Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast

Welcome to episode ninety-eight of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! This week we welcome back to the show Bronwen and Greg Dierksen, A.K.A. The Dierksens, A.K.A. The Boston Wet Sox. They recently made American Swimrun history at ÖTILLÖ Malta and they joined us on the show to share their race report of their epic day. But first...  Training Update This week’s update is that there is no update...

Welcome to episode ninety-seven of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got our last race report for 2021 to share with everyone this week! We just got back from the Lone Star state after racing Ödyssey Swimrun Austin Long Course on November 7th and we’re super stoked to share what was a great weekend for Swimrunning. (Spoiler Alert: We had our best race to date!) Initial Thoughts There we...

Welcome to episode ninety-six of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! This week we have the super talented Swimrun photographer, Mark Simmons, on the show. If you’ve enjoyed those amazing photos from Ödyssey Swimrun over the last few years, then you’ve likely seen Mark’s work. More on this later in the show. But first...  Training Update It’s race week for Ödyssey Swimrun Austin ! This also mean...

Welcome to episode ninety-five of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! The fifth edition of ÖTILLÖ Cannes took place a few weeks ago (October 16-17) and we are super stoked to share our race recap of that epic race with special guests Sabina Rapelli and Alexis Charrier of Team Envol Switzerland - HEAD. We’ve been huge fans of them since they won ÖTILLÖ Catalina in 2020. We have a lot in store fo...

Welcome to episode ninety-four of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! On the show this week we have our course preview for Swimrun NC . We're joined by Co-Race Director Herbert Krabel, Marcus Barton , and Bronwen and Greg Dierksen of the Boston Wet Sox to share everything you need to know about this epic ÖTILLÖ Merit Race in beautiful Hanging Rock State Park in North Carolina. THE STORY Swimrun...

Welcome to Gear Talk with our friends Annie and Brooke from Swimrun Labs . This week we have a special guest to help us with this week’s review: Marcus Barton . In this episode we have a long-awaited wetsuit review. We were finally able to get to test the “new” Orca RS1 Swimrun Wetsuit thanks to Marcus who owned one and he and Chris shared their unfiltered thoughts after testing it. The complete r...

Welcome to episode ninety-three of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! This week we have Stirling Miles and Lolo Armstrong, A.K.A., Team Run For Tacos, on the show. They share their inspiring Swimrun journey of training, traveling, and racing their first Swimrun at Ödyssey Swimrun Orcas Island a few weeks back. We loved chatting with them and their story will make you feel all warm and fuzzy in...

Welcome to episode ninety-two of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! On the show this week we have Matthieu Poullian and Hugo Tormento of Team Ark Swimrun France. These guys finished third in this year’s ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship and they share their intense race story with us (spoiler alert: broken bones were involved). This was a great conversation and we can’t wait to share it w...

Welcome to episode ninety-one of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got a special episode for everyone this week! We just got back from the “PNW” after racing Ödyssey Swimrun’s Orcas Island Long Course on September 26th and we’ve got one hell of a race report to share chronicling all the highs and lows and highs of us racing this epic Swimrun. Initial Thoughts We’ve been looking forward...

Welcome to episode ninety of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! On the show this week we have a long-time friend of the show, Mel Bartow, on to chat. She is part of the California Swimrun crew and she recently traveled to Sweden to race ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship with her race partner, the one and only, Andy Hewitt . She shares her amazing experience with us on the show! But first....

Welcome to Gear Talk with our friends Annie and Brooke from Swimrun Labs . In this episode, the gang talks through the various gear considerations for the upcoming Ödyssey Swimrun Orcas Island race in beautiful Orcas Island, Washington. This is the first time that they will all be racing the same event since Casco Bay 2018. Annie and Brooke share their wealth of knowledge of the course as previous...

Welcome to episode eighty-nine of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! On the show this week we have our course preview for Ödyssey Swimrun Ludington . We're joined by special guests Aaron Palaian and John Stevens from the Ödyssey crew to talk us through their newest race and share some great training tips for this unique course. Trust us, this race sounds like it's going to be dope! PURE MICHIG...

Welcome to Gear Talk with our friends Annie and Brooke from Swimrun Labs . In this episode, we have a roundtable discussion regarding the different tiers of Swimrun wetsuits (entry-level, mid-range, and high-end) and what features you typically get for the money. Make sure to check out our companion video on YouTube to get a closer look at the different tiers of wetsuits. Gear Updates Annie tested...

Welcome to episode eighty-eight of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! On the show this week we have someone who really has no business being on our show...but that just lets you know how awesome of a person he is. We are super lucky to have author, speaker, and coach Brad Stulberg on the show this week. His latest book, The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success that Feeds-...

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! This week’s episode is a recap of the 2021 Ötillö, The Swimrun World Championship . We stayed up way beyond our bedtimes to watch as much as we could live and break down the 2021 edition of Otillo, The Swimrun World Championship. The live race production that Otillo had on their Facebook was solid. They featured a mix of...

Welcome to episode eighty-seven of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Ödyssey Swimrun Mackinac Island 2021 is in the books and we welcome back to the show friends of the pod, all around amazing Swimrun ambassadors, and LTBz correspondents in the field Trista and Amy from Team Adorkable to give us their race recap from their weekend up in northern Michigan for the first edition of Ödyssey’s new...

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’re super stoked to share our inaugural ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship Race Prediction show with special guests Henrik Wahlberg and Jonas Ekman. Henrik and Jonas aren’t just elite Swimrunners with a ton of experience racing ÖTILLÖ but they will also be providing commentary on the Facebook live feed that will cov...

Welcome to episode eighty-six of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’re honored to have Michael Lemmel, Co-Founder of ÖTILLÖ on the show this week. We had a great conversation that covered a lot of ground where we looked back over the 15 year history of the race that started it all ( ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship ) and looked forward to what the future holds for ÖTILLÖ and Swimrun....

Welcome to episode eighty-five of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship less than a month away! To get everyone hyped for the race, we asked our friend and previous guest of the show Oscar Olsson to walk us through the legendary 75km course. This episode is a masterclass and super helpful for anything racing the World Championship or just curious about what...

Welcome to episode eighty-four of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We’ve got a special episode this week! We just got back from racing Ödyssey Swimrun’s Casco Bay on Sunday August 8th and we’re going to share our race report on what was a great weekend in Portland, Maine. Hope you enjoy it! Initial Thoughts There was a lot of buildup for this race. We’ve basically been training for this thin...

Welcome to episode eighty-three of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Story and Tim Ferguson of Team It Be Me Me Me and Timothy . They are a Swimrun team out of Charlotte, North Carolina and they are one of only four U.S. teams to qualify for the ÖTILLÖ World Championship this year. This is a fun one! But first...  Training Update It’s race week...fin...

Swimrun Odyssey Casco Bay Gear Considerations Welcome to Gear Talk with our friends Annie and Brooke from Swimrun Labs . In this episode, the gang talks through the various gear considerations for the upcoming Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay race in Portland, Maine. They take into account their previous experience at the event, the weather forecast, their training, and everything else to help Chipper an...

Welcome to episode eighty-two of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! In this episode, we’re joined by Lars Finanger , Brent Molsberry , and Brooke Lindsley (of the Swimrun Labs ) for our detailed course preview of Ödyssey Swimrun’s Orcas Island event. We’re super stoked for this event and think that you will also be super stoked about it after hearing this episode. Programming note: We are tyin...

Welcome to episode eighty-one of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! In this episode, we chat about the Trans Tahoe Relay Swim that Chris participated in over the weekend. It was a really, really, really fun event and we will share the complete race report with everyone. But First… Training Update The Böyz split up over the weekend (shocking!) and Chipper did a solo 3-hour Swimrun practice whil...

Welcome to episode eighty of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! This week’s show will hopefully leave you saying Snyggt! (“Nice!” in Swedish) In this show we are demystifying one of the most mystifying aspects of Swimrun to non-Swimrunners and Swimrunners alike: The Tether! We are going to break it all down for you and by the end, hopefully convince you why you will want to race with a tether...