Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast

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 Update Queue the air horn...

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...

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 Update Training is start...

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 w...

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 categori...

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...

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 Update No major training updates this week other than Chipper signed up...

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...

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...

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 fligh...

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 enj...

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 Update Over the past week,...

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 Torm...

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...

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 unabat...

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...

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 reca...

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 Up...

Welcome to episode 151 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! On this week’s show we have the final installment of our four-part series recapping the inaugural One Water Race . Joining us for this episode is the winning team comprised of Swimrun royalty Kristen Larsson, Daniel Hansson, and Adriel Young . We get into all the details about what it took to win the inaugural event so you won’t want...

Welcome to episode 150 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We have something special for everyone to commemorate our 150th episode of the podcast. In this episode, we hand the reins over to the one and only Lars Finanger to host the show. His guests are the esteemed Swimrun micro-influencers, Chip and Chris. Enjoy! That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz , be su...

Welcome to episode 149 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! It is done! We just got back from Ödyssey Swimrun Austin for our fifth and final race of the year and on this episode we are sharing our recap of one of our favorite events on the U.S. circuit. This was our third time racing Austin and it’s become a tradition to close out our year in Pace Bend Park. The positive Swimrun vibes were om...

Welcome to episode 148 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We have something special for this week’s show. Joining us in Studio G is the amazing obstacle course racing, ultramarathon running, CrossFit games competing, Swimrun World Championship finishing and all around amazing human being: Katie Knight. Her story of how she got to ÖTILLÖ and raced with the one and only Nicolas Remires is ama...

Welcome to episode 147 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! On this week’s show we have the third installment of our four-part series recapping the inaugural One Water Race . Joining us on this episode is the entire Team 3 - USA , A.K.A. Bend Racing. We’ve never had so many people on one podcast and we’re here for it! Joining us are team captain Jason Magness, Tim Gorbold, Renee Metivier and...

Welcome to episode 146 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! On this week’s show we have recap our penultimate race of the season: Swimrun NC . Race directors Herbert, Jan, and Jeff put on an amazing event and the positive Swimrun vibes were in ample supply at Hanging Rock State Park in Danbury, North Carolina. This race was so much fun (and so hard) and we’re stoked to share our race report f...

Welcome to episode 145 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! On this week’s show we have the second installment of our four part series recapping the inaugural One Water Race . Joining us for this episode is the captain of Team 8 - Australia , Rob Preston. Team 8 surprised a bunch of folks with their second place finish and Rob shares his team’s journey with us. But first... Training Update It...