration to create optimal stimulation for physiological adaptation. Intensities build upon each other, zoning is used to set intensity spans. To get the most out of the TrainingPeaks...

This is how we train

This is how we train

Written by coach Tom Jenkinson The Envol Training System provides an entry point regardless of how much you want to train and where you're starting from. The system will support you to be the best you can be. General Plans and Race Specific Plans There are two types...