Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast

Welcome to episode 199 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!In this episode, we share another installment to our ad hoc Swimrun 201 series. In this edition, we talk about our “tether evolution.” We’ll rehash some tether basics for new listeners, chronicle our tether use over the years and share our latest thinking on how to achieve Swimrun flow with (and without) the tether.Tether(ed) LinksCheck out our Swimrun 101: The Tether and our article in Triathlete Magazine (Online Edition). “What’s the Deal with the Tether?” for a bunch of great beginner content about the Swimrun tether. We also have several videos on our YouTube Channel on how to make a tether and a video version of our Swimrun 101 episode explaining this magical piece of Swimrun kit. Tether EvolutionIn our 5ish years of participating in Swimrun, we have gone through all the stages of tether use from minimal use, to “all the time” use, and now to our latest stage of trying to race without it. We will see how it goes but given that our relative fitness is pretty close, we thought that we would try what a lot of super experienced Swimrun teams do, namely, use the tether only when needed and/or for swim guidance, and not for “pulling” purposes. Our theory is that this will minimize things to fiddle with during the race and allow us to move through the environment all the more seamlessly.Tether CaveatAs with anything Swimrun, there are a lot of ways to experience the sport and set up your team’s kit and we highly, highly recommend that teams try everything out in practice before race day.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 198 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got a great show for everyone this week! Joining us on the podcast is Brendan Sickau. He had an EPIC Summer of Swimrunning all over Europe. Prepare to be amazed, inspired, and, of course, stoked.But first…Training UpdateÖdyssey Swimrun Austin Pace Bend is about a month away. We’re ramping up the specific training for the course and getting to work in the pool and on the trails. Fun times!ShoutoutThis week we’re shouting out our newest Patrons on Patreon: Sarah Booth and Peter Jervis. Thank you both so much for your support of our super niche brand of content. Feats of EnduranceIn case you were living under a rock this weekend (a rock without internet access), the Women’s Ironman World Championship took place in Kona and it featured some amazing racing and amazing vibes. Over 2,000 women raced including a few of our Strava Club members. Major kudos to Kathryn Meinhardt and Kristen Waugh on your epic accomplishment!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.A Summer of Swimrunning w/Brendan SickauIt was so fun to talk to Brendan. He’s 21 years old, has long hair, and loves Swimrun. In this conversation we chatted about where that love was born, his summer of Swimrun all over Europe, got some mini race reports along the way, and so much more. Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 197 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We have another edition of Gear Talk with Annie and Brooke of the Swimrun Labs this week. In this episode we discuss the entire Swijin Hybrid line of Women’s gear. If the name sounds familiar it is because we interviewed the co-founder of Swijin way back on Episode 180 of the show. Make sure to check out that show for all the background on this really amazing company…and listen to this one to learn more about how the gear fared in testing. Use code ANNIESWIJIN to get a free brief with purchse of the Swijin braDid Annie and Brooke love the Swijin Hybrid Sports Bra, Briefs, and Bike Shorts? The answer was an emphatic YES!!Use code ANNIESWIJIN to get a free set of bike shorts with a purchase of the Swijin bra.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 196 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!It’s been long overdue, but we’re super stoked to (finally) welcome Fred Newton to the show this week. He’s the Editor of Swimrun.com, a Swimrun evangelist like us, and a terrific human being. We chatted about all kinds of Swimrun-related topics and we can’t wait to share this conversation with all of you. But first…Training UpdateWe’re starting our last training block of the year as we head towards Ödyssey Swimrun Austin Pace Bend. We’re stoked to close out our Swimrun season for the fourth time at this event and we’re also stoked to be able to drop some of the training volume!It goes without saying that we encourage everyone who is Swimrun-curious to join us for this beginner-friendly race.ShoutoutThis week we’re shouting out everything that participated in As Keen As Mustard’s Survivor Swimrun over the weekend. This event featured a fun format where individuals raced a 3k lap course with 3 swim sections and 4 run sections on the beautiful River Nene. The time for each lap gets progressively shorter until there is just one racer left. Good stuff!Feats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is Lucas Hetzel for deciding to “Yolo it” and sign up and race a half marathon with no training over the weekend in Milwaukee. Strong work on both some questionable decision making and finishing with a good result!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.Show BusinessSwimrun Swap MeetPartners month is being supported by our friends at Precision Fuel and Hydration. Make sure to check out their free online race nutrition planning tool to help you prepare for race day. Need hydration and/or fuel to go along with your new shiny plan for race day? Click on this link to save 15% off of your first order. Fred Newton, Swimrun.com EditorIt was so great to chat with Fred. We’ve been communicating with him on the internets for a while and it was so fun to finally spend some quality time in Studio G with him. In this conversation we chatted about when he drank the Swimrun Kool-aid, how he found himself at Swimrun.com, his ÖTILLÖ experience, how to grow the sport in the U.S. and abroad, and so much more.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 195 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got a new show format for everyone that we’re tentatively calling ÖTILLÖ Störies wherein we share cool/interesting/inspiring stories from teams that raced the 2023 edition of ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship. First up is Team Monkey Sea Monkey Run. Sarah and Viv are an American team that raced their first Swimrun only 12 months ago and found themselves with enough points to qualify for the big one! In this conversation we chat about how they took the news that they got in, how they trained from afar and got ready for the big day, and, of course, how the race went for them. This was an inspiring conversation that we’re stoked to share with all of you!Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 194 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!On deck this week is our race recap for the 2023 edition of the One Water Race. To help paint the picture of this epic event we welcome back to the show (for the third time) OG Swimrunner and race director, Thomas Ogander. Thomas and the team really stepped up their game for the 2023 edition of the race and we can’t wait to share this race recap with all of you.But first…Training UpdateWe have just one race left on the 2023 calendar and we’ve set our “training gaze” to Ödyssey Swimrun Austin Pace Bend in early November. TBD on what the training will look like but the swimming and running will continue unabated.ShoutoutThis week we’re shouting out Andy and the whole team at New England Endurance Events. They had to make the tough call to cancel Swimrun Cape Cod this past weekend due to looming Hurricane Lee. I, for one, really appreciated all of their communication during what must have been a huge bummer for everyone involved. The race looked like a lot of fun and it’s already on the calendar for 2024. The race date will be September 21, 2024.Feats of EnduranceThis week’s award is probably better named as the FOMO award. Shoutout to everyone that raced Ödyssey Swimrun Orcas Island over the weekend. Looked like an amazing day out there and congrats to everyone that lined up at Rosario Resort!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.Thomas Ogander, One Water RaceIt was great to chat with Thomas. His enthusiasm, energy, and dedication is infectious and can’t express strongly enough how massive a feat it is to bring his dream of this 250km race to life and then do it again. In this conversation we got his race director report, his focus on environmental awareness, and his plan for 2024. There’s a lot of awesome content about this year’s race so make sure that you head to YouTube to get your mind blown.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 193 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got a great episode for everyone this week. Joining us in studio G is Dr. Justin Ross. He’s a sports psychologist/zen master out of Colorado and someone who we’ve been talking a lot about on the show since we learned about him from the morning shakeout podcast. We had this conversation right before leaving for Sweden and it seems fitting to share it upon our return. But first…Training UpdateIt feels really nice to say that there is no longer a 70km ÖTILLÖ-sized elephant in the room and we can get back to a more realistic training volume. No rest for the weary though as Chris is headed to Massachusetts for the inaugural Swimrun Cape Cod.ShoutoutWe’re giving a blanket shoutout this week to everyone that reached out to us to either wish us well in Sweden and/or checked in on us afterwards. We mention it often that it’s always super humbling to see all the support that we receive from everyone and we appreciate it more than we can adequately express.Feats of EnduranceKeeping the theme going, we’re giving a blanket award to everyone that raced (and volunteered) at ÖTILLÖ last week. We’ve said it before but it’s worth repeating that everyone that lines up at the start of that race gets all of our respect, regardless of outcome on the day.Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the news.It doesn’t happen often but there are not one but two Swimruns taking place in the U.S. this weekend. Over in Washington, Ödyssey Swimrun Orcas Island is taking place on Sunday, Sept. 17th. We love this race and can’t recommend it enough.Over in Massachusetts, New England Endurance Events is hosting its inaugural Swimrun Cape Cod. The race takes place in the town of Wellfleet and has been sold out for a couple of months. Make sure to check out the podcast next week for our race report of this new race.Over in the U.K., Swimrun Oxford is taking place on Sunday Sept. 17th. Thank you Mike Phillips for putting this race on our radar. It looks like a fun one so head over there if you’re able to support this local event.That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s anything that you’d like for us to mention on the show.Show BusinessIf you haven’t already, please consider leaving a rating and review for the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or whatever platform you listen on. This is the best way to help other people discover the show…and it helps us justify the effort to our wives.Dr. Justin RossIt was really great to chat with Dr. Ross. As we mentioned at the outset, we discovered Justin at the start of the year and began incorporating his methodology in our build up to ÖTILLÖ. In this conversation we chatted about his background and approach, the importance of self-awareness, what it means to be “in it,” and so much more. You’ll want to get your notepads out for this one.You can learn more about Dr. Ross on his website.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 192 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!“Oops, [we] did it again!” - Britney SpearsIn this episode, we will be sharing our race report for the 2023 ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship. We are recording this the day after the race so it will likely come off a bit stream-of-consciousness-y but hey that’s show business! We feel extremely blessed to be able to come back to Sweden to race on the magical course that started it all. In short, we had another great day on the Archipelago and, as expected, our love for the sport of Swimrun and the Swimrun community at large runs even deeper. Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Live from Sweden! We have a chat with Oscar Olsson about Ötillö. Hear from some fellow US teams, World Champions and more!

Welcome to episode 191 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!In this episode, we chat about our second trip to ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship. We discuss how we’re feeling about the whole thing, how our training went, what we did differently from 2022, and what our goals are for the race. By the time this show airs, we will be in Stockholm enjoying FIKA, meeting up with friends, and trying to get on local time for the early wake up call on race day. We are immensely grateful for all the support of our families, friends, and listeners and look forward to another amazing day on the archipelago.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 190 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’re headed to France this week to chat with Team Surprise Nu Swimrun, A.K.A., Benjamin Dupain and David Pesquet. They are one of the top French teams heading to Stockholm for the World Championship and we caught up with them to chat about their 5-year Swimrun partnership, how they are preparing for the big day, and the importance of experience. This was a fun conversation and we can’t wait to share it with all of you. But first…Training UpdateOur last big week of training is in the books and we’re almost at the “hay is in the barn” stage of our training for ÖTILLÖ. After a 5-hour Swimrun practice on Friday and a 3-hour trail run on Sunday, it’s safe to say that we’re looking forward to tapering soon.ShoutoutOur shoutout this week goes to Chip Warner. He’s our newest Patron on Patreon and also happens to be racing ÖTILLÖ, in a few weeks! Thank you so much for the support and see you in a few weeks.Feats of EnduranceWe’re giving another blanket award this week to all the teams that lined up for the second edition of the One Water Race. By the time this show airs, the winners (and finishing teams) will have touched the lighthouse door on Arholma. Amazing feats of endurance all around!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunThere are some epic events happening that will cause all Swimrun eyes to turn towards Scandinavia for the next few weeks. Let’s get right to it!The 8th edition of the legendary Rockman Swimrun took place over the weekend and it looked extra-epic from its usual level of epicness. Conditions were challenging with cold, rough swims, technical trails, and, of course, the 4,444 step climb to Pulpit Rock.The epic-ness continues this week with the 2nd edition of the One Water Race taking place. We’ll have more coverage about this event in a few weeks with race director, and Swimrun OG, Thomas Ogander.Finally, there’s a small race in Sweden taking place in a few weeks that you may have heard of called ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship. This will be the 17th edition of this race and the first under the watch of ÖTILLÖ’s new race director, Staffan Björklund. Make sure to check out our interview with Staffan and learn about how super stoked he is to be a part of the rich history of this epic race.Team Surprise Nu SwimrunIt was great to catch up with Ben and David. We had met briefly after the World Championship last year (and learned that Ben was married to a Puerto Rican) and we kept track of their exploits on IG. They have a similar origin story to us so it was cool to chat about how they met, the benefits of racing with the same partner, and got all kinds of training and strategy tips from them for ÖTILLÖ. They are amazing athletes and great ambassadors for the sport.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 189 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got an epic show for everyone that is only fitting because the topic is an epic race, namely, the second edition of the One Water Race. This ultra-distance 250km adventure Swimrun is taking place from August 22th through the 24th and joining us to talk about the event is Team 3 - USA: Alyssa Godesky, Jarrod Shoemaker, Kristen Smith and Steve Keller. This was a fun conversation recorded on the eve of their journey to Sweden to take on “the ultimate proof of human capacity”...again.But first…Training UpdateWe are smack in the middle of our last build for our second pilgrimage to ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship, taking place on Sept. 4th. The volume has been high, the swims have been hard and the run volume keeps climbing and our Swimrun practices are getting more ridiculous. We’re feeling good and looking forward to the blessed taper in a few weeks but in the meantime we have a 5-hour Swimrun followed by a 3-hour trail run the following day. Fun times!ShoutoutThis week we’re shouting out our latest Patrons on Patreon. Thank you Diana Olveira and Emily St. Germain for your support. We are truly humbled by everyone that supports our brand of super niche content.Feats of EnduranceThis week we are giving antecedent awards to everyone heading towards Norway this weekend for the 2023 edition of Rockman. We have a small but mighty delegation heading there from the U.S. including Matt and Sarah, Trista and Amy, Marcus and others. God speed!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.Wisdom Nugget of the Week“The proof you can do hard things is one of the most powerful gifts you can give yourself." -Nat EliasonShow BusinessThere’s still time to get your nutrition strategy sorted in time for ÖTILLÖ by our friends at Precision Fuel and Hydration. Make sure to check out their free online race nutrition planning tool to help you prepare for the big day. Need hydration and/or fuel to go along with your new shiny plan for race day? Click on this link to save 15% off of your first order. One Water Race Team 3 - USAIt was great to connect with the US delegation heading to Stockholm to take on this beast of a race. As a refresher, the One Water Race is a point-to-point adventure race covering the entire Stockholm Archipelago with a total distance of 250km–with 50km of that being swimming. In this conversation we chatted with the team about their experience at the race last year, how they are preparing for this year, and so much more. If anyone wants to see the drama first hand, make sure to follow the live broadcast available at onewaterrace.com.Finally, if you want more One Water Race content, check out our interview with Race Director Thomas Ogander here in 2021 and our four part-series recapping the 2022 edition of the race here, here, here, and here.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 188 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We have another edition of Gear Talk with Annie and Brooke of the Swimrun Labs this week. In this episode we (finally) discuss the Ark Sports VIGG and the brand new VIGG AIR Swimrun wetsuits. It was surprising to all of us that we haven’t given this suit proper review treatment but it was likely because Chris, in particular, has been singing its praises since 2018 and would mention the suit whenever it seemed like a natural place to bring up how awesome he thought it was. Does the rest of the gang agree? In short, yes!!!! It was unanimous that we all thought the VIGG suit was an amazing piece of kit and 5 pull buoys were given by everyone.We’d like to give Ark Sports a huge thank you for sending us their new VIGG AIR suits to test and review.Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 187 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!This week Chris is interviewing Chipper for his double Swimrun solo day at the 2023 Folsom Swimrun put on by TBF Racing. Chipper had himself a day and won both the short course (3.5 miles starting at 8am) and the long course (8.5 miles starting at 9pm). We get into all the details of the weekend and break down his race day nutrition, pacing, and thought process. Oh…Chipper also set a new course record for the short course!Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 186 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!This week we are sharing the final installment in our three part series providing a detailed overview of the ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship course. Sept. 4th is fast approaching and we are officially super stoked for the big day! In this episode we cover the final third-ish of the legendary course from the start of the run on the island of Ornö through to the finish line on the island of Utö.Joining us for this discussion is the Godfather himself, Andy Hewitt. Few people have done more to spread the gospel of Swimrun in the United States than Andy and he also just so happens to be racing ÖTILLÖ for the ninth year in a row this year. He’s a wealth of knowledge on all things Swimrun, his pronunciation of Swedish names is way, way better than ours, and we are lucky to call him a friend.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 185 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’re back with part two of our three part series providing a detailed course overview of ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship. The big day is less than two months away and if you’re like us, one way to keep the nerves at bay is to get as prepared as possible for the adventure that awaits in Sandhamn on Sept. 4th. In this episode we cover the middle third-ish of the legendary course from the start of the run on the island of Nämdö through until making landfall on the island of Ornö.Joining us for this discussion is the one and only Jenny Ramstedt. Not only is she one of the best Swimrunners in the world, she is also one of the best humans and we are stoked to have her on the show to get her take on the course that she knows like the back of her hand.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 184 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay took place over the weekend and we were there for all the highs...and lows...and highs of our favorite race on the U.S. Swimrun calendar. In this race report we will share all the details for what was supposed to have been our 4th running of the Casco Bay Long Course and report on everything that happened. Safe to say that the race did not go as planned and while there were a lot of mixed emotions, in the end it was an event that showcased the beauty and grace of the Swimrun community more than the beauty of the race course…which was hard to see anyway through all the fog. Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 183 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Welcome to the latest addition to our ad hoc Swimrun 101 series. This edition is all about Swimrun travel. We joke that one of the best things about Swimrun is that you don’t have to travel with a bike and while that is indeed a lovely feature of the sport, getting you and your gear to your Swimrun destination is its own unique puzzle and something that we get asked a lot of questions about. So in this episode we break down everything you need to know to get your race in style.1. Enjoy the fact that you can travel lite but don’t travel too liteSwimruns can take place in really random locations and you might not have access to local sources for gear or fueling so make sure that you’ve planned ahead and brought at least the bare minimum of what you will be using on race day.2. Create a checklist Pretty self explanatory but trust us on this!3. Should you bring more than one wetsuit (if you have more than one)?Yes. Weather conditions and water temps are fluid (see what we did there?) and having options is a good thing. At the very least, bring your arm sleeves just in case.4. Have a plan for traveling with your hydration and fuelingWe touched on this at the start of the show but it bears repeating that you should think about how you plan on transporting all the gels, bars, etc. that you plan on eating during your race.5. What to do with your pull buoy?Book it its own seat obviously! Seriously though…use the mount paracord to either attach it to the outside of your travel bag or if you have enough room, pack it like you would your most prized possession.Secret bonus tip: Bring a smaller bag that you can use for your morning clothes and change of attire post-race. We always bring a full change of clothes, a beanie, dry socks and shoes, and a dry bag for post-race. Speaking from experience, it’s not fun to have to sit in your wet kit on a 40 minute ferry ride back from a race.6. Traveling back home with a bunch of wet gear If you’re not vacationing after your race and plan on traveling back home the day of or the day after your event, you’re going to have to deal with wet gear. We bring a drybag to put all of our wet gear for the fight(s) back home. Just remember to take everything out when you get home and clean, dry and store accordingly.We hope that you find this info helpful as you travel to your Swimrun adventures.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 182 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got a great show this week that showcases one of the things that we like to see most, namely, new Swimrun races!! Joining us in Studio G to discuss the revival of Breca Swimrun is none other than Swimrun Evangelist and new Race Director Jon Littlewood. We are stoked to share this exclusive conversation about Breca Swimrun 2.0 and the new Breca Urban X series.But first…Training UpdateÖdyssey Swimrun Casco Bay is almost here and we’ve reached the “hay is in the barn” stage of training and we are super stoked for our first event of the year! ShoutoutThis past weekend Chris was in SoCal on vacation and met up with Team Cali-Coed and some Tower 26 folks for a Swimrun in Marina del Rey. Thank you to Liza, Mike, Chris and the rest of the crew for the hospitality and once again confirming that the greatest thing about Swimrun is the community! Feats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is Emily Zelik. She crushed a 2 hour pool swim (starting in the afternoon!) as she prepares for ÖTILLÖ in September. Emily will be racing with friend of the pod, Philip Saenkov.Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.Wisdom Nugget of the WeekThe greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. –William JamesShow BusinessWe have a bunch of Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay activities coming up: Patreon Brunch on Saturday, July 8th at 10:00am; then a shakeout Swimrun with Envol Swimrun at noon at East End Beach; and Finally, on July 9th, we will still be hosting our Third Annual Post-Race Party at 6pm at Brickyard Hollow located at 9 Commercial Street close to the ferry terminal.By the way, if you’re racing Casco Bay in a few weeks make sure to check out our bonus course preview episode that is out now so you can be as prepared as possible for the adventure! Jon Littlewood, Breca Swimrun 2.0It was fun to have Jon back on the show. To say that he’s super stoked on Swimrun would be an understatement. Few people are working as hard to spread the good word about Swimrun to the masses and in this conversation we chatted about his latest venture: resurrecting Breca Swimrun and creating the new Breca Urban X series. This episode is overflowing with good Swimrun vibes. Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 181 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got a great show for everyone this week. Joining us just a few days after ÖTILLÖ Utö is the new ÖTILLÖ race director, Staffan Björklund. We had a wide ranging conversation about his stout adventure racing and Swimrun roots, his love for the sport and what the future holds as he begins to write the next chapter in the storied history of ÖTILLÖ.But first…Training UpdateÖdyssey Swimrun Casco Bay is just a few weeks away and stoke levels are very high for our first race of the year. We had a big week of training with some long swims, long runs, and Monday Swimruns. Only another week or so of giving it the gas before we start tapering. ShoutoutThis week we are shouting out our three new LTBz Patrons on Patreon. Thank you Liza, Mike and Tom. We really appreciate your support of our brand of super niche content!Wisdom Nugget of the WeekWe suffer more often in imagination than in reality. — SenecaFeats of EnduranceThis week we are giving a blanket award to everyone that Swimran over the weekend. There were events all over Europe, including ÖTILLÖ Utö, Swimrun Côte de Vermille, Sjöloppet Swimrun, Love Swimrun Llanberis, Tal-Y-Llyn Swimrun, and the Långholmen Swimrun.Bonus award for Pete Jervis for racing the “Wales Double:” Swimrun Llanberis on Saturday and Tal-Y-Llyn Swimrun on Sunday. Strong work!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.Show BusinessIf you’re racing Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay in a few weeks–or just love hearing the sound of our voices–make sure to check out our bonus course preview episode that is out now! Spoiler alert: we got confirmation that the 2023 courses will be the same as 2022 so we will be re-sharing a leg by leg breakdown by the one and only John Stevens.Staffan Björklund, ÖTILLÖ Race DirectorIt was really great to chat with Staffan just a few days after Utö, his first official event as the new race director for ÖTILLÖ. In this conversation we talked about Michael and Mats’s legacy and their impact on him, his vast Swimrun experience and love for the sport, ÖTILLÖ’s plans for the future, and so much more. We appreciated his candor and it’s safe to say that he’s super stoked on Swimrun just like the rest of us. Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to this bonus episode of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay is coming up in a few weeks and we wanted to share a bonus episode with all the latest information about the 2023 edition. As some of you may know, the Casco Bay courses typically change every year or so. This year’s Long and Short Courses will be the same as 2022. As such, we will be re-sharing our conversation with–frequent guest of the show–John Stevens to walk us through the courses. So if you heard last year’s addendum bonus episode, all the course preview information will be the same.If this is your first time racing Casco Bay we recommend that you check out our Course Preview episode for all the details about Portland Maine and the mechanics of the race. You can also check out our 2021 Race Report and/or our 2022 Race Report to get some more intel about the race.2023 MeetupsWe are hosting a Patreon brunch and plan to meeting at 10am near the ferry terminal. Envol Coaching will be in town and will be hosting a shakeout/clinic at noon on Saturday, July 8th. The shakeout will still be at East End Beach so mark your calendars for that. Finally, on July 9th, we will still be hosting our Third Annual Post-Race Party at 6pm at Brickyard Hollow located at 9 Commercial Street close to the ferry terminal.2023 Short CourseIf you’re racing the short course this year, check out our Couch to Casco episode (with John Stevens) from 2022 where we discuss everything you need to know about short course with some training and gear tips thrown in.2023 Long Course Leg-by-Leg BreakdownThe Long course clocks in at 23-ish miles total with 18 miles of running and about 5 miles of swimming over 13 run sections and 12 swim sections.We asked John Stevens to give us a leg-by-leg breakdown of the course and he did not disappoint. Our chat with John had a lot of great insight from the guy that designed the course to help everyone be as prepared as possible for the race. We recommend listening to his breakdown with the race map and the leg-by-leg breakdown from the show notes handy so you can orient yourself with the course while listening.(2023 North to South Route)Run 1: Chebeague Island (1 mile)Swim 1: Chebeague (460 yds)Run 2: Chebeague Island (3 miles)Swim 2: Chebeague to Little Chebeague (685 yds)Run 3: Little Chebeague (.5 miles)Swim 3: Little Chebeague to Long Island (685 yds)Run 4: Long Island (1.65 miles)Swim 4: Long Island (930 yds)Run 5: Long Island Sandbar (81 feet)Swim 5: Long Island to Vaill Island (380 yds)Run 6: Vaill Island (.55 miles)Swim 6: Vaill to Long Island (530 yds)Run 7: Long Island (1 mile)Swim 7: Long to Cow Island (1375 yds) * Longest swim of the dayRun 8: Cow Island (.6 miles)Swim 8: Cow to Great Diamond (300 yds)Run 9: Great Diamond Island (1.65 miles)Swim 9: Great Diamond to Peaks Island (775 yds)Run 10: Peaks Island (3.1 miles) * Longest run of the daySwim 10: Peaks to Cushing (975 yds)Run 11: Cushing Island (3 miles)Swim 11: Cushing to House (800 yds)Run 12: House Island (.75 miles)Swim 12: House to Peaks (725 yds)Run 13: Peaks Island finish (350 feet)SummaryWe can’t wait to head back to Portland Maine and race our favorite event in the U.S. Swimrun circuit. Hope to see you there.That’s it for this bonus episode. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 180 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got an inspiring episode for everyone this week. We are joined by Claudia Glass, the co-founder of Swijin, to chat about her new company that is taking the Swimrun world by storm. But that’s not even the best part! Claudia had a dream, chased it, and is achieving it while doing right by everyone that is involved in it. It’s truly a great story and we can’t wait to share it with all of you!But first…Training UpdateThe Swimrun rust has been busted. Over the weekend we scoped out a new training ground thanks to a mutual friend that gave us access to her dock. It was great to get Swimrunning again and surprisingly there wasn’t that much rust to bust so that’s encouraging as we barrel towards Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay on July 9th.ShoutoutThis week’s shoutout goes to everyone that attended the Nene Park Swimrun Festival this past weekend put on by our friends at As Keen As Mustard events. We heard all about how great the vibes were by our long time friends Bill and Chrissy Lankford, a.k.a. Team Mr. and Mrs. B. They mentioned how it was a very different crowd to the ÖTILLÖ World series with race distances from 5km up to 39km with a lot of people just trying the sport out for the time or building up their skill sets. Even though it's on the edge of Peterborough, the courses take you into the countryside and mostly use the river Nene which has some tricky entrances and exits and is a challenging swim upstream. Running is on footpaths, fields and graded paths. We rated the courses highly.A ringing endorsement in our book!Wisdom Nugget of the WeekWhen we first begin fighting for our dreams, we have no experience and make many mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and get up eight times. – Paulo CoelhoFeats of EnduranceThis week’s award goes to friend of pod Alex Sigal for racing the 112th edition of the Dipsea Race. It was a lovely day to race a bunch of kids, pro trail runners, hikers, and seniors at the oldest trail race in the United States.Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in Swimrun will be back next weekShow BusinessSo last week we shared all of our grand plans for Casco Bay and true to form, we’re changing some of them. We are going to bow out from hosting a shakeout because Nicolas Remires from Envol Coaching will be in town and will be hosting a shakeout/clinic at noon on Saturday, July 8th. The shakeout will still be at East End Beach so mark your calendars for that. We will also be turning our Patreon luncheon into a Patreon brunch and we’ll plan to meet at 10am at Standard Baking Co. near the ferry terminal. Finally, on July 9th, we will still be hosting our Third Annual Post-Race Party at 6pm at Brickyard Hollow located at 9 Commercial Street close to the ferry terminal.You don’t need to be on a texting basis w/ the Boyz to get a hookup from Precision Fuel and Hydration before Casco Bay or whatever race you might be doing. Need hydration and/or fuel to go along with your new shiny plan for race day? Click on this link to save 15% off of your first order. Also, make sure to check out their free online race nutrition planning tool to help you prepare for race day.We had an idea for an episode called “When Life Imitates Memes” and we want your help! Did a dog literally bite you in the butt during a race? Did you think that something poked you in the water only to realize that it was your partner’s paddle? You get the idea. All you have to do is send us a DM or email with an audio clip of your funniest/weirded Swimrun experience for a chance to get it shared on that forthcoming episode. Claudia Glass, Co-Founder of SwijinThis is one of the coolest stories that we’ve shared on the show. Claudia shared the origin story of Swijin and how she turned an idea that came to her during a run in Mallorca and turned it into a business that is doing everything right. Like most successful origin stories there was a lot of passion, some serendipity, and a lot of hard work. We don’t want to spoil it, but if you’re not rooting for this brand after listening to this interview, we recommend that you listen to it again.One thing that we didn’t touch on during the interview was where the name Swijin came from. It was inspired by the Shinto Goddess of Clean Water - Suijin. She switched out the U for a W for Swimrun, Switzerland, and Sweden (where the sport originated.) In what we can now say was a classic Claudia move, she was worried about cultural appropriation, so she contacted a Shinto priest in Kyoto and he not only gave her his full blessings, but encouraged her to come and pray at the Suijin Temple in Kyoto. Check out Swijin on their website.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the b

Welcome to episode 179 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We have a MEGA show for everyone this week. Joining us in Studio G for a discussion on “the Swimrun relationship” is clinical psychologist, author, and all-around amazing human, Dr. Yael Schonbrun. This was a great conversation about partnership, values, and so much more and we can’t wait to share it with all of you!But first…Training UpdateUnlike our “training is moving right along with swimming and running as we barrel towards X” that we usually share, this past weekend we stayed on land and ran the Marin Ultra Challenge 50k in our extended back yard of the Marin Headlands. It was a fun day running in the mountains working on nutrition, pacing, meme ideas, etc. while putting in a big day on our feet in prep for ÖTILLÖ.ShoutoutThis week we’re shouting out to dryrobe for sponsoring the show last month. It was a blast to get to check out their new dryrobe Lite and we encourage everyone to check it out. We’ll be rocking ours at Casco Bay later this Summer in case anyone wants to see these awesome pieces of kit up close.Wisdom Nugget of the WeekIf you can’t imagine it, you can’t have it. – Toni MorrisonFeats of EnduranceWe haven’t done this segment in a few weeks so we’re giving out two awards this week. First up is Sacha Bergerhausen for posting a Swimrun workout in the town of Frickenhausen, Germany. Safe to say that anytime anyone posts a workout from Frickenhausen that there’s a good chance of winning an award.Our second award goes to Luke Hutchins for completing the Unbound Gravel 200 (formerly called The Dirty Kanza). Don’t know what this is? Well, it’s a 200 mile gravel bike race that takes place every year in Kansas and it’s a beast of race. Strong work on that!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”We’re kicking off this edition with another edition of our ad hoc series, Race Director Reports, with our friend and race director Nicolas Roman about this year’s EX Swimrun Super Sprint, EX 23 Long and Short events. We loved his enthusiasm and vision for what’s possible with Swimrun since we first interviewed him back in 2021 and as you will hear, he’s still super stoked!In other news, there were a slew of Swimruns taking place all over Europe. In Sweden, Jonas Colting’s Boras Swimrun took place and looked like a good time was had by all. In Portugal, the Tâmega Swimrun (which we recently highlighted in a course preview episode) a.k.a. the first ÖTILLÖ Merit race in Portugal went off without a hitch and literally all the photos look epic! Finally, over in Spain Swimrun Costa Azahar looked as magical as ever.Here in the United States, the Bellingham Swimrun is taking place this weekend in beautiful Bellingham Washington. There’s still time for folks to get their flights together so if you were waiting for the last minute, now’s your time to shine! (Also make sure to check out our course preview episode for this local gem of a race.) Finally, here in California we only have one Swimrun (why? Great question!) and it’s in Folsom on July 29th. We’ve said it before, but if we want to grow the sport in the U.S. we need to show up to the races. So come join us for the Folsom Swimrun for this fun/beginner-friendly event. Need additional incentive? Use the code LTB10 to save 10% off of your registration.That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessWe had an idea for an episode called “When Life Imitates Memes” and we want your help! Did a dog literally bite you in the butt during a race? Did you think that something poked you in the water only to realize that it was your partner’s paddle? You get the idea. All you have to do is send us a DM or email with an audio clip of your funniest/weirded Swimrun experience for a chance to get it shared on that forthcoming episode. We’re already planning for Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay and wanted everyone to pencil in some dates and times on their calendars. First, on Saturday, July 7th at 10:00am, we will be co-hosting a shakeout Swimrun with Ark Sports, dryrobe, Wild Swimrun, and Team Envol at East End Beach. Also on July 7th at noon, we will be hosting our second annual LTBz Patreon luncheon before we all head over for packet pickup. Finally, on July 8th, we will be hosting our Third Annual Post-Race Party at a location TBD but likely the same place as last year. Stay tuned for facebook event invites in the next few weeks.Dr. Yael SchonbrunIt was so great to talk with Yael. She’s a wealth of knowledge on all things relationships and it was cool to get her take on what makes for great Swimrun partnerships. We talked about all kinds of stuff in this conversation and it’s safe to say that teams and solo Swimrunners alike will take away a lot from her wisdom.We encourage everyone to sign up for her newsletter, Relational: The Ar

Welcome to episode 178 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We have another edition of Gear Talk with Annie and Brooke of the Swimrun Labs this week. In this episode we discuss the newest Swimrun shoe to hit the market, the Vivobarefoot Hydra ESC. This minimal shoe packs a lot of features in a small package. (Spoiler alert: we all thought it was amazing!) This shoe is an upgrade from the Tempest ECS that Vivobarefoot released a few years ago and we share our thoughts on this beautiful piece of kit.It was unanimous that we all thought this shoe was amazing. While it requires a user to be comfortable with barefoot/minimal running, the fit, grip, and ground feel was second to none. The gang gave the shoe between 4.5 and 5 pull buoys.Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 177 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got something new for everyone this week. As we start wrapping our heads around gearing up for another ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship, we thought it would be helpful to do a deep dive into the course and share a more granular course overview. We will be splitting the course overview into three parts. For this first episode (of three) we will be breaking down the course from Sandhamn to the start of Nämdö.Joining us for this discussion is our friend Pierre-Julien Michel. He’s a super experienced Swimrunner, has raced ÖTILLÖ three times, and he gave us some righteous advice before our World Championship last year that was super helpful.Before we get to the deep dive, this episode is brought to you by the new dryrobe lite.We want to introduce you to the brand new dryrobe Lite. The dryrobe Lite is the latest cutting-edge innovation from the makers of the original outdoor changing robe. Spoiler alert: it’s awesome! What makes this new dryrobe so cool? Well it’s made using repreve fabric and 37 recycled bottles. It’s also super packable compared to its more “substantial” original dryrobe. What else makes it cool? It looks dope!The dryrobe Lite is available now from dryrobe.com.Go further with dryrobe Lite!With that, let’s get right to our discussion about the first third-ish of the legendary ÖTILLÖ course.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 176 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Welcome to the latest drop in our ad hoc Swimrun 101 series. This edition is all about Swimrun gear. We will break down the essential pieces of the Swimrun kit and give you our latest thinking on what you need to have a great Swimrun experience in both training and racing. While we can literally talk about this stuff forever, we will do our best (no promises) to keep it to our best wisdom nuggets.Gear are the most common questions that we get in our inbox and DMs. We figured that we should put all of our advice on gear in one place and here we are. Without further ado, here is our gear breakdown. Make sure to check out our website for way more details on all things gear.Goggles:Use whatever open water goggles tickle your fancy. Optimize for goggles designed for open water since that’s what you’ll be swimming in during Swimruns.Pull buoy:Use one. Use as large a buoy as you can handle. Use one in training and racing. We love the Ark Sports Keel series of pull buoys but there are a bunch of brands making mondo pull buoys for Swimrun.Swim Paddles:This is a very nuanced topic but we recommend using paddles for Swimrun. We have an entire episode dedicated to this that we recommend that you listen to for our best thinking on swim paddles.Wetsuits: We would argue that this is the most important piece of the Swimrun kit and the one worth spending some money on to help ensure that you have a positive Swimrun experience in training and racing.We know that we usually say that you can use an old triathlon wetsuit and keep it very economical for your first Swimrun. But it’s been pointed out to us that folks doing that these days is pretty unrealistic. So our new blanket advice on wetsuits is to, at the very least, rent, borrow, or buy an entry level wetsuit for training for your first race. Lots of places to do that but at this point there are a lot of good/great entry level suits that won’t break the bank…plus all those free sources are still in play. Check out our gear talk episode on wetsuits for way more detail on the subject.Undergarments:The one item that we definitely recommend is using a Kangaroo top/bra for storage. Several brands make these now and some come with added thermal qualities for cold races.This is another area where it’s very individualized and a lot of room for nuance. Make sure to check out our Gear Talk episode all about Swimrun undergarments.Socks: Our advice is pretty straight forward here. Use thin, high polyester content, thin, low water absorption/retention socks and you should be fine. We prefer knee high socks for a tiny bit of insulation but mostly for protection from nicks and scratches from transitions, foliage, wild life?Shoes:Our blanket statement still applies here from our original Gear Talk episode about shoes. See what trail shoes you already have in your stable that might fit the bill and Swimrun in those to start. Fitting the bill would be ones that have good grip, drain well, and don’t get waterlogged. Miscellaneous gear:Finally, there are a lot of little bits/miscellaneous gear that rounds out the Swimrun kit. Here’s a list of items we consider essential:Tether (teams only)Collapsible CupSoft FlaskStrong hair tiesWaterproof storage for electrolyte tabs/keys/etc.We hope that you find this info helpful as you embark (or continue) on your Swimrun journey. One of the beauties of this sport is that there is no one right way to do anything and there’s plenty of room for exploration and testing. Embrace that beauty but keep track of what the majority of teams are doing and you’ll get your kit sorted out.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 175 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got a fun episode for everyone this week. Joining us to do a deep dive on the Bellingham Swimrun is race director Brent Molsberry. This local event in northern Washington is perfect for beginners and seasoned Swimrunners alike and we touch on everything you need to know to put this race on your list…we even let you know which real estate agent to use if you’re planning on moving to Bellingham.But first…(Chipper to read)We are super stoked to announce that this course preview episode is sponsored by dryrobe. We want to introduce you to the brand new dryrobe Lite. The dryrobe Lite is the latest cutting-edge innovation from the makers of the original outdoor changing robe. Spoiler alert: it’s awesome! What makes this new dryrobe so cool? Well it’s made using repreve fabric and 37 recycled bottles. It’s also super packable compared to its more “substantial” original dryrobe. What else makes it cool? It looks dope!The dryrobe Lite is available now from dryrobe.com.Go further with dryrobe Lite!Training UpdateThe training continues as we barrel towards Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay in early July. In other training news, Chris has officially graduated from the remedial swim program that he was on and is henceforth onto “big boy” swims for the rest of the season.ShoutoutThis week we’re shouting out everyone that showed up for our Lake James Post-race zoom party. We had a good group of folks and it was fun/harrowing to hear the war stories of race day and get a ton of training tips from the likes of Marcus and Beek, Trista and Amy, and The Dierksens.Wisdom Nugget of the WeekYou are what you do, not what you say you’ll do. – Carl JungFeats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is friend of the pod Alex Sheen for strava-ing walking around during the coronation that took place last week that you may have heard about. Good stuff!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”The Lagoa Swimrun is set to take place this weekend in Portugal. As will all of Swimrun Portugal’s events, this one looks amazing with warm water swims and views for days. As with most of their events, they have distances for everyone including a kids race, which we love!Our friends at Swimrun del Bilancio recently announced their race date of June 4th for this year’s event. The race takes place in Barberino di Mugello in the Tuscany region of Italy close to Florence. The race offers two distance options, but most importantly, did we mention that this race takes place in Tuscany?In ÖTILLÖ news, the company announced that they are revamping the World Championship points ranking system. Starting this season, the first 30 World Series teams of each category will be awarded with points, where the winning teams will earn a maximum of 60 points. In addition, you can earn 50% of the points by finishing in the top 30s of an ÖTILLÖ Merit Race. Based on all accumulated points that you collect during the 2023 season, the best Swimrunners of the new ÖTILLÖ Ranking will earn a spot for ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship 2024. Besides the podiums of the World Championship in 2023, there will be no direct qualifications for ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship 2024.The ÖTILLÖ Ranking will immediately be implemented but only count for the qualification of ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship 2024. If you still want to qualify for this year's World Championship, you can earn a direct spot at this year's World Series Races, qualify through a ÖTILLÖ Merit Race, or apply for a Race Director Choice as in the past. That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessSwimrun season has either already started or is about to start for most folks in the U.S. and that means getting your kit sorted out. If you’re looking to unload or load up on some new gear, make sure to head over to our Swimrun Swapmeet on FB and help or be helped by your fellow Swimrunners to make sure you have what you need for your event.Bellingham Swimrun Course PreviewWe mention it often that to grow the sport of Swimrun in the U.S., we need more local events that cater to beginners looking to try the sport…get their shoes wet, so to speak. Bellingham Swimrun is just such a Swimrun and it’s a gem. Joining us for this course preview is Brent Molsberry. He’s a previous guest of the show, friend of the pod, race director for Quest Races and Ödyssey Swimrun, Sophie’s Dad and Annie Molsberry’s husband. In this conversation, we get an overview of Bellingham Washington, why it’s such a great location for Swimrun, we share the name of the best real estate agent in the West Coast, get a course preview of both their long and short course distance events, and so much more.If you’re interested in Swimrunning in early June in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Bellingham Swimru

Welcome to episode 174 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got a great one for everyone this week. Joining us in Studio G are one of only three mixed teams from the U.S. heading to Stockholm in September for ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship. Formerly known as Team Dr. Evil & Dr. Strange, Nargus Harounzadeh and Ben Paxton are now called Team Därk Wäve. This was a fun conversation and we can’t wait to share it with all of you.But first…We are super stoked to announce that this episode is sponsored by dryrobe. Yes, you heard that right. Somebody is sponsoring the show and we are here for it! We want to introduce you to the brand new dryrobe Lite. The dryrobe Lite is the latest cutting-edge innovation from the makers of the original outdoor changing robe.Developed with high-performance eco fabrics, the dryrobe Lite is super lightweight and easily packable in a stuff-sack that measures just 38cm (15 inches), making it the perfect changing robe for exploring remote locations, or for athletes traveling to events where luggage space is a premium.One of the key features of the dryrobe Lite is a waterproof outer, which is made using 100% REPREVE® recycled polyester. With dryrobe® having recently become B Corp Certified, the dryrobe® Lite is made using a minimum of 37 recycled plastic bottles which is awesome.The dryrobe Lite is available now from dryrobe.com and is priced at £280 or $350.Go further with dryrobe Lite!Training UpdateCasco Bay is just over two months away and we are really looking forward to our upcoming training block as we dial everything in for the big day. This means Swimrun practices will start making their weekend appearances soon!ShoutoutThis week we are shouting out our newest Patron on Patreon, Daniel K. from Sweden. Thank you so much for the support of our brand of super niche content.Wisdom Nugget of the WeekWhether you think you can or think you can't, you're right. – Henry FordFeats of EnduranceThis week’s winners are all of our Strava friends that raced Swimrunman’s Gorges Du Verdon this past weekend including, but not limited to, Sabina, Alexis, Astrid, Remi, and Jean-Louis.Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”As Chipper mentioned, Swimrunman’s Gorges Du Verdon took place over the weekend and it looked by all accounts to be another awesome event put on by Swimrunman and a great way to kick off the Swimrun season in France.Want to score a free pair of the brand new Vivobarefoot Hydra ESC Swimrun shoe? Then you’ve come to the right place! We’ve partnered up with Swimrun.com and Vivobarefoot to do a cool giveaway. All you have to do is post a picture or video of you going outside and being active (preferably doing Swimrun things) on Instagram and tag @vivobarefoot, @swimruncom and @thelowtideboyz for your chance to win. Folks have until May 31st to post and tag. Winners will be announced on June 1st.That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessThis is the final reminder that we are hosting a virtual Swimrun Lake James post-race party/meetup to get everyone’s race report on how the day went. Join us on Zoom on Sunday May 7th at 6pm ET for a casual virtual meetup to chat about all things Swimrun.Team Därk WäveIt was so much fun to chat with Nargus and Ben. Their origin story is amazing and their journey to ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship is just as amazing. In this conversation we talked about how they met, when they decided to put the World Championship in their sights, and how they are preparing for the big day in September. They are an easy team to root for and we look forward to seeing them at the races this year.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 173 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!On this week’s show we don our alternate personas of “The FOMOBUSTERS” as we recap this past week’s Swimrun Lake James. We’re almost positive that if you weren’t at the race, that your FOMO level was off the charts and we are here to help! Joining us to recap the event are Matt Skavnak and Pat Lowam, A.K.A., Team The Water Buffaloes. It was their first time racing Lake James and we’ll re-living all the sights and sounds of this classic Swimrun.But first…Training UpdateThe training continues. We’ll be engaging in extracurricular feats of endurance the next few weeks but other than that, you can find us at the pool and on the trails.ShoutoutOur shoutout this week goes out to everyone that raced Swimrun Lake James. We love this race and everything that it does for the sport. If we want the sport to grow here in the U.S. we have to support the races that are leading the charge and we need to keep showing up. So thank you for showing up! Wisdom Nugget of the WeekDon’t let fear put your dreams to sleep. – Stevie WonderFeats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is Rob Dick. He’s a local Marin County man who is also ½ of Team Gin and Tonic and he crushed the Belgian Waffle Ride this past weekend. Don’t know what that is? Well, it’s only one of the coolest gravel bike races around and a worthy feat of endurance. Strong work Rob!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”Starting in the bummer department, Swimrunman’s Grands Lac De Laffrey will not take place in 2023. We will miss that diabolical vertical Km at the end of the long course!In happier news, Swimrunman’s Gorges Du Verdon is taking place this weekend. This event offers three distance options, including an “Ultra” ÖTILLÖ Merit Race distance. (Tier 3 so only ranking points are available.) This will be the first race of the year for a lot of folks and we can’t wait to see the photos and videos on the internets.In product news, the forever popular (and forever out of stock) Ark Sports Kangaroo tops are back…sort of. If you want to score this amazing piece of kit (and one that we would highly, highly recommend), head on over to Arksports.com to preorder your top. The site states that they expect to get them back in stock in May and will be mailed straight away after that. That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessWe are experiencing major FOMO to be missing this year’s Swimrun Lake James so we thought we would host a virtual post-race party/meetup to get everyone’s race report on how the day went. Join us on Zoom on Sunday May 7th at 6pm ET for a casual virtual meetup to chat about all things Swimrun.Swimrun Lake James Race Recap w/Team Water BuffaloesIt was great to chat with Matt and Pat. They’ve been Patrons on Patreon for a while now and it was super fun to talk shop with them. In this race recap, we cover the whole experience of Swimrun Lake James, quell FOMO, and talk about what the future holds for two buddies trying to get to ÖTILLÖ. This was a super fun conversation and it got us super stoked for the season!Make sure to check out their blog at https://thewaterbuffaloes.blogspot.com/. Also, Blogspot is still a thing!Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 172 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!In this show we are doing a course preview of the only U.K. ÖTILLÖ Merit race: The Precision Fuel and Hydration Hokey Cokey Swimrun Roseland. We seem to have backed into a cool theme for this month so we’re just going to go with it. We asked Mad Hatter Sports Race Director, and former guest of the show, John Yelland to help us give you a comprehensive course preview of the race. Spoiler alert: it’s a great one!Let’s get right to it!Intro to Mad Hatter Sports and The Hokey Cokey SwimrunJohn was cool enough to share everything we needed to know about the event. His intro description of what athletes can expect on the course seemed very accurate as well: “holes, stones, trees, stumps, and steps.”Getting to Cornwall and the Roseland PeninsulaJohn shared with us how to best get to Cornwall and it’s important to note that the area books up fast in the Summer so lock in your travel plans early. The base of operations is in Mevagissey and that town is about 250 miles from London-area airports.The RaceThe stats on the Roseland Swimrun is 36km with 28km of running and 8km of swimming over 21 total swim legs. The race has a SWIFA score of 23% which is pretty cool as well. (This is EX Swimrun’s term for percentage of swimming in a Swimrun. Check out Episode 72 and 129 to hear all about it)John shared his leg by leg breakdown which, along with the online course map, really paints a solid picture of the adventure that awaits Swimrunners. As before, there’s no sugar-coating that the race is a challenge…and that’s why we like it!Our ThoughtsThis event is everything that is great about Swimrun. It was designed to offer a challenging experience, while taking advantage of the natural beauty and terrain of the Cornwall region. We love the attention that was paid to make this adventure what it is and think that this is a worthy ÖTILLÖ Merit race for those seeking to quality for The Swimrun World Championship.Make sure to check out the Mad Hatter Sports website and use the code LTB20 which is good for 20% off any of their Swimrun events.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any questions, feedback, and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 171 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!On this week’s show we go “down under” for a race recap of this year’s Transcape Swimrun. Joining us on this walkabout are special guests Fatima and Roxan Maestro, A.K.A., Team Tethered Since Birth. Fatima and Roxan are twin sisters, great humans, and super stoked on Swimrun so when we saw that they raced the event on Strava, we knew we had to get them on the show to get their race report. The event took place on March 11, 2023 and they share all the sights, stings, and sounds of their experience in Western Australia.But first…Training UpdateTraining is in full swing and the “work” is getting done.Unfortunately, it’s looking like Sunriver Swimrun won’t be happening due to…wait for it…permitting issues, so we will be refocusing on Casco Bay in July and will be engaging in random feats of endurance before then to get ready.ShoutoutThis week’s shoutout goes to Mario Fraioli (previous guest on Episode 30 of the show) and Dr. Justin Ross. Mario recently had Dr. Ross, a sport psychologist on his podcast, the morning shakeout, and we highly recommend that folks check out that episode which was all about mental training as a key component of physical training. Solid gold stuff!Wisdom Nugget of the Week“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” - AristotleFeats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is Marvin Mitschulat for posting an epic looking skiing day on the slopes of St. Anton am Alberg in Austria. We’re not skiers but 33 miles of skiing in 15 runs seems pretty epic to us!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”Swimrun season in Brazil starts this weekend with the Hero Swimrun taking place on April 15th. This event offers 5 different distance events including a new 23km long course that takes athletes through 17 beautiful beaches in the coastal city Armação de Búzios, which is about 160kms east of Rio de Janeiro. You can learn more about the Hero Swimrun and race director Fabian Iskandarian on Episode 61 of the show.It’s almost Swimrun season here in the U.S. with Swimrun Lake James taking place on April 22nd. They still have slots available so if you’re able to go, we would highly recommend this event. You can learn more about the event race director Kristen Jeno on Episode 65, listen to our recap of the 2021 race with special guests The Swaggy Zaddys (Marcus and Lee) on Episode 69, check out our course preview on Episode 113, and/or listen to our 2022 race report on Episode 121.That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessWe are experiencing major FOMO to be missing this year’s Swimrun Lake James so we thought we would host a virtual post-race party/meetup to get everyone’s race report on how the day went. Join us on Zoom on Sunday May 7th at 6pm ET for a casual virtual meetup to chat about all things Swimrun.Transcape Swimrun Race Recap w/Team Tethered Since BirthIt was great to chat with Fatima and Roxan. As we mentioned at the beginning of the show, when we found out that they raced Transcape Swimrun, we knew we wanted to have them on to share the tale. The Transcape Swimrun is a 26.5km point-to-point course with 22km of running and 4.5km of swimming. In this conversation we chatted about how the twins found Swimrun, the genesis of their idea to race in Australia, and got their race report of their experience. They are great and we loved living vicariously through their adventure.Enjoy!~~~That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that’s the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at [email protected]. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 170 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!In this episode we are sharing a course preview of Swimrun Portugal’s Tâmega Swimrun. This event offers three distance options including an ÖTILLÖ Merit Race distance, which is new for 2023, plus some events for kids. We’ve been a fan of Swimrun Portugal Series since episode 35 where we interviewed series director Bruno Safara and his events have been on our list since we learned about them. For this course preview we get help from local race director Sergio Moreira who shares with us all the details for this amazing event. History of the Tâmega SwinrunThe first edition took place in 2021 and it is a wild story of getting final approval for hosting the event two weeks before it was set to take place. As they say the rest was history. In 2023, the race was granted Merit Race status and Michael and Mats were instrumental in bringing the first merit race to Portugal.Getting to the Tâmega SwimrunThe race takes place in the Rio de Moinhos region of Portugal and is about 50km east of Porto. Porto is the closest airport to the race and there are a lot of major airlines that fly to that airport. Fun fact: according to google maps it only takes 10 hours to walk to Rio de Moinhos from Porto. Once in the Rio de Moinhos region, there are restaurants, vineyards and lots of activities for the whole family.The RaceAs we mentioned at the start of the show, this event offers three distance options: a 16.4km Individual Sprint course, a 30.4km “Standard” course, and 42.4km “Marathon” course. The Marathon course is an ÖTILLÖ Merit Race.All three courses are point-to-point style and center around the Tâmega River. This is a challenging landscape with lots of hills.Our ThoughtsFirst of all, a huge thank you to Sergio for helping us put this course preview together. His energy and love for Swimrun is infectious and everything about this event speaks to his desire to put on the best race he can.This event features what is best about Swimrun: the ability to explore a new region while moving seamlessly through nature. This race was already on our bucket list but it has definitely moved up. Registration is open now for this year’s event.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any questions, feedback, and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 169 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We are graced by greatness this week on the show! Joining us is the legendary triathlon coach and founder of Purple Patch Fitness, Matt Dixon. We’re serious…he’s our guest this week! This was an awesome conversation about training, life and balance and we can’t wait to share it with you.But first…Training UpdateQueue the air horn! Chris is back in the pool! It wasn’t pretty but it’s safe to say that the Böyz are back to our regularly scheduled training!ShoutoutOur shoutout this week goes out to Andy Scherding. (Keep this name in mind for later in the show) He recently donated to our Wild Swimrun Wild Youth Initiative fundraiser and we really appreciate his support to help get more women and girls into the sport of Swimrun!Wisdom Nugget of the Week“Always do what you are afraid to do.” - Ralph Waldo EmersonFeats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is Tony Portillo. He ran the Hat 50k in Maryland over the weekend in what he self-described as “gloriously muddy conditions” plus took over an hour and twenty minutes off of his 50k PB. Strong work Tony!Bonus award to friend of the pod Will Ramsey for running the Terrapin Mountain 50k a few weeks ago. It was a beastly looking course with over 7,000” of climbing over the 31 miles. Way to be!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunBefore we get to the news we have a special race director report from our friend and Race Director of EX Swimrun Nicolas Roman with a preview of their 2023 events.Now for the “news.”In the bummer department, on our last TWIS we shared a new race announcement for Swimrun Whistler. Well, fast forward a few weeks and now we are sharing that the race is being postponed until 2024. Swimrun is indeed a rollercoaster of emotions because we have a new race alert to share! Swimrun Cape Cod is a new event taking place on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. This is a point to point race through some of the inland ponds and it looks great. The race date is Sept. 16 and they are offering two distance options (a short course and a super short course) for both teams and solo athletes. A long course will be added in 2024. If that wasn’t enough, sign up and use the code LOWTIDE to save 20% off of your registration!So we’re still net plus one in the Western Hemisphere Swimruns department.Over in the UK, Swimrun Coniston announced their 2023 race date. The Full and Sprint course events will take place on Sept. 24 in the “wild and rugged UK landscape” of Coniston. We believe that the courses will be similar to the now defunct Breca race that used to take place in the area.Staying in the UK, “The Original Welsh Swimrun,” Love Swimrun Llanberis, is scheduled for June 17th and will offer a 6km sprint course and a 16km long course. According to their website, both courses are tough so make sure to check out that event!If you happen to be in the UK a week before Swimrun Llanberis, head on over to Nene Park, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire for As Keen as Mustard’s event on June 10 and 11 offering everything from an intro friendly 5km to sporty 39km Swimrun distance options. They are calling the 39km event the “Hot Mustard” distance and we’re here for it!Looking for other Swimrun events to race? Check out the UK-based Swimrun.com’s race calendar that breaks down events by country. Jon and Fred are doing an awesome job building out their website and it’s chock full of great content for beginners and seasoned Swimrunners alike.Finally, are you looking for a Swimrun partner and wish there was an app to help you find someone? Some of you might remember us talking about a Tinder for Swimrun app called Swimder all the way back on Episode 4 of the podcast that we thought someone should develop. Well, fast forward 3 years and Nicolas Remires of Envol Coaching is doing just that! Luckily it’s called Swimrun Connect which is a much better name than Swimder. Check out his gofundme campaign and help crowdsource the new app that he is developing.That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessMake sure to check out our YouTube channel to see our latest video all about the Pull Buoy Simple Mount. We explain why we like this setup for Swimrun and include DIY instructions for making your own.Matt Dixon, Founder of Purple Patch FitnessIt was so great to catch up with Matt Dixon. We both have a long history with Purple Patch Fitness and it was fun to chat with Daddy Dixon about his athletic roots, his evolving coaching philosophy, Swimrun training and so much more. This is definitely a “get your notepads out” conversation.You can learn more about Purple Patch Fitness and all of their offerings on their website. Make sure to check out the Purple Patch Podcast as well for weekly wisdom from one of the best in the business. Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show.

Welcome to episode 168 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We have an extra-special episode this week. Joining us for our latest installment in our Swimrun 101 series is Adrian Cameron to discuss solo Swimrunning. Adrian is a super experienced Swimrunner in the solo category and we asked him to educate us (and you) about the solo category. He helps us break down what to expect during a solo Swimrun, what training and gear considerations should look like, and what races in the U.S. are good for beginners or folks new to the category. This episode is chock full of wisdom nuggets. Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 167 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got something special for everyone this week. We are sharing a course preview for the Bali Hope Swimrun that is taking place from September 27-30 in Indonesia. If you’re like us and thought “you had us at Bali” then you're going to love our conversation with race founder Tom Hickman.But first…Training UpdateTraining is starting to ramp up and Chris is about to start swimming again! We also recently made a pact, after a particularly wet and wild trail run on Sunday, that our weekend long runs/Swimrun trainings would be non-negotiable and would take place rain or shine. #nodoggingShoutoutThis week we’re shouting out our newest Patron on Patreon, Daniel Kernell. We really, really appreciate your support!Speaking of Patreon, we recently hosted our first Patron meetup of the year and we had a great time chatting with everyone. Thank you all so much for taking the time to join us. It definitely got us super energized to keep putting out Swimrun content for everyone! And Dave, make sure you’re keeping your fingers pointing towards the bottom of the pool during your pull phase.We also have a bonus shoutout to Marc Stettler. About a month ago we gave a shoutout to the Country of Switzerland for making it into the top 10 in terms of downloads. Marc reached out to let us know that he was likely personally responsible for this since he downloaded our entire back catalog of episodes so that he could binge listen to the show. Strong work and bless you!Wisdom Nugget of the Week“The only zen that you find on the top of mountains is the zen you bring up there.” - Robert Pirsig Feats of EnduranceWe haven’t had this segment in several weeks so we have a list of recognitions to give out. In no particular order:Miriam Fendler for running her first marathonThe Maestro Twins for racing the Transcape Swimrun in AustraliaRoxy Visser for swimming 11k yards from Rottnest Island to Perth (Western Australia)Bronwen and Greg Deirksen for posting workouts from Puerto RicoDerek Rosner for posting workouts from Puerto RicoMake sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”We will keep this edition short because we have a great course preview coming up.There have been a couple of new race announcements in the past few weeks!Mönacö Swimrun (tip of the hat for the double umlaut) recently launched and plans on hosting their first race in the Principality of Monaco in 2024.Swimrun Whistler also recently announced their inaugural Swimrun scheduled for July 16th in British Columbia, Canada. Registration is open now. Also, Yay! More Swimruns in the Western Hemisphere!! Over in the Canary Islands, Swimrun Series Canarias have opened registration for their Tenerife Swimrun (May 6th) and their Gran Canaria Swimrun (June 10th). Both these races look spectacular! If only we lived in Europe and/or had unlimited sources of income!That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessStay tuned for some upcoming YouTube videos on Swimrun Training and a comprehensive DIY for our Pull Buoy Simple Mount setup. Make sure you’re subscribed to our channel and, if not, smash that subscribe button.Bali Hope Swimrun Course Preview with Tom HickmanThe Bali Hope Swimrun is a unique event. Taking place on the island of Lembongan in Bali, this small event is big on its community impact and reverence for the beauty of the region. It’s also SouthEast Asia’s original Swimrun. It was great to chat with Tom to get the origin story for this race as well as get an overview of the race weekend, the course, and the charitable impact that it makes. It is so cool that events like these exist and we encourage everyone to check out the Bali Hope Swimrun website and consider adding this race to your bucket list. (It’s already on ours!)Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 166 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We have a new edition of Gear Talk with Annie and Brooke of the Swimrun Labs this week. In this episode we do a deep dive into the shoe that we can’t stop recommending: the Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra Trail. We geek out on the shoe as well as talk about the other shoes in the Terrex line that we have tried and rank it all at the end with everyone’s favorite Pull Buoy Rankings.It was unanimous that we loved this shoe. It was light and responsive, a non-issue in the water, and even allowed for prancing. Five pull buoys were awarded by everyone and we can’t recommend these shoes enough.Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 165 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!This week we have another installment in our Swimrun 101 series. In the episode we share our thoughts on Swimrun training…thoughts formed from our many conversations with coaches, athletes, and our own training and racing experience. For this episode we break up our discussion on Swimrun training into three distinct training categories: physical fitness, fueling and hydration, and mental preparation.Why are we doing this? We’ve noticed in our own training what has helped us show up to the start lines confident for the challenges (known and unknown) and we’ve developed a pattern or rhythm to our training, with the help of our coach, to get prepared. We obviously don’t know or claim to know all there is to know about endurance training but we’d had a lot of guests on the show that do. Make sure to check the show to get hyperlinks to our interviews to the coaches and experts that we’ll be alluding to during this episode. Anyway, we hope that you find our musings on training helpful.Physical FitnessSwim Training We’ve found that building a giant base of swim fitness leads to better race experiences and that the base helps increase your run fitness in the process. We think that de-coupling your swimming so that it is something that is always happening in the background at least 2-4 times per week will get you more than ready for any Swimrun outside of something like the One Water Race.There are a ton of resources out there to improve your swimming but at the very least any organized Masters Swim group will help get you on the path.Run TrainingWhen it comes to training for the run portion of any Swimrun, we’ve found that getting specific to both the distance and terrain in your training is the best approach. If your upcoming race is super hilly, then you know what to do. Remember that a Swimrun that has 17 miles of running doesn’t mean that you need to be able to bang out 17 miles in one shot before race day. Since the run sections are broken up, you’re usually able to get by with shorter runs in the lead up. Obviously, the fitter you are on the run, the “easier” the race will feel and the more fun you’ll have out there.Strength/Cross-TrainingWe all know that we need to do more strength/stretching/yoga/cross-training. Our approach is to start small and try to be ultra consistent. Keep nailing the fundamentals and you’ll soon build the habit and see the results on race day. Swimrun TrainingNothing simulates Swimrun better than a good’ole Swimrun practice. When you’re new to the sport these sessions are integral for you to learn the technique of Swimrun and work on all the little things that take up time during a race such as dealing with the tether, cabbing down, etc. We’ve found that as we have gotten more experienced in the sport these sessions are less about making sure that we have all the mechanics down and more about working on intensity and pace. We definitely do less Swimrun practices that we used to but we’ve developed the muscle memory for what works for us.Previous LTBz episodes about Swimrun training: Mike Olzinski (EP 3 and EP 108)Nicolas Remires (EP 14 and EP 126)Nate Helming (EP 17)Mario Fraioli (EP 30)Gerry Rodrigues (EP 32)Coach Jim Lube & Megan AMAVille EnburghJohn Stevens (EP 46 and EP 124)Joe Friel (EP 115)Fueling and HydrationGut TrainingJust like anything else in Swimrun, you need to adapt to the unique challenges that these events can present. One of the biggest is fueling and hydration. Practicing what you will do on race day and having a nutrition plan in place is instrumental to maximizing your race performance on race day. Just as one would plan how they would tackle a difficult Swimrun course, you should also plan what you will do fueling wise. This is definitely a place where we feel that we have learned a ton as a team. We feel so lucky to have been able to work with Precision Fuel and Hydration and it’s no coincidence that our race performances have improved as a result. We highly recommend checking out all the free information that they offer and start working on your fueling and hydration training for your next Swimrun. Practicing Race Day fueling During Swimrun Training SessionsThis is a moving target that practice is key to nailing your strategy on race day. Just as you wouldn’t show up at a Swimrun without at least going through the paces a few times in your gear, practicing your strategy for race day is just as important.Note that this is a moving target and as you get fitter, your fueling needs will evolve. Previous LTBz episodes about Fueling and Hydration:Andy Blow (EP 25 and EP 118)Abby Coleman (EP 120)Mental Preparation Getting ready for the adventure of Swimrun isn’t just about being physically ready for the challenge, it is also about being mentally prepared for what lies ahead.Get Aligned on GoalsSwimruns are great adventures that will test your body and mind. Whether you are racing solo or as part of team,

Welcome to episode 164 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Partners month concludes with something extra special for everyone. Joining us in Studio G for a masterclass on effective teamwork and the power of shared purpose is none other than Brad Stulberg. Brad researches, writes, and coaches on the characteristics that underlie sustainable excellence. No gimmicks or “hacks.” Just what works. So let’s get right to it!In this masterclass Brad discusses his 5 tenets of effective teamwork that Swimrun teams can use to develop amazing partnershings: Drop the egoMake good decisionsPlay to your strengthsAppreciate what frustrates youTrust + tension = Productive CohesionBrad’s book, The Practice of Groundedness, is available now and his forthcoming book, Master of Change, will be published this September. You can follow Brad on Instagram and Twitter.Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 163 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Partners month continues with a team that is near and dear to our hearts: Team Landshark, a.k.a. Sarah Monk and Matt Murray. They are based out of Colorado and we love their positive vibe and sense of wonder for what is possible with Swimrun.But first…Training UpdateNo major training updates this week other than Chipper signed up for a 50k in March while Chris is ramping up to guide his blind cousin at the Eugene Marathon in April. ShoutoutOur shoutout this week goes out to our friend Sean. You might know him best as Monk 1 of the Team Swimrun Monks. Sean recently announced that he and his wife are expecting their first child this Summer. Mazel Tov!Wisdom Nugget of the Week“Uncertainty is the test of trust, become comfortable with it.” - Mark AllenFeats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is Markus Runssel. He ran the Sollentuna Winter Half in Sollentuna Sweden over the weekend and finished in 2nd place made all the more impressive by his left spike breaking after the first 1k of the “running on ice” portion of the race. If the name sounds familiar, he is ½ of Team German Sparkle Party. Check out our interview with them on Episode 152 of the show.Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”The Swimrunning world was stunned this past week by the news that ÖTILLÖ co-founders and race directors Michael Lemmel and Mats Skott were stepping away from the company after 17 years. Soon after the news broke, Swimrunners from all over the world began paying tribute to their legacy and impact both within the sport of Swimrun and their environmental work. A few days after this announcement, ÖTILLÖ issued a press release stating that Staffan Björklund will act as the new race director for the company. According to the release: “Staffan’s experience in the Swimrun sport is extensive. He worked at the very first ÖTILLÖ event in 2006, won ÖTILLÖ Utö in 2013, and raced ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship, seven times.”While it certainly feels like an important chapter in the history of the sport that we all love is ending, we remain hopeful for the future as this new chapter begins. As it always has been, it’s up to all of us to continue what Michael and Mats started 17 years ago and work with Staffan and the rest of the team at ÖTILLÖ and keep growing our community. Finally, on a programming note, we are planning on interviewing Staffan for the show soon so stay tuned for that conversation. That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessPartners month is being supported by our friends at Precision Fuel and Hydration. Make sure to check out their free online race nutrition planning tool to help you prepare for race day. Need hydration and/or fuel to go along with your new shiny plan for race day? Click on this link to save 15% off of your first order. Team LandsharkSarah and Matt are the best. We love their enthusiasm for Swimrun and their positive vibes. In this conversation we chatted about their Swimrun origin story, the magic of their first event at Orcas Island, got some solid gold partner tips, and a lot more. We loved this conversation and know that you will as well. Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 162 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!It’s Partners month and this week we have the newish team of Sarah Keiffer and Viv Mroz, a.k.a., Team Monkey Sea Monkey Run. To say that these ladies have caught the Swimrun bug is an understatement! After racing Ödyssey Swimrun Orcas Island with the Traverse Fitness crew, they signed up for Swimrun NC soon after, and just qualified for ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship. Their energy is infectious and we loved this conversation.But first…Training UpdateNo major training updates this week other than now that we know what we will be doing in early September, the rest of our training calendar will be falling into place accordingly. ShoutoutOur shoutout this week goes out to the 8 U.S. teams that qualified for Worlds. Our hope is that as the sport continues to grow here in the states, that more folks will put ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship on their bucket list of must-do events. Huge congrats on qualifying and happy training! Wisdom Nugget of the Week“Inner peace, then outer results. Not the other way around.” - Mark AllenFeats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is Kathryn Meinhardt. She recently posted a solid 10,000 yard swim and wore her new Löw Tide Böyz swim cap. Basically making it an automatic win but also a stout feat of endurance in its own right.Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”In Sweden, Koster Swimrun announced the date of this year’s event. Or should we say dates…because this event is a three day experience with athletes arriving on Sept. 22nd to take a ferry to the Koster Islands from Strömstad, racing on the 23rd and returning home on the 24th. Included in the price are 2 nights lodging, 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, and Kristian’s fish soup at the finish line!Down in Portugal, Swimrun Portugal’s Azores Swimrun is scheduled for March 4th and looks to be another awesome event.Over in France, Swimrunman’s Gorges du Verdon race is taking place on April 30th and offers 4 distance options including a 66km Ultra distance which is also an ÖTILLÖ merit race for those of you who care about that sort of thing. The Ultra distance is also considered one of the hardest Swimruns in the world for those of you who care about that sort of thing.Finally, here in the United States, the first Swimrun of the year will be on April 22nd at Swimrun Lake James. We loved this event when we raced it in 2022 and are bummed to be missing this year’s edition. That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessPartners month is being supported by our friends at Precision Fuel and Hydration. Did you know that they offer a free online race nutrition planning tool to help folks prepare for events? The best part is that they have a dedicated Swimrun category. Check it out and get prepared for race day. Need fuel for race day? Click on this link to save 15% off of your first order. Team Monkey Sea Monkey RunViv and Sarah are great. It seems like destiny that they found Swimrun and in this conversation we chatted about how they got started, how they trained from afar (Sarah in Colorado and Viv in NYC), and what their plans are for the future. Note: we recorded this episode before they found out that they qualified for ÖTILLÖ, so it’s extra cool to be able to release this episode so soon after Swimrun Christmas. If you’re not super stoked after listening to this conversation, go ahead and check to make sure you have a pulse. Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 161 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!First, happy Swimrun Christmas for everyone vying for a slot to the 2023 ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship!We are officially kicking off the third edition of Partners Month, wherein we highlight one of our favorite aspects of Swimrun: teams! First up this month are Annika Westin and Marie Anderzén, A.K.A. Team Strömgren. We’ve been following these ladies in our Strava Club for a long time and we were lucky enough to finally meet them in person in Sweden last year. This was a great conversation and we can’t wait to share it with you! But first…Training UpdateThe base building continues and Chris’s existential dread from not being able to swim for about another month is causing him anxiety. Despite that, we’re looking forward to training together more often on land until Chris finally is back in the pool/ocean.ShoutoutOur shoutout this week goes out to the country of Switzerland. They recently cracked our top ten list for downloads by county and we’re for it. We will hopefully be “there for it” in Engadin in 2024. Wisdom Nugget of the Week“Rest is honoring your body and its need to repair physically. It is also essential for recharging your emotional and spiritual batteries. It is the partner to work. When joined together these two powerful forces create magnificence in life.” - Mark AllenFeats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is our friend, previous guest, and Kanchō Bōy Addison. He posted a magical snow running adventure from his native Boulder and it looked…magical! Keep up the good work buddy. (Check out the Kancho Boyz interview from last year’s Partners Month on Episode 110 of the show.)Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”There’s really only one piece of news for the week and that is the results of the ÖTILLÖ Ranking Selection for this year’s Swimrun World Championship were announced today. Congratulations to everyone that qualified! For those that just missed out, don’t lose heart. We’ve heard a bunch of stories of teams getting the call/email that a slot opened up for them as late as July and August. In meme news, there will be a lot of memes posted on the LTBz account today so head over these for all the hilarity.Finally, want to join us for a great tune up race for ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship? Then sign up for Ödyssey Casco Bay in July 9th. For our European listeners, consider this our invitation to you to plan a trip to America and experience the best of U.S. Swimrunning. Plus, there’s a post-race party hosted by a certain team whose name ends in a “z’.”That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessPartners month is being supported by our friends at Precision Fuel and Hydration. We’ve been using their products for years and swear by them. Their website is a wealth of information on all things hydration, fueling and training and they offer free consultations with their nutritionists to help you dial in your plan for your upcoming event. Want to see what all the fuss is about? Use the code in the hyperlink to save 15% off of your first order.Team StrömgrenIt was so much fun to chat with Annika and Marie. We only got to chat with them briefly in Sweden and it was great to get their Swimrun origin story and chat about their adventures as a team. We love their enthusiasm and think that everyone will get some wisdom nuggets from their team approach.Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 160 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!On this week’s show we have an exclusive first look at the new Sunriver and Elk Lake Swimruns happening this year in Bend, Oregon with race director and adventure racing legend, Jason Magness of Bend Racing. This episode isn’t a course preview but we get into all the cool details that will make any Swimrunner check to see what flights are looking like after this interview.But first…Training UpdateIf it wasn’t official before this show, it is now! Our first race of the season will be Sunriver Swimrun on May 7th. Our training will start ramping up accordingly but for now it’s all about building that base.ShoutoutOur shoutout this week goes out to our newest patron on Patreon, Greg. He is racing Swimrun Lake James in a few months and ÖTILLÖ Utö a few months after that. Happy training and thanks so much for the support!Wisdom Nugget of the WeekNew segment alert!!!(Long story, short: In 2014, Mark Allen (6x Ironman World Champion) wrote a book called The Art of Competition where we published a ton of inspirational quotes coupled with amazing photography. My son recently found this book and has asked us to read it to him. My wife thinks that the quotes read like endurance fortune cookies and here we are. We’ll be sharing one each week, hope you find them thought provoking and not totally cheesy.)“Beating an opponent at their game is tough; Beating them at yours is not.”Feats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is our friend Miriam. She is half of Team PB and Bananas and is training for her first marathon that is taking place in just over a month. Over the weekend she logged a 30k training run and it was her longest run ever to date. Strong work!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”Swimrun Australia has announced that their Sydney East Swimrun will be taking place on April 29th. This race was last held in 2019 and was canceled the last few years due to COVID. We’re happy to see it back but whatever you do, do not look at the course maps. They are 100% guaranteed to give you FOMO!Anyone want to head over to Bali for a Swimrun? (It’s a rhetorical question) The Bali Hope Swimrun is happening on September 30th. The course is 22.5km and features a boat jump start and swim to shore which is always an awesome way to start a Swimrun.Uruguay Swimrun’s La Paloma Swimrun is fast approaching on February 5th. We love seeing events taking place in South America and are hoping to have someone from Uruguay Swimrun on the show soon to chat about the growing scene over there.Finally, Swimrun Christmas, A.K.A. ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship ranking selection announcement day is just a week away! Best of luck to everyone vying for a slot at the O.G. Swimrun that started it all. That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessDo you love our brand of super niche content? If so, there are two ways that you can help us get more people into the sport of Swimrun. First, take a moment to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. These actually help new people discover the show and it allows us to justify to our wives why we need closets full of pull buoys, wetsuits and stuff. Second, consider supporting our efforts on Patreon. Your support helps us “keep the lights on” and fund the new stickers that we give away at events. Our patrons get bonus discounts on LTBz merch, access to zoom meetups, and receive random gifts from us at random times.Jason Magness, Bend RacingIn case the name sounds familiar, we recently had Jason on the show as part of our One Water Race recap series in episode 147 with Team Bend Racing. Besides being an adventure racing legend, Jason is a race director that organizes awesome adventure races. This year, he is adding two Swimruns to his list of events. In this interview, we chatted with Jason about what inspired him to create two new events, we get an overview of both the Sunriver and Elk Lake events, and chat about why new events are so important for the growth of the sport. This was a super fun chat and we hope to see a ton of folks in Bend Oregon later this year!Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 159 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We have a new edition of Gear Talk with Annie and Brooke of the Swimrun Labs this week. In this episode we share an exclusive interview with Orca Product Designer Iñigo Pereda and the gang does a deep dive into the 2023 Orca Swimrun Wetsuit line. Also, pull buoy rankings are back!Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 158 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We have a great show this week. Joining us in Studio G is the one and only Amanda Nilsson. She is one of the world’s best Swimrunners and is just an amazing person. We had a great chat (it was her first-ever podcast interview) and we can’t wait to share our conversation with all of you.But first…Training UpdateOver the past week, California has been experiencing a rain-pocalypse and it’s been hard to rally to train outside in the torrential rains and gusty winds. Luckily, we’re still at the beginning of our first build phase of the year so there’s plenty of time to get after it.Shoutout/Feats of EnduranceWe’re doing a combo this week to shoutout our friend, Henrik Forssell, for both doing a Swimrun…in January…in Sweden but also for doing at least one Swimrun a month for 27 consecutive months!! It’s at once genius and insane to get out there in Stockholm year round. An impressive feat for sure and worthy of us making him the second inductee into the LTBz Feats of Endurance Hall of Fame. (Amber Ferreira is the other inductee) Congrats buddy!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunNow for the “news.”Hero Swimrun recently unveiled a new logo and announced the date of this year’s Swimrun: April 15, 2023. If possible, make your way to Rio de Janeiro and report back! By the way, you can learn more about Hero Swimrun and its founder Fabio Iskandarian on Episode 61 of the show.Swimrun Portugal has shared their 2023 race calendar. They will be putting on 7 races this year starting with their Azores race on March 4th and closing the season with their Madeira race on October 15th. By the way, you can learn more about Swimrun Portugal and its founder Bruno Safara on Episode 35 of the show.Last, but not least, As Keen As Mustard Events has set their four races for 2023. They are also putting on a “Mustard Training and Kit Testing” event on June 3rd at Sibson Lake in the town of Stibbington. This is such a great idea to get folks new to Swimrun to try things out outside in a supportive environment. Good stuff! By the way, you can learn more about As Keen As Mustard and the mother/daughter duo, Nicky and Chelsey Bailey, on Episode 56 of the show.That’s it for this week. Reach out to us if there’s any Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessWe have a lot of new people listening to the show so we wanted to share some of the resources that we have for folks just getting into the sport. On our website we have gear guides, DIY tutorials, episode summaries, LTBz swag and a lot more. You can also check out our Youtube channel for videos on all kinds of stuff. On Facebook, we have a Swimrun Swap Meet for selling/buying/borrowing Swimrun gear. Finally, make sure to check out our instagram meme page @thelowtideboyz for (nearly) daily hilarity, mini-gear reviews, show announcements, and other random stuff.Amanda NilssonIt was so great to chat with Amanda. She’s an incredible athlete and hearing how she improved her swimming to match her amazing running was super inspiring. In this conversation we chatted about how she found Swimrun, where she finds her intense drive to compete, what it’s like to race with some of the best Swimrunners in the world, and a lot more. We say this a lot but she is so easy to root for and we look forward to seeing her Swimrun exploits in 2023.Enjoy!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 157 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Happy New Year everyone! In our annual tradition of setting the bar way too high for ourselves, we have a great show lined up to kick off 2023. Joining us this week are the 2022 World Champions and the only Men’s team to go undefeated in every event of the ÖTILLÖ World Series. Of course we are talking about none other than Hugo Tormento and Max Andersson, A.K.A., Team Ark Swimrun Hugo and Max. This was a super fun conversation and we can’t wait to share it with all of you.But first…Training UpdateWe’re still in off-season mode but our race calendar is starting to come together and it looks like our first Swimrun event will be in May at Bend Racing’s new Sunriver Swimrun in Bend, Oregon.ShoutoutsIn our Gear of the Year Awards episode with the Swimrun Labs we put out a call for gear ideas that don’t exist yet and we got some awesome responses. We will save the details for the next edition of Gear Talk but we wanted to shoutout some of the folks that had great/creative/violative of the laws of physics/genius ideas. In no particular order: shoutouts to Katie, Pepe, Brendan, Henrik (a.k.a. Swimrun Pappa), Naomi, and Matt.Feats of EnduranceThis week’s Feats of Endurance winner is Vlad Caireac. He posted a workout from his native Moldova. He is our first Strava Club member from this Eastern European country and we’re here for it! Thanks for joining the club.Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club (which just passed 500 members!!!) and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.This Week in SwimrunWe are going to get back into the swing of things for this segment but wanted to share a quick update on our plans for the show in 2023. Last year we focused a lot on our own Swimrun journey to ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship with our Countdown to ÖTILLÖ series and while we are planning on heading back to Sweden this year for another bite at that apple (if we re-qualify), we aren't planning on emphasizing our personal journey as much. Rather, we are re-focusing on helping grow the sport and showcase why we think that the sport is so great and why everyone with any propensity for swimming and running should try it. In that vein, we will be producing more "course preview" episodes for races on our bucket list, since living vicariously is the best we can hope for given our family and work responsibilities. We will also be producing more content specifically for beginners that we will be featuring in our IG and YouTube feeds.Now for the “news.”In the bummer department, Ödyssey Swimrun recently announced that their Coastal Dunes race which was scheduled for early March was forced to be canceled due to permitting issues. All registered participants have been notified.In other (non-bummer) Ödyssey news, they have opened registration for all their 2023 events which include Casco Bay, Mackinac Island, Orcas Island, and Austin. If that wasn’t enough for you, registration for all their events is 30% off through the month of January! Time for a short PSA: As someone who’s worked in the endurance space for almost a decade I can tell you that putting on races, and especially Swimrun events, is a painstaking and expensive process with very little guarantee of success early on and most races are, in effect, crowdsourced by registration revenue. Registering early (and often) helps make sure that the events that we know and love keep happening year after year. Moral of the story, register for your Swimrun events early, save money, and help race directors put on amazing events.Over in Sweden, ÖTILLÖ announced that their Isles of Scilly event will not take place in 2023. They also mentioned that a new race destination will be announced in like 100 days from now. Our investigative team is hard at work trying to figure out the destination and so far we are pretty sure that the event will be in the Northern Hemisphere. More details forthcoming on that!In other ÖTILLÖ news, registration for the 2023 ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship via Swimrun ranking points is open! The registration window is open until January 20, 2023 and teams will be informed on February 2nd (Swimrun Christmas) on whether they will be spending a 9 months obsessing about the Stockholm Archipelago.Finally, want to hang out and train with one of the best Swimrun coaches in the world? Nicolas Remires of Envol Swimrun is hosting a training camp at the Playitas Resort on Fuerteventura from January 30-February 6th. Just google the location and you’ll want to attend. Reach out to Envol Coaching for more information about that camp.Show BusinessAs you heard at the beginning of the show, the people have spoken and apparently we are the winner’s of Swimrun.com’s 2022 Maven Award (for Individual(s) who have widened participation, awareness and growth of the sport.) Thank you to everyone that voted, we are truly humbled that our brand of super niche content has an audience and that peo

Welcome to episode 156 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’ve got something special for our last episode of 2022. Joining us in Studio G are Annie and Brooke from the Swimrun Labs to co-host our first ever “Gear of the Year” awards. These aren’t your usual awards and we don’t have anything close to the usual award categories. Check out the show to see what gear we loved in 2022, what gear made us go “huh?” and what gear doesn’t exist yet, but should.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 155 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!This is our third annual “Fireside Chat” where we take a look back at 2022 and look forward to 2023. This year has been epic on so many levels and we are filled with gratitude for the love and support of our families, friends, Patreon members, brand sponsors, and fans of the show. Our brand of super niche content will continue unabated in 2023. Thanks again for your support all year!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 154 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!This week we have the second of our three “year in review” episodes to look back on what has been by all accounts an epic year of Swimrunning. Joining us this week to talk about their amazing year are the American super team of Marcus Barton and Kawika Tarayao, A.K.A. Team Envol Spam Fika.In this conversation we chat about how Beek and Marcus teamed up (spoiler alert: Nicolas Remires was involved,) how they trained while in different time zones, their diabolical race schedule leading to (and through) ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship, their awesome performance yielding a top ten finish at the World Championship, and what the future holds for them. It was so cool to see their development as a team throughout the year and we had a blast cheering them on. We expect continued excellence from Marcus and Beek as they take on 2023 with the same enthusiasm.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 153 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!It’s December and we are starting the first of three “year in review” episodes to look back on what has been an epic year of Swimrunning. Joining us this week to talk about their amazing year are our friends Trista and Amy, A.K.A. Team Adorkable. If you haven’t been following their exploits this year, well no worries because we recap their 2022 adventures.In this conversation we chat about the lofty goals that they set for themselves, their build to ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship, what it’s like to be Swimrun celebrities being featured in this year’s hype film by our friend Rasmus, and so much more. Trista and Amy are everything that is great about Swimrun and we look forward to continuing to follow their exploits in the coming year!That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 152 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!On this week’s show we have a team that we met in Sweden and instantly vibed with. Joining us in Studio G is Team dryrobe/German Sparkle Party: Fabian Eberhard and Markus Rössel. These guys are stud Swimrunners and great ambassadors for the sport. This was a super fun conversation that you won’t want to miss!But first...Training UpdateThe training update is that there is still no training update. Yay!ShoutoutsOur shoutout this week goes to Lars Risberg. He is the lucky guy that won a set of custom LTBz-designed Frank Paddle Pro paddles last week. Congrats Lars!Feats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is Victor Rosado. Victor is a previous winner and he’s definitely cracked the super advanced LTBz selection algorithm by posting workouts in Puerto Rico over the weekend. Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.Show BusinessSpeaking of dryrobe…we are super stoked to announce that they are our newest supporter. We are looking forward to working with them next year on some cool content and will be doing some fun contests so stay tuned for all that.Team dryrobe/German Sparkle PartyIt was so much fun to chat with Fabian and Markus about their Swimrun journey. As we mentioned at the outset, we met them in Sweden a few months back and felt that instant connection of Swimrunners that take the sport seriously but not themselves. In this conversation we chatted about how they found Swimrun, got a recap of their ÖTILLÖ experience and what is up next for them. We hope that you’ll enjoy this chat as much as we did.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!- Chip and Chris