Swimrunner, adventure racer, off-road triathlete, & other crazy fun. -65 swimrun races and counting. -Coach -USAF Vet
Charlotte, NC
Joined March 2009
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Whoever laid an @fdny keychain at this memorial’s foot in the @MaryvilleCity,
I attached it to his flashlight during my run this morning. 🫡
A week before ÖTILLÖ Cannes, Jen and I weren’t even a team. We started too fast, missed the underwater statues, belly-crawled through a tunnel, slid down a ravine in road shoes, and somehow became a pretty damn good team.
Ridiculously cool. 🇫🇷🌊
speedylizard.com/2026/10/05/…
We do stupid things. This one was about 70km long.
Brutal water. Broken buoy. Bad ankle. A sacrificed ARK Halo. A rainbow. A lot of laughing.
And one moment in the middle of the Pig Swim I’ll never forget.
I finally wrote the whole story:
speedylizard.com/2026/09/12/…
Racing ÖTILLÖ Worlds? You may want to move your flight.
Several athletes already have.
speedylizard.com/2026/08/21/…
Third time racing ÖTILLÖ Gothenburg. It still found new ways to humble me.
The result is something I’m proud of, but it isn’t what I’ll remember most.
The full race report is now live on
speedylizard.com/2026/07/27/…
I’m 60 miles in. It’s raining. I just went down hard in the mud… and somehow this is only getting started.
Backyard ultras sound simple.
They’re not.
This one turned into something way bigger than I expected.
speedylizard.com/2026/04/23/…
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Rubman 2026 - Stavanger, Norway 🇳🇴 August 1
14 islands.
~40 km.
~6 km of swimming.
👉 We need 10 teams registered by May 1st to bring Rubman 2026 to life.
If we hit the number, we race.
If not, it doesn’t happen.
Full details + registration:
BIT.LY/rubmanswimrun
#Swimrun
Rockman doesn’t care how fit you are.
It only exposes how prepared you aren’t.
Join us for a free, live, interactive info session (with Q&A) discussing the Rockman Startline Ready, a group program to get you ready.
Clarity now beats regret later. bit.ly/rockmanready
Trying this #stravatrend on one of my runs.
Picked up these @saucony beauties from @RunnersRoostCO
#strava #trend #trending #swimrun
We’re giving away the ultimate race & travel companion — the Ark ProPac bag from arksports.com!
Here’s how to enter:
Comment below with your favorite item you’d pack in the bag for your next race or adventure.
Winner will be chosen by drawing on Oct 10.
#Swimrun
ATTENTION U.S. ATHLETES going this year to ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship: We're getting together on a Zoom call: logistics, training opportunities in Stockholm, things you should know and provide a chance for you to directly ask your questions. Reach out to me directly
Join Team Envol, an experienced group of swimrunners, as they assist you in preparing for the ÖTILLÖ Casco Bay Swimrun. Open to EVERYONE, all skill levels, and no need to be an Envol member.
Time: 1:30PM local time
Day: Aug 9
Plenty of time to hit packet pickup
EMOTIONAL.
That’s the only way to describe Rockman Swimrun this year. This one tested all of us.
It broke me open in the best and worst ways.
Read what went down behind the scenes:
speedylizard.com/2025/07/13/…
#RockmanSwimrun #Swimrun #ColderAndHarder #ItWasNeverMeantToBeEasy
Some people relax on the weekend… I take my friends up 9,000 feet of mountain instead.
@cybernyber and Jarett Wyatt getting ready for Rockman Swimrun with 2 brutal (and awesome) days of climbing, running, and questioning life choices.
#RockmanSwimrun #TeamEnvol
Preikestolen Trailrun - 20k of technical trail + 1200m of elevation gain.
rockmanswimrun.com/preikesto…
42 miles of running, 12,000 feet of climbing and swimming across the Colorado river twice.
R2R2R “Alt” - an alternate course for crossing the Grand Canyon…twice.
#grandcanyon #ultrarunning #swimrun #adventures
youtu.be/jonelLmRaKY
R2R2R ALTERNATE Course. Grand Canyon. Start tomorrow. South Rim to North Rim and then back. South Bass to North Bass and back.
This is not the normal R2R2R course. Very technical, craggy single track trail.
Track us live at:
share.garmin.com/MarcusBarto…
Starting at:
5AM MST