SWIMRUN LAKE JAMES short course, 8-week training plan

SwimRun Lake James short course is a swimrun race located at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina and offers rolling terrain with beautiful lake waters. It is a perfect event for you to have a first experience of swimrun or have fun on a short course event.

To make sure you are in great shape on race day we suggest you get on board with a good training plan. And stick to it. 8 weeks to be ready for your event.

Train with Envol's race specific training plan during 8 weeks and be ready on the starting line in Lake James.

This is  how the race organisers describe the course:

The Short Course will consist of teams of 2 tackling about 2.7 miles of swimming and 10 miles of running. The course will have 8 run sections and 7 swim sections. The swim sections range from 20yds to 1300yds in a unique and picturesque lake setting. The run sections range from 25 meters to 5.5 miles. The runs are made up of fire service trail roads, single track trails, paved roads, and off the beaten path wooded sections. All of which will be well marked.

All athletes/teams will start and finish at the Fonta Flora Whippoorwill Farm. The Farm will host all race activities before, during, and after the event. We will have several smaller tents set up around the property for additional shelter. Stick around for food and yummy craft beer 🙂