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Training paradise Lost Villa

October 20, 2019October 20, 2019
by Team Lost

We just had a dream week at the dream place Lost Villa. We have saved all the info you need if you want to visit this place. Lost Villa is very special for us. Do you want to know why? Read this.

Lost Villa have training camps with different coaches. There´s 8 weeks in spring and 8 weeks in autumn.

Travel
When you book your week it’s possible to choose with flight or without. If you choose without you can book your own flight or take the train to Split. The transfer from Split Airport to Split town is included for all. When you arrive to Split there’s a few hours before the ferry to Hvar leaves. You have time to check out the town and have some lunch.

The ferry to Hvar takes around 2 hours and then it’s just the last car trip to Lost Villa. It’s a quite long travel day but it totally worth it when you arrive.

Accommodation
The place is separated in 3 different small places.

Lost Beach – The most people stay here in small apartments 2-6 persons. You eat lunch and dinner here and here you find the fitness bar. You also find a training area and a beach.
Lost Bay – This place is between Lost Beach and Lost Villa. We stayed here and there’s a private beach.
Lost Villa – Last house on the gravel round. Here you can find the training area! It’s a full equipped box with everything you possibly need for your training.

There are wi-fi hotspots at every place.

Lost Beach, Lost Bay and Lost Villa are far away from nearest village. There are some other houses but you don’t see so many neighbours. You don’t have a supermarket och restaurants.

Food

You have breakfast at your apartment so you fix it on your own. Lunch and dinner are made in the restaurant and you eat together with the rest of the participants. If you get hungry in between you can find extra snacks in the fitness bar.

Training
You don’t need to be a pro, everyone can train here. You find classes everyday in the morning and in the afternoon and you choose how much you want to train.

There’s also plenty of space for functional training.

Swimming

The sea is crystal clear turquoise water and amazing! Check the weather and the wind and swim when it’s the smallest waves. Be careful when you step up and down in the water because there’s a lot of sea urchins.

Other things to do
Between training classes there’s time to relax on the beach. You can borrow a SUP board, swim in the sea, take a run, explore the small trickey trails.
Every Tuesday there’s a trip to Hvar town for those who wants to see a little more of the island and have some food later.

Our training week

We really love that Lost Villa is far away from the other villages. It’s quite and you can just be. The sea is crystal clear turquoise water and amazing! We focused on some extra swimming this time and swam around 18 k in total. We also trained some swimrun and running. Helena Falk was one of the coaches and we joined some classes with the rest of the group.

We also joined the fun Lost Villa challenge that’s the last happening of the week.

Thanks for this time Lost Villa.

Adventure

Zadar Outdoor Festival 2019

May 15, 2019May 31, 2019
by Team Lost

Zadar Outdoor Festival is a festival with a lot of outdoor activities. Running, MTB, Trail running, Kayak, SUP, Swim and much more.

We decided to sign up for Zadar Sunset Run 5k, the Olive Island Trail 21k and the Sea Organ Swim. Activities that we really like.

We stayed at Hostel Forum in the old town. A small and central hotel near the festival that we really can recommend. They also have parking spots near the hotel, so its very convenient.

Zadar Sunset Run 5k was Friday night. The location was perfect and we got to enjoy the most beautiful sunset after the race. Thee race was in town so it was cool to run and a lot af audience cheering.

Check out our video how the race was.

The second day at the festival was an intensive day. We took the ferry over to Preko on the island beside Zadar where the race took place. The race was so much more adventure and much cooler than we thought. Over mountains and olive gardens.

Check out our video from the race. You could also choose 10 k and a lot of people was hiking.

Just a few hours after the race it was time for the Sea Organ Swim race. 1500 meters. The temperature was around 16 degrees. Much warmer than in Sweden right now.

Yes we were tired after two races and the food tasted really good in the evening. We have two favourite restaurants in Zadar.

Zadar Jedera. Perfect service and amazing tuna and risotto. You must try this place!

Groppo, we had an amazing dinner and our favourite was their fish soup. The best one we ever had!

We really recommend Zadar Outdoor Festival if you want an active holiday at an amazing place.

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The 3 best islands to swim around in Croatia

October 17, 2018May 31, 2019
by Team Lost

We like to swim around islands and here are our best swimming islands in Croatia. A good advice is to make sure not to swim alone and that both have a safety buoy with you.

Galešnjak – <3

The island that looks like a heart. We parked near this sign (picture) and then swam over to the island. The water was clear and with a lot of current. By the island we swam to the left. Here was it a powerful current in the wrong direction and it’s a tough swimming. When you’re going to round the first run it’s shallow. There are many rocks and many sea urchins on the bottom. Hold out from land because you do not want to step to the bottom. Along the back of the island, there is a nice swimming before rounding a cape to get into the top of the heart. The water was calm and there were a lot of fish. The last bit from top to bottom and then over to land again is a tough swimming with current water.

Map
Total about 3600 m

Otok Krapanj

A island where it once lived 2000 people but now only 200 people. We parked at a small shop (Konzum) near the water and walked down to the beach. The water here is not all as current as at Galešnjak. The view is magical with high mountains around the island. We swam to the left past the docks and boats before we got to the other side of the island. It’s not so deep here and there’s sea urchins on the bottom so it is important to hold out properly and not put down your feet. The island felt small from the start but is bigger than you think. The swimming between land and island is relatively short and easy swimming.

Map
Total about 4000 m

Otočić Smokvica

We drove to Primosten and then past hotel Zora and parked at a parking lot. We went out on the beach and swam to the island. The water was calm, super clear and there were no sea urchins. The swimming around the island was magical and relatively short. It’s deep all the time and there is no risk of stepping on sea urchins.
Magical swimming!

Map
Total about 1600 m