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 Update

Our 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.

Shoutout

Our 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 Endurance

We’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 Swimrun

There 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 Swimrun

It 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!

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That’s it for this week’s show. 

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-  Chip and Chris