Swimrun is developing

One of the most common questions in interviews about swimrun is "how do you think swimrun will develop in the future?" One of the most common answers is "there will be new formats". Well, the future is already happening! Most of us are aware of the Supersprint and...

A podcast about everything swimrun

WeSwimrun invited Nicolas Remires to their Swimrun Show. This is a must listen if you are at all interested in: The story behind Team Envol How Nicolas got into the sport The development of the sport The future of the sport How the Envol training plans work How much...

Men vs Women

Written by coach Tom Jenkinson  Do we need to train differently? There was a post in one of my triathlon communities asking for a women-specific training plan as it was quote “different from training programs often made for and by men”. I am not sure I agree with a...

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

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,...

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Your Envol Swimrun options

Your Envol Swimrun options

Do you want to get serious about your swimrun? Or are you just starting and realise that a bit of structure will help you improve quicker? Guess what, we even have plans for the runners and long distance swimmers out there, not yet ready to take the step into the...

Alexis Kardes – swimrunner AND triathlete

Alexis Kardes – swimrunner AND triathlete

Alexis Kardes is part of the core coaching crew at Envol Swimrun. He is the one putting the running sessions into the weekly training plans for Team Envol. He was the best male Team Envol performer at Ötillö World Championships this year. He might be a a top...

A better GPS watch for swimrun

A better GPS watch for swimrun

Eliud Kipchoge, Kilian Jornet and now Team Envol! COROS go with the winners! The truth is that they are genuinely interested in swimrun and to become the gps watch of choice for swimrunners. And this is where we come in. We started by letting three swimrunners -...

Be as ready as you can be

Be as ready as you can be

Ötillö Swimrun World Championships probably won't go exactly as planned. No matter how well prepared you are or how many times you've done it. It's just that type of race. What you can do is train your body, study the course and prepare mentally to take a few hits...

Une équipe atypique

Une équipe atypique

Cette histoire est l’histoire d’un binôme pour le moins ….atypique ! Jeudi 23 Juin 2022, 9h, le téléphone sonne alors que je suis plongé dans les tracas quotidiens et classiques d’une journée de travail. À peine ai-je décroché que le ton joyeux de Pascale et la phrase...

Doing the Ötillö World Championships this year?

Doing the Ötillö World Championships this year?

If the answer is yes you are probably well into your training and preparations. Here is a video with Envol Swimrun's Head Coach and Ötillö veteran Nicolas Remires giving advice about the race and the preparations, together with one of the creators and race directors -...