Welcome to episode 233 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

In this week’s episode, we chat with EX Swimrun Co-Founder, fellow Swimrun evangelist, and our friend, Nicholas Roman. He is back on the show to give us his race recap of this year’s EX Swimrun Super Sprint World Championship and EX Safari events. It’s always great to have Nicholas on the podcast and if you’re not planning a Swedish Swimrun vacation for next May after listening to this conversation, there’s still time for you to start!

But first…

Training Update

Training for ÖTILLÖ Whistler is in full swing! We have a couple of big weeks left before travel/taper time but we are feeling good after truly busting the rust a few weeks ago at the Bellingham Swimrun.

Speaking of Whistler, if you’re planning on racing, make sure to check out our Course Preview Episode with Race Director Dale Tiessen and our Boots on the Ground at Whistler Episode with Marcus Barton and Lars Finanger.

Shoutout

Before we get into the conversation, we wanted to shoutout and share our heartfelt congratulations to Nicholas and Amy Abraham for launching the new EX Swimrun and Fun Podcast! This is the first Swedish Swimrun podcast since Swimrun Podden stopped airing episodes back in 2019 and honestly we can’t think of a better duo to share the love of the sport than Nicholas and Amy.

By our count, there are now four Swimrun podcasts out in the world and we’re here for it. Bonus shoutouts to The Swimrun Show (UK) and L’Instant Swimrun (France) for putting out great content!

Feats of Endurance

This week’s winner really puts the “feat” in feats of Endurance. Our friend, fellow Novatoan, Swimrunner, and trail runner extraordinaire Sarah Fergot finally finished the Tahoe 200 trail race after DNF’s on two previous attempts. 200 miles is a long distance to drive, let alone run. Massive congrats!

Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.

Show Business

Interested in signing up for an ÖTILLÖ race in North America? Then use the code 

LOWTIDE15 to save 15% on your race registration for any and all 2024 events. The first race of the year takes place on July 7 in Whistler, BC (you may have heard about it) and it’s going to be epic!

Speaking of Whistler, if you’re going to be in town we will be hosting a post-race party starting at 5pm at Black’s Pub in downtown Whistler. Stay tuned for more details on this in the coming weeks.

EX Swimrun 2024 Race Recap

It is always great to chat with Nicholas. His enthusiasm is infectious and anyone listening will certainly catch the Swimrun fever. In this conversation, which is now an annual tradition, we chatted about this year’s editions of the EX Super Sprint and the EX Safari events that took place on May 25 and May 26, respectively. 

Enjoy!

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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

Queue the first Rock Flute intro for 2024

Welcome to episode 232 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’ve got our first race report of the year for everyone this week. We just got back from racing Quest Races’ Bellingham Swimrun and we had a blast! It was great to be back racing again in the Pacific Northwest and the vibes, the course, and the community did not disappoint. 

Friendly reminder that you can watch the show on our YouTube channel or listen wherever podcasts are heard. 

Enjoy!

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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 231 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’ve got a great one for everyone this week. Joining us to talk about their experience on the ÖTILLÖ Whistler course are Lars Finanger and Marcus Barton. They recently went up to scope out the course (and make some changes) and we brought them on to share all the fresh intel with all of you. Get your notepads out for this one.

Note: that you can now watch the show on Youtube, if you’re so inclined.

But first…

Training Update

It’s race week for us! We’re stoked to be racing Quest Racing’s Bellingham Swimrun this weekend. (Registration is still open so if you’re waiting until the last minute, now is your time to shine.) It’s been an interesting training cycle since Chipper started a new job that requires him to go into “an office” a few days a week and we haven’t done our usual training together for our key (read: hard) sessions. We also have different coaches for the first time in a long time. Despite all that, stoke level is sky high!

Shoutout

Our shoutout this week goes out to all of our supporters on Patreon. We are super grateful for your support and hope to see you out at the races soon!  

Feats of Endurance

This week’s award goes to everyone that raced Swimrun Portugal’s Swimrun Tâmega and We Swimrun’s Tal-Y-Llyn Swimrun. Both events looked amazing. 

Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.

Show Business

Interested in joining us at an ÖTILLÖ race in North America? Then use the code 

LOWTIDE15 to save 15% on your race registration for any and all 2024 events. We’ll be lining up at Whistler, Casco Bay and Austin this year. Hope to see you out there!

ÖTILLÖ Whistler Update with Marcus and Lars

It was great to have Marcus and Lars back on the show. Lars had some technical difficulties so we got a recording from him with his intel for the race. (INSERT VIDEO CLIP HERE)

Luckily, Mr. Low Tide Boy 2020 himself was able to join us (for the 5th time) and he walked/Swimran us through the Whistler course and gave us a great update on the changes from our previous course preview episode with Dale Tiessen. It was so helpful to have literally the most experienced Swimrunner in America share his tips for approaching the course and what his gear considerations for the event. As we said at the opening, get your notepad out for this one.

Enjoy!

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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 230 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

Gear Talk is back! In this episode we do a deep dive into the FORM Smart Swim 1 and 2 Goggles. FORM was cool enough to support the show last month and send us pairs of their new Smart Swim 2 goggles. Since we had already purchased the Smart Swim 1 goggles we sent a pair up to Annie for her to test in “the lab.” We break down this amazing piece of training (and racing) tech and share our pull buoy rankings.

Enjoy!

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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 229 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’ve got a brand new show format for everyone this week. This “Yet To Be Named Show Format” is definitely not going to be called “Coaches Corner” but definitely features our first guest, Coach Liz Gilden. She’s a former pro triathlete, a fellow Swimrun kool-aid drinker and half of Team #batmansparents, the official meteorologist of The Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast, and endurance coach. In this show we pepper her with all the coaching questions that people send us.

Want to help us name this show format? DM us your ideas and you’re the winner, we send you an official LTBz drip package with shirt, hat, and other stuff.

Enjoy!

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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 228 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’ve got a new addition to our Swimrun 101 Series this week. In this episode we discuss the state of the Swimrun shoe in 2024, share our thoughts in choosing the right Swimrun shoe for your next race, and give our rankings on the current shoes that are out there.

Note, you can watch this episode on YouTube.

First, The State of the Swimrun Shoe in 2024

• Lots of great options…probably starting with what you already have
• While most trail run shoes will work, there are some specific features that make a shoe better or worse for Swimrun that we will be discussing later
• We wish there were more specific Swimrun shoes but here we are.

Second, Things to Consider for Choosing a Shoe For your next Swimrun

• Start with a trail shoe since most swimruns take place on trails so you’ll want something with lugs on the sole
• Look for uppers that will drain well
• Do the bucket test
• Bonus tip: Pair your shoe with thin/moisture wicking socks to prevent blisters/chaffing/hot spots/etc. We like Swiftwick & CEP

Next, it’s time for some shoe show and tell

• Some of the shoes that we’ve used or will be using
  • VJ Maxx Ultra 2
  • Hoka Tecton X
  • Hoka Speedgoat
  • Hoka Zinal
  • Vivobarefoot Hydra ESC (The only actual Swimrun Shoe on the list)
  • Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra (no longer in production) (LTBz shoe of the year for 2022 and 2023)
  • Brand spanking new Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra (with a carbon plate)

Finally, our rankings on the best Swimrun shoes available for 2024 (so far)

Long Races: Hoka Tecton X, VJ Maxx 2

Technical Terrain: Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra, VJs

Overall Winner: Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra

Enjoy!

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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 227 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’re stoked to welcome back to show our friend and legendary adventure racer Rob Preston. His team is gearing up to defend their One Water Race title and we checked with him on what it’s like to race a Swimrun that only takes a few hours, what it’s like to swim 70kms, and other such mind blowing topics.

But first…

Training Update

Training is underway for ÖTILLÖ Whistler. We did our first Swimrun of the year over the weekend and it was cool to have Team TBD and Hunter come out to join us. Bonus shoutout for Addison making an appearance after racing the Miwok 100K the day before.

Shoutout

This week we’re shouting out former guest of the show Anna Lundberg. She showed true Swimrun spirit when a listener reached out asking us to connect her to Anna to get advice on how to deal with injury after listening to our interview with her. Swimrunners help Swimrunners and Anna was more than happy to help. 

Feats of Endurance

This week’s winner is long time friend of the show and Patreon supporter Carolyn B. for getting a PR at the Toronto Half Marathon over the weekend. She’s been getting back into running after some time off and was putting in the work all Spring to get ready. 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 Business

Interested in signing up for an ÖTILLÖ race in North America? Then use the code 

LOWTIDE15 to save 15% on your race registration for any and all 2024 events. We’ll be lining up at Whistler, Casco Bay and Austin this year. Hope to see you out there!

Rob Preston, One Water Race Champion and Bluey Watcher

It was great to catch up with Rob. We asked the hard hitting questions, such as, does he watch Bluey? What are “sleep monsters?” Oh, and what it’s like to win the One Water Race, a.k.a., the Ultimate Proof of Human Capacity, in 2023. Rob is great and we loved this conversation and know that you will too.

Enjoy!

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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 226 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

You’ve asked…and we’ve (tried) to answer all your Swimrun questions in an As Us Anything-style format. We got Swimrun training, gear, and life questions on deck thanks to all the great questions that the fans submitted and we had a blast recording this show! For those interested in not just listening but also watching us talk, you can check out our conversation on the LTBz YouTube Channel. 

Thank you again to everyone that sent us questions.

Enjoy!

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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 225 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’ve got something for all you gear freaks out there this week! Joining us to have a deliciously niche chat about all things carbon fiber paddles is our friend and fellow obsessed Swimruner, Hugh Bowman. We’ve been fans of these paddles for years, talked about them incessantly, and in prep for this show, have pretty much tried all the paddles available now! So join us as we geek out on this particular piece of the Swimrun kit. 

But first…

A huge thank you to our friends at FORM Swim for sponsoring the show this month! The sponsorship coincided with their recently released Smart Swim 2 goggles and it was so much fun to get to test these out and share our thoughts with all of you. We are doing a giveaway for a pair of the new Form Smart Swim 2 goggles. Head over to our instagram @theLowTideBoyz to enter to win! 

Source Material for Episode: 

Be sure to check out our Paddles for Swimrun episode we did with Purplepatch Fitness coach John Stevens.  

Paddles discussed:

Frank Paddle (Blue Steel, Pro, and Pro Blue models)

ARK Sports (Carbon Blades, Carbon Rocket Blades, Blades models)

Evolvent (XTD Snakeskin model)

Roka (Pro Swim model [discontinued])

Enjoy!

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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 224 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We've got a great course preview for everyone this week. Joining us from Cape Cod to talk about Swimrun Cape Cod are New England Endurance Events Race Directors Kathleen Wheeler and Andy Scherding. This event is taking place on Sept. 21st in Wellfleet, Massachusetts and it’s going to be awesome! You don’t have to take our word for it, just listen to our conversation with Kathleen and Andy later in the show!

Special welcome for anyone that is new to the show and the sport of Swimrun. We think that we’ll have a bunch of folks that will be registered for Swimrun Cape Cod so we wanted to encourage everyone to head over to our website where we have a ton of resources to help new Swimrunners get to the start line feeling prepared and stoked for the adventure. You can also DM or email us anytime with your questions.

But first…

This episode is brought to you by our friends at FORM Swim. They recently released their new Smart Swim 2 goggles and these things are a game changer!  

Training Update

Training for ÖTILLÖ Whistler has begun. We’re about 100 days out from the big day and stoke levels are reasonably high already! Lots of swimming and running in various permutations over the next few months. #LFG

Shoutout/Feats of Endurance Combo

We’re doing a combo shoutout this week to all of our Swimrun and Swimrun-adjacent friends who ran the 128th Edition of the Boston Marathon this past Monday. We might have missed some of you but big shoutouts to Sarah Monk, Keith Lindquist, Kanoa King, Phil Saenkov, Lily Kriv, and Danny “Da Monsta” Divinov. Bit blanket shoutout to everyone else that towed the line.

Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.

Show Business

We’re going to be doing an AMA-style show in the next few weeks so DM/email/messenger pigeon us with all your burning Swimrun questions. If we don’t know the answer, don’t worry because we probably know who does.

Swimrun Cape Cod

It was great to chat with Kathleen and Andy. We have been in contact with them since they announced the race last year and I was literally in Boston last year the day before what was supposed to have been the inaugural edition of the race when it was canceled because of BLEEPING Hurricane Lee. (Rest assured that Andy and Kathleen had insured the race so every participant that wanted one, got full reimbursement of the registration fee.) That did not deter them from keeping it on their robust race calendar and, at time of this podcast’s release, have virtually sold out both distance offerings. In this conversation we get the entire story of how a Swimrun race was born and the labor of love that it took to create an event that is at once uniquely New England and very much a Swimrunners dream course.

Registration might be sold out but if not, we highly encourage you to not wait and sign up for Swimrun Cape Cod.

And as a bonus, the race was recently featured in Outside Magazine. Check it out!

Enjoy!

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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