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Every monday on the summers Swimmrunners of Jönköping have swimrun training sessions by the lake Axamosjön in Jönköping. We join as much as we can. Anna who is the leader of the training is great and there’s always fun and challenging training. Everyone can join, you can be beginner or have been doing swimrun for years. We don’t leave anyone behind.
If you wanna join you just have to show up! Mor info on the instagram page.
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We had a race weekend again. Just one week after Rockman Norway but our bodies felt ok so we decided to do Ångaloppet both 11k and 3,3 k family.
We left Jönköping on Friday night to stay at The Box hotel in Linköping. A super nice hotel and we like that they have a eco friendly approach.
The kids got their own room and were super happy. Early on Saturday morning we picked up breakfast bags, checked out and then went to the start.
Ångaloppet is slightly difference from other swimrun races with equipment you may not use. There’s less equipment on this race and most people run without wetsuit. We also choosed to do so.
We picked up all the stuff and warmed up a little quickly before the start went.
We started running at a good pace before entering the forest and slowing down a bit. The race included a total of 10 swims and 11 runs and a total of 11 km. There were short quick changes.
We tried to have our pace and do our race. There was some super strong mixed teams so we are happy to take the 3rd place.
We had a short break and food after the race before it was time for family race. The distances were 1.5 k or 3.3 k. We choosed 3.3 k and Patrik ran with Noah and Fanny with Leya. Both of the kids really impressed and made super good races and it’s very fun that they are so motivated to train and want to compete in swimrun.
We really recommend Ångaloppet, they have a race for everyone.
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We have been looking forward to this weekend for so long! Rockman Swimrun is a race that have been on our bucket list from day 1.
In collaboration with MABI hyrbilar we borrowed a Mini cooper over the weekend. A perfect sized car for our adventures.
We started our roadtrip on Thursday and the first stop was Mærrapanna i Norway. We put up our tent. Had some dinner and saw an amazing sunset.
We are using a tent from Vaude. We really like the brand, the quality and that they have eco friendly products. The have a Green Shape label, that means that their products are made from sustainable materials.
They are under constant review and cover the entire lifecycle of the product from design, through production, care and maintenance, to repair and the product’s end of life. The tent we use are for 2 persons and take us around 10 min to set up (and we are slow). The products we have is tent Hogan SUL 2P, Matress Performance 7 M , Sleeping bags Alpstein Concept Alpstein 200 DWN and backpack Trail spacer 18.
We woke up and took a short dip in the sea before it was time to drive to Stavanger for Rockman Swimrun. We had a short swimrun break in porpuse of checking all our gear one last time before the race. Everything felt great and we continued driving to Stavanger. We arrived just in time to pick up our racegear and to the race briefing.
We went to bed early because we were boarding the boat to the start at 06:00.
Race day – Rockman Swimrun! Ok so all you might want to know about the race is HERE.
Last day in Norway and time to drive 11 hours home. We stayed at a super cool spot at did a short hike at Brufjellhålene.
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We went up super early to have some oatmeal before we went down to the harbour. There was a ferry in the harbour taking us to the start at Fantahåla in Lysefjorden.
It was an amazing sunrise and we started with a jump from the ferry. The first swim was around 950 meters and the the fun had started. Uphill, uphill, uphill, uphill. Hard to run in the beginning. After the harder uphill we could start to run.
It was small and tricky trails and the coming swims was short and fast. After a while we came to a 4400m run up to Preikestolen. This was super cool and when we came up it was like running on clouds. Fanny had some problems with breathing but otherwise everything felt ok. We had a steady pace, no stress.
When we were running down we met a lot of the other teams. It was many teams, around 50. We also met some followers that send us pictures after.
The hard part starts when it goes steep down and there’s a lot of rocks. Teams where passing us and Fanny was crying because she was a little scared downhill. We took it easy and were happy when it was time for swimming again. We came to a 1600m swim that felt awesome.
After the swim we came to a seaside sprint. This is not a sprint. It’s really tricky trails. We were taking it easy and we met a team that thinked we were racing about the 7 th place. Oh nooo… we answered. We are just happy to do this race and we’re not focusing on any place. We stayed and took some energy together with the other team and then we ran uphill again. It was asfalt and we ran- walked- ran. We were wondering if we were on the right way but a quick look at the watch and we could relax. We had the map in our watches so we colud see that we were on the right track. A really good thing.
On the longest road uphill ever we met some girls that was sharing on their men and had water and candy for us. Thanks! Now it was just some kilometres to next swimming when we should cross the big fjord to Flørli and take the famous 4444 steps up the mountain.
The swim was 1700 meters over, the water was pretty warm and it felt easy. When we started to walk up the steps, we should have taken more water with us because it was hot. We walked, walked and walked to get to the top. It took us almost one hour. When we reached the top it was time to swim. Amazing swim and the water tasted so good. We had some cool running on the top and amazing swims before it was time to run the 5k downhill. First there was an easy road and then small trials and in the end super tricky trails. The last 1k felt like it took forever.
We made it! Super happy and our bodies felt so much better than we thought. 8 hours and 57 min. 7th place in total and second place in mixed teams.
Read more about our weekend in Norway HERE.
Läs om äventyret på svenska på Patriks eller Fannys blogg.
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Training is going well and we’re pushing together. The team building is on top and our gear seams to work good.
Next weekend we’re going to Fantahåla, Norway to do the Rockman Swimrun! It’s going to be a hell of a challenge for us. It’s not just the longest race we’ve ever done, it’s also the one with the most climb. Some say it’s a swim-climb not swim-run. Haha!
We’re really looking forward to this race and we hope we will make it to the finish line.
Our last Rockman in the Pyrenees was amazing. The plan is to take is slow and enjoy the ride, se how far that will take us.
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We still see ourselves as beginners in swimrun. Ok maybe not in the sprint races but in the longer races. We constantly learn during training, about all equipment and during competitions. We have a long-term goal of qualifying for ÖtillÖ World championship next year. 65 km of running and 9.5 km of swimming. We want to be prepared and strong. In the recent months we have received a lot of tips from Oscar Olsson – o2tri. Now he will also help us with training plans. Oscar have been competing in swimrun for many years and have 3 second places in ÖtillÖ World championship. The goal we have this year is to continue to improve without stressing about the results. We want to have fun and inspire others to try out the sport. Our podiums the last months are extra bonus!
We have a lot of things coming up so Oscar is planning our training with this things in mind. We’re looking forward to get better and stronger with Oscars help.
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Switzerland is a country with dream views. The reason why we went to Switzerland (except that it’s super cool) was to participate in ÖtillÖ Engadin. – You can read more about the race HERE.
We flew from Gothenburg to Zurich and then we took the train from Zurich to St Moritz. We booked train at this page and it’s easiest to download their app. There were some stops and changes to the train and it took 3-4 hours and we got to see amazing views. You don’t have wifi on the train and it’s an extra cost to use mobil data in Switzerland. In St Moritz we took the bus to Silvaplana. Silvaplana is a small village with a supermarket, a few restaurants and hotels. Many people also come here for kite surfing.
We came some days before the race and it’s a great thing to do since Engadin is about 1800 meters up and the air is tinnier.
We stayed at Conrads Mountain Lounge and had a big room with a little kitchen. We had a fantastic view over the lake and the mountains.
The hotel felt very friendly and it was a great breakfast buffet in the morning. You find all you want and you can order scramble egg and bacon direct.
When you stay at Conrads you have cabin cars and rental bikes included. We decided to take us up to one of many mountains the first day. We walked around 20 min to come to the cabin pace ( you can also take the bus). The cabin that should take us up to the Corvatsch top 3303 meters up with one stop half way up. Amazing views on the way up and from the top!
We took the cabin half way down and then we walked down. Not the best thing to do the day before race but it was super beautiful.
Saturday was race day! So much fun and you can read more and see a video from it HERE.
Sunday and we went up early. The hotel had opened the breakfast extra early for those who had race day. The long course at ÖtillÖ started on Sunday. The start was at 8.00 am and around 10 k from Silvaplana and the racers traveld with a bus. We borrowed bikes to follow the race. Biking around did that we got to see a l ot of cool places when we followed the race. It’s fun and exiting to follow the race without racing.
We went down to the lake for a little morning swim the last day. The water was cold but it was a great training for next years ÖtillÖ Engadin. We had the last breakfast before we checked out and took the train back to Zurich.
Thanks ÖtillÖ Engadin for this year. We hope to be back next year for the long course.
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Engadin, Switzerland is a dream location for a swimrun. If you want to know how we traveled there and where we stayed check HERE.
Saturday – Raceday!
The plan was to do the longer ÖtillÖ race but since Fanny had a struggle with her foot we decided to change to the sprint.
We hade breakfast and went down to the ÖtillÖ area and picked up our start bag with bibs and caps. Our legs were a little tired from yesterday in the mountains.
The course included 4 swims and 5 runs and the total length was 15.3 k. We started with a short warm up, a little bit of running and swimming. The water temperature was cold but not too cold. We are used to colder water home in Sweden.
We started fast and was one of the first team down in the water. Patrik first and Fanny behind. Patrik swam like a king and we were first of all teams up from the first swim. Crazy feeling.
A 2 k run until next swim and the thin air reminded us that it can be hard breathing. We slowed down a bit and there were all ready teams and solo racers in the water for the next swim. This time was Fanny first and Patrik behind. We got closer and closer to the other racers when we were swimming and came up side by side with the leaders.
Happy and a little groggy after the swim and we know what’s coming, Uphill! We walked and all the others also walked uphill. There’s not so much uphill on the sprint if you compere with the long course but uphill always feels hard. This was a 5 k run until we came to next swim. A mixed team had passed us and we just tried to do our best and have fun.
Next swim went well and then we had a short run until the last swim. It was current and harder. It felt so much longer than the other swims (it wasn’t)
Up from the swim and ready for the last run, we ran faster than some solo racers and passed a mens team.
Seeing the finish line with a lot of kite surfers down in the water was super cool!
Check out the short video from our race.
Thanks ÖtillÖ for a fantastic race and thanks Nocco for the support. We hope to be back next year for the longer course.
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We have been swimming with Carlsson i form over the last couple of months. Together we’ve been working on our individual technique and our team work. At every session we’re having headphones so we can communicate with Crawlcoachen Ann-Louise from the side of the pool. We have mostly been inside but the last session was outside. We have focused very much on technique but also tried coaching on synced swimming and drafting. Ann-Louise recorded us many times and we analysed our technique together, and we got a lot of tips. Between the swimsessions with Crawlcoachen we got training sessions were we practiced what we learned.
We have learned a lot on just a few times with Crawlcoachen and we really recommend you to try it.
Right now we’re having a competition were you can win a session for two! If you want to win a duo session with Carlsson i form – Check out instagram @weareteamlost
