Tal Y Llyn The Eliminator Swimrun
The Eliminator Swimrun at Tal Y Llyn, with 36% of swimming, and easy runs!
A stunning course in a beautiful part of Eryri - Snowdonia National Park, at the foot of Cadair Idris. The hamlet of Tal Y Llyn is nestled on the shores of Llyn Mwyngil, a beautiful glacial ribbon lake.
The Breakdown
Each lap has a total of 1.4km of running and 800m of swimming. A potential of 6 laps covering 13.2km of awesome swimrunning.
Swim 1: 300m
Run 1: 750m
Swim 2: 500m
Run 2: 650m
The Lap Times
Lap 1: 28 min
Lap 2: 26 min
Lap 3: 24 min
Lap 4: 22 min
Lap 5: 21 min
Lap 6: Just go!
Swim Exit 1
Was a relatively easy slope out of the lake.
Swim Exit 2
Was a gentle slope out of the lake.
Swim Entry
Unusually for swimrun this as an in-water start! There is just one swim entry, which involves stepping down from the pavement into the lake.
Apart from the two swim exit points (very short sections of trail), the running was on a hard surface (paving/tarmac) and was flat.