ÖTILLÖ Catalina Training Guide w/Nicolas Remires

Welcome to episode 265 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’ve got a great show for everyone this week! Joining to talk about training for ÖTILLÖ Catalina is the one and only Nicolas Remires, founder of Envol Coaching. (He is also the winner of the World Series distance at Catalina 2020 in the Men’s team division with his partner Francesc De Lanuza Gimeno.) We asked Coach Nico to come on to help get everyone that is racing (or thinking of racing) the 2025 edition in late April get to the start line as prepared as possible. We covered a lot of ground in this conversation and you’ll definitely want to get out your notepads for this one.

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ÖTILLÖ Catalina World Series Distance Leg by Leg Breakdown

Total distance: 38km/ 23.5mi

8 runs

7 swims

19% swimming

Leg 1: Two Harbors to Isthmus Harbor Beach (2.3 miles or 3.7 kilometers)

Leg 2: Isthmus Harbor Beach to Big Fisherman Cove (1640 yards or 1500 meters)

Leg 3: Big Fisherman Cove to Ballast Point Beach (2.9m or 4.8k)

Leg 4: Ballast Point Beach to Catalina Harbor Boat Ramp (440y or 400m)

Leg 5: Boat Ramp to Parsons Landing (5.3m or 9.5k)

Leg 6: Parsons Landing Bay (765y or 700m)

Leg 7: Parsons to Emerald Bay (1.1m or 1.9k)

Leg 8: Emerald Bay to Howland’s Landing (1400y or 1300m)

Leg 9: Howland’s to Big Geiger Cove (1.3m or 2.2k)

Leg 10: Big Geiger Cove to Lion’s Head Cove (1750y or 1600m)

Leg 11: Lion’s to Fourth of July Cove (2.2m or 3.6k)

Leg 12: Fourth of July Cove to Isthmus Harbor Beach (875Y or 800m)

Leg 13: Isthmus Harbor Beach to Big Fishermen Cove (3m or 4.9k)

Leg 14: Big Fishermen to Isthmus Harbor Beach (1530y or 1400m)

Leg 15: Beach to finish line (.2 miles)

Enjoy!

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That’s it for this week’s show.

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