The SWIMRUN SHOW

Paul Martin is a multi-sport endurance athlete & coach, and founder of North Endurance.

Paul has experienced the hot and cold side of swimrun so, among other things, it felt only natural to delve into wetsuits and associated neoprene gear.

Sorry if you were expecting Katy Perry.

This podcast is brought to you by Mike Alexander, founder of ⁠⁠⁠WeSwimrun⁠⁠⁠.

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Jon Littlewood, swimrun super-fan and founder of swimrun.com, talks us through his favourite swimrun paddles, wetsuit tips, and tells all about the world's largest online swimrun magazine, and more!

This podcast is brought to you by Mike Alexander, founder of ⁠⁠WeSwimrun⁠⁠.

Our races:

New to it? Try our ⁠⁠Swimrun Workshop⁠⁠.

The founder & creator of the My Swimrun Championships, Andreas Sachs, tells us all about this exciting race series that's quite different to others.

Check out the list of races in the series here.

Learn more about the Swimrun Friendship Battle of Nations here.

The National Outdoor Expo tickets are here - use code SWIMRUNUK.

Check out swimrun gear at Fenland Runner here.

This podcast is brought to you by Mike Alexander, founder of ⁠WeSwimrun⁠.

Our races:

New to it? Try our ⁠Swimrun Workshop⁠.

We talk to event organisers Jude Palmer & Paul Mackenzie from South East Swimrun, and Chloe Rafferty from LoveSwimrun in North Wales.

A wide ranging chat that delves into the South East Swimrun Race Series, and how Love Swimrun got the ball rolling in Wales.

We also dip into underwear, biodiversity and hyper-mobility!

Check out their great events at South East Swimrun and LoveSwimrun.

The National Outdoor Expo tickets are here - use code SWIMRUNUK.

This podcast is brought to you by Mike Alexander, founder of ⁠WeSwimrun⁠.

Our races:

New to it? Try our ⁠Swimrun Workshop⁠.

Some 20 years ago Michael heard about a drunken bet that four friends took on in the Swedish Archipelago.

Along with Mats Skott, Michael co-founded OtillO, initially an endurance event based on this original bet, that later evolved to become the OtillO World Series & World Championships.

OtillO translated to English is Island to Island.

Michael & Mats threw their heart, soul and passion into building the very special OtillO brand, and the sport of swimrun. When they parted company with the organisation in January 2023 it was hard to imagine OtillO without them.

Here we look at what's next on Michael's path, a brief look to the past, what swimrun can learn from adventure racing, and a glance at what could be.

Watch ⁠⁠OtillO - This Is Our Story⁠⁠ for an insight into how swimrun has evolved.

Apologies for the quality of the sound on my voice recording, fortunately Michael's audio is great, which is the main thing.

This podcast is brought to you by Mike Alexander, founder of WeSwimrun.

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New to it? Try our Swimrun Workshop.

Simon is a prolific swimrunner with a fresh & simplistic approach to swimrun gear. Among other things, we learn why he doesn't use paddles, or a watch.

Check out Simon's Outdoor Swimmer magazine here.

As promised here's some links to some swimrun FAQs/swimrun resources:

This podcast is brought to you by Mike Alexander, founder of ⁠WeSwimrun⁠.

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New to it? Try our ⁠Swimrun Workshop⁠.

A wide-ranging chat with OtillO Swimrun World Champion, Max Andersson, including a very brief insight into his early football career.

Thanks to Andy, Alex, John, Malcolm and Simon for the questions.

Follow Max here.

Check out our favourite swim coach here.

This podcast is brought to you by Mike Alexander, founder of ⁠WeSwimrun⁠.

Our races:

New to it? Try our ⁠Swimrun Workshop⁠.