Low Tide Boyz

Welcome to episode 333 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Triple threes. We are officially in taper mode for Ötillö Orcas Island, and we brought back one of our favorite guests to help us make the most of what is left in the build. Brian Johns is Head of Coaching Science at FORM Swim and a three-time Canadian Olympian. He is also the brains behind the FORM training plans that Chris has been running almost exclusively for two years with excellent results — including some very generous feedback from the master swim coach on deck who keeps gassing up his form score. We had Brian back on to talk about what is actually happening inside those plans, how to read and act on the data the goggles give you, and how to design swim training specifically for a race like the Swimrun World Championship. On the product side, FORM has the new Smart Swim 2 LT at $149, which gets you the heads-up display and the full coaching platform. The Pro 2 is their top of the line with Gorilla Glass lenses and high-end anti-fog. And Head Coach Insights — their newest software feature — gives you direct feedback on your swim after every session, including what to work on and why. The coaching conversation is where this one really takes off. Brian walks through the two levers of swim speed — stroke length and stroke rate — and how to manipulate them for open water racing. He explains why tracking your form score length by length beats tracking it by interval, how the goggles can give you real-time feedback that even a coach on deck cannot, and how to use success-based training to progressively build your interval length without grinding through bad swimming. His framework is simple: find the distance you can hold well, own it, and then extend it. For swimrun specifically, the conversation gets into how to structure brick sessions — swim before and after your long run, nothing fancy, just getting the body comfortable transitioning — and our favorite pool set for mimicking race conditions: 10x100s with a deck-up after each one. Brian had the same workout in his notes before we even mentioned it. On race tactics for Ötillö — Brian did his homework watching YouTube footage of the course, and his read is the same as ours. You cannot win the race on the first mile swim, but you can absolutely lose it. The swim is front-loaded, the racing is tactical, and quiet confidence going into the water is worth more than brute force. If you are heading to Orcas Island, come find us Saturday at Rosario Resort. We are hosting a fika with Wild Swimrun starting around 11am, and the shakeout swimrun with Marcus Barton and Team Envol follows in the afternoon. Details on the Instagrams. 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 Podcasts, 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon...if you feel so inclined. Thanks for listening and see you out there! Chip and Chris

This month is Orcas Island month, and we are kicking it off with someone who is, safe to say, super stoked on swimrun. Julia Dinesen is a multi-discipline endurance athlete from British Columbia who found the sport via an Ötillö Instagram ad, signed up for the World Series distance at Whistler on her first ever attempt, and has been hooked ever since. Before we get to Julia, we share a few tips for getting the most out of your swimrun practice sessions as we head into race season. Have a plan before you show up. Decide what you are testing. And do transition drills — the Boston Wet Sox, the best US team in history, are still doing them deep into long practice sessions, which tells you everything you need to know. Julia found swimrun the way a lot of people do — an Instagram ad showing someone running off a cliff in their running shoes into the water. She saw it, looked up Ötillö Whistler, realized it was an hour and a half from her house, signed up, and loved it. In this conversation she shares what that first race was like, what she learned from it, how the 859-day running streak actually works, what it is like to be a swimrunner in Western Canada where nobody has heard of the sport, what gear changes she is making for Orcas, and what she would tell anyone who is on the fence about signing up. One moment worth flagging for anyone who has ever talked themselves into finishing something: Julia once rode 25 kilometers on a flat tire at a triathlon in the Okanagan, finished an hour after everyone else, and ended up qualifying for age group world championships in Australia on the roll-down. Her take on getting through hard things — it is more embarrassing to quit than to come last, the training is where you get all the benefit, and crossing the finish line is just the proof that you did the thing. FORM Goggles are sponsoring us all month as we build toward Orcas. The new Smart Swim 2 LT is their entry-level goggle — $149 for the heads-up display and full access to their training platform. Send us a DM if you have questions about it. We will see Julia — and a lot of you — at Orcas Island at the end of the month. 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 Podcasts, 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 331 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Four months out from the 20th anniversary of Ötillö, the Swimrun World Championship, and we are leaving no stone unturned. The physical training is building nicely. Chris just finished the London Marathon in 3:37 and downing 90 grams of carbs per hour, and Chipper has been stacking consistent weeks. Orcas Swimrun is at the end of the month. The build is very much on. This episode is about training the thing most people ignore until it is too late — the mind. We brought back Dr. Erin Ayala, sports psychologist and host of the Feisty Women's Performance Podcast, who joined us last year right after Ötillö to help us process the other side of the mountain. This time we asked her to come back four months out and answer the harder question — how do you actually prepare mentally for a race like this before you get there? Here is what we covered. If there is one thing you take from this episode, Dr. Erin says it is mindfulness and meditation — and she has the numbers to back it up. The effect size for consistent mindfulness practice on sports performance is 1.35 standard deviations, which puts it well above most physical interventions. Three times a week, five to ten minutes at a time, is enough to start. Her top free recommendation is the Healthy Minds app out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which removes all decision fatigue and walks you through a structured user journey. On visualization — the number one mistake people make is visualizing success. What actually works is visualizing reality. The anxiety at the start line, the chaos of a mass start swim, the moment three quarters through a long run when you want to walk. You plan for those moments, visualize your response to them, and on race day it is easier to execute because you have already been there. For Ötillö specifically, that means the jellyfish at the first swim, the cold water on your face, the sighting into the sun, the sharp rocks coming out of the water. Make it vivid and make it real. On team psychology — communication is everything. Dr. Erin walks through the pre-race conversations every swimrun team should have, including what you each need on race morning, transition quirks, how you want to be supported when things get hard, and what your partner's body language looks like when they are struggling. The hive mind Chip and Chris describe at their best races is a skill you build, not something that just happens. On navigating the noise — the athletes and coaches worth following are the ones who say it depends, who are willing to be wrong, and who are not selling you a system. Major in the boring. Consistency with hydration, nutrition, sleep, and strength training is 95 percent of the work. Everything else is optional. Follow Dr. Erin at @scattisportspsychology on Instagram and check out the Feisty Women's Performance Podcast. 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 Podcasts, 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 330 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast. A few weeks ago we did our in memoriam for Max Andersson. This week we are going back to the vault to share our first solo conversation with him, originally recorded on June 30th, 2022 — just a few months before he and Hugo Torment would go on to win every single ÖTILLÖ World Series race that year, set a course record of 7 hours and 1 minute at the World Championship, and become the first team ever to run the table in a single season. This conversation is from Episode 130. Max talks about how he first got into swimrun in 2017 on a dare with a friend, at a time when he had never swum a proper freestyle stroke in his life. He talks about the process of going from complete beginner to world class athlete through consistency, coaching from Ko Lundin, and guidance from Oscar Olson. He shares what it was like to partner with Hugo, what draws him to the sport beyond the results, and how he sees swimrun continuing to grow. What comes through in every minute of this is exactly what so many people have shared since we lost him in April. He was warm, generous, funny, and genuinely in love with this sport and the people in it. Competitive as anyone, but always in it for the right reasons. We are grateful we got to know him. We hope this gives anyone who never got the chance a sense of who he was. In memory of Max Andersson. Gone too soon. Our thoughts remain with his family and the entire swimrun community. That's it for this week's show. If you have questions or want to reach us, send us a dm or an email at lowtideboyz@gmail.com. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and on YouTube, and check out our website for swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode 329 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! You have done a few swimruns. You have the basic kit sorted. Now you are starting to notice the fiddly bits. Episode 329 is our Swimrun 201 breakdown of all of them — the advanced topics that come up once you have done a couple of races and started asking better questions. We go deep on tether management, kangaroo top organization, gel storage for races of every length, hydration on the move, sunscreen, eyewear, spare gear, and all the small things that separate a comfortable race from a chaotic one. A lot of this evolved from listener questions we get all the time, and all of it requires practice before race day. We share what has worked for us across 30-plus swimruns and what we are still iterating on heading into Orcas and Ötillö Worlds this year. A few highlights from the episode: keeping the tether engaged for 90 percent of the race and why it works better than the alternatives, how to organize your kangaroo top so you always know exactly which pocket to reach for, storing 12 gels for a race like Ötillö using interior wetsuit pockets, rock tape, and a bandolier system, using a collapsible flask stuffed down your pant leg for hydration without the bulk, and why sunscreen is still the biggest unsolved problem in swimrun. If you are new to the sport, start with our Swimrun 101 episodes — you can find them all in the LTBz Knowledge Base at lowtideboyz.com. This episode picks up where those leave off. 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 Podcasts**, **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 **lowtideboyz@gmail.com**. 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 328 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast. On April 6th, Max Andersson — two-time Ötillö World Champion, Otillo World Championship course record holder, and one of the most beloved people in swimrun — died tragically in an avalanche in Norway. He was in his mid-thirties. This episode is our attempt to honor him. We talk about what Max meant to the sport, share our own memories of time spent with him, and try to put into words what so many in the swimrun community are feeling right now. Max and Hugo Tormento of Team Ark Swimrun were the most dominant force the sport has ever produced. In 2022 they became the first team ever to win every ÖTILLÖ World Series race in a single calendar year, including the World Championship, finishing in 7 hours and 1 second — a course record that still stands. But anyone who knew Max will tell you the results were only part of the story. He was warm, generous, funny, and genuinely present with everyone he met. A fierce competitor and an even better person. We were lucky enough to spend real time with him at Casco Bay in 2023 — lunch at our favorite spot, hours of conversation while the fog postponed the race. That time with him is something we will not forget. He will be deeply missed. Our thoughts are with Max's family, Hugo, and the entire swimrun community.

Swimrun Shoes 101: Everything from the Knees Down | Episode 327 Welcome to episode 327 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! The most popular gear question we get is about shoes. Do you need a special swimrun shoe? Are you going to get blisters running in wet socks? We are busting every myth in this one. Episode 327 is a full Swimrun 101 breakdown of everything from the knees down — shoes, socks, laces, modifications, how to test your gear at home, when it makes sense to upgrade, and how to retire a pair with dignity. It is a callback to one of our most popular episodes ever, the Swimrun Shoedown, recast for 2026 with everything we have learned since. The short answer on shoes: you probably already own something that works for your first swimrun. Start with a trail shoe that drains well, do a bucket test to check, lace it snug, and pair it with a thin synthetic sock. Blisters are not actually a thing in swimrun — we have done 30-plus swimruns and countless training hours and it has never happened once. For people looking to upgrade, we break down how to think about it — course type, race distance, technical terrain vs. fire roads — and what we are actually racing in heading into 2026. Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Trail Ultras have been our go-to for the last few years. The Hoka Tecton X3 is on our radar for Ötillö Worlds in September. We also cover lace swaps, the drilling holes debate, gaiters, dry bags for post-race travel, and the LTBz tradition of leaving your retired shoes at the race site. 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 Podcasts**, **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 **lowtideboyz@gmail.com**. 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 326 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! The Countdown to Ötillö series is back. With five months to go until the 20th anniversary of the Swimrun World Championship, we are kicking off a monthly series tracking our build all the way to September. This one is packed. First, super intern Dave Damer joins us to break down the 2026 Ötillö start list. 199 teams, 24 countries, and nearly half the field doing Ötillö for the first time. US participation has gone from 16 athletes in 2022 to 68 this year, and two new countries, Argentina and Zimbabwe, are on the start list for the very first time. Then Coach Liz — Chipper's swimrun coach and Ötillö finisher — sits down with us to talk through what a five month build to a race like this actually looks like. Rest days, balancing training with family and summer schedules, open water swim prep, wetsuit practice, gut training for a race that can go all day, and the gear decisions you want sorted before you are standing at the start line in Sweden. 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 Podcasts, 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 325 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We've got a great show for everyone this week! We're going back into the vault for our Throwback Mixtape series with a conversation from 2020 with the one and only Erika Rosenbaum. Not only is she an amazing Swimrunner, she launched the “short course” Swimrun movement, and if that wasn't enough, she literally coined the name “Swimrun” and then gave it away to help grow the sport. She's a legend and we're excited to re-share our conversation with her. 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 324 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Get your note pads out for this one! Our friend and race director Brent Molsberry is on the show this week to share a course preview for the 2026 edition of ÖTILLÖ Orcas Island. This show is a must listen/watch for anyone racing the event, whether it's your first Swimrun or your thirty-third. We discuss how to get to Orcas Island, share a leg by leg breakdown for each race distance, and give some training and gear recommendations. This show is guaranteed to get you super stoked for Orcas Island! 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 323 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Joining us this week is pro triathlete (and Swimrunner) Eric Lagerstrom. He made his Swimrun debut last year at ÖTILLÖ USA Orcas Island and kicked off their “charity chaser” fundraiser with Eric starting 15 minutes after the start of the World Series distance began. Check out the show to find out how it turned out, what he thinks the future holds for Swimrun, 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 322 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We've got our first race report of the year this week! Chipper and his wife Kristen raced HYROX Las Vegas as a team a few weekends ago and they are here to share all the sights (six-pack abs), sounds (DJ music all day), and spectacle (it's Vegas) of the exercise craze that's taken the fitness world by storm. Spoiler alert: they had a great race! 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 321 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We're back this week with our second installment in our new series: Throwback Mixtape. In this episode we go all the way back to 2020 to re-share our conversation with Amber and Erin A.K.A., Team Better Tethered Together. Now six years later, this is still one of the most fun conversations we've recorded for the show. We interviewed them on the eve of Catalina 2020 and we can't think of a better throwback to wrap up this year's Partners Month.  WARNING: there is an uncommon amount of poop/real talk in this episode.  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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 320 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Partners Month continues this week! Joining us on the podcast is mixed team Sarah and Hugh, A.K.A., Team Party Pace. (An all-time great team name!)  These teammates from afar have put together some impressive performances including competing in last year's ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship. In this conversation we covered how they met, how they work together, and shared a mini-race report from their journey across the Archipelago. If that wasn't enough we are also joined by our Super Intern in Charge of Special Projects, Dave Dammer, to talk about the global slate of Swimrun events for 2026.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 313 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Our 5th annual Partners Month continues this week with a great show for everyone! Joining us from The Green Mountain State (Vermont) is Team Wild VerMamas, A.K.A., Amanda and Fiona. This team has burst onto the Swimrun scene with some impressive ÖTILLÖ wins in the women's category as well as inclusion in the inaugural ÖTILLÖ Elite program for 2026. If that wasn't enough they are also collaborating with Wild Swimrun to get more women and girls into the sport. If it wasn't obvious, they've passed the Swimrun vibe check with flying colors!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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 318 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've reached February and that means that it's time for our 5th Annual Partners Month!!! We aren't shy about saying that one of our favorite things about Swimrun is the partner aspect and we're stoked to kick off this year's Partners Month with Allison and Brooke, A.K.A., Team Girlz Just Wånna Häve Buoyz. Get ready for a great conversation where their enthusiasm for Swimrun is infectious. We can't think of a better way to get the month started!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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 317 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got something new (sort of) for everyone this week! We're kicking off our new monthly series, called Throwback Mixtape, where we share some of our favorite conversations from our 6+ years of podcasting. We're kicking things off with a conversation from all the way back May 28, 2020 (Episode 21) with Annie Molsberry and Brooke Lindsley, A.K.A., The Swimrun Labs. This episode was the beginning for a friendship that we are forever grateful for as well as the progenitor of our Gear Talk podcast all about Swimrun gear. This one gave us all the feels and we're stoked to introduce (or re-introduce) you to two of our favorite people.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 316 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!On this week's show we enter the “way back machine” to revisit our original Swimrun 101 episode. (Episode 2 for anyone that's counting) This is one of our most downloaded episodes to date and we thought that it was a good time to revisit it now that we have six more years of Swimrunning under our belt. This show is for those that are new to the sport and seasoned Swimrunners alike.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 315 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great one for everyone this week. Joining us to celebrate the 10th edition of the Casco Bay Swimrun and share the oral history of the event is our friend and race director Lars Finanger. In this conversation we look back to the start of the Swimrun movement in the United States, how the race has evolved over the years, as well as look forward to the 2026 ÖTILLÖ USA Swimrun slate of events. If this episode doesn't get you stoked for the upcoming race season, maybe turn the volume up a bit. 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 314 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Our annual show kickoff is still going strong with this week's guest. Joining us to talk about Swimrun, surfing, podcasting, and writing is pro surfer and author Kyle Thiermann. We talk about his first Swimrun experience at ÖTILLÖ Catalina in 2025, what it's like to be a pro surfer, and discuss his new book, One Last Question Before You Go: Why You Should Interview Your Parents. Kyle is a true renaissance man and it was great to have him on the show.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 313 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!It's our first show of 2026 and as per tradition, we are kicking off the year with a banger of an episode. Joining us in ringing in the new (Swimrun) year are the reigning ÖTILLÖ World Champions Arnaud de Lustrac and Jérôme Gueguen, A.K.A., Team The Kebab League. This was an awesome conversation about their friendship, training, racing, and so much more. Not only are they stud athletes but Arnaud and Jérôme's love for Swimrun is as obvious as it is infectious and it is impossible not to root for them after listening/watching this conversation.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!

Welcome to episode 312 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!It's time for our annual tradition to close out the year with a look back at our experiences and look forward to what will be “THE YEAR OF SWIMRUN!” in 2026. We've had a lot of new experiences this year and are grateful to end our season on a high note. Next year will be an awesome one and we can't wait to try to keep everyone entertained on your chill long runs, car rides, etc. Thank you to our fans and friends for tuning in to our brand of super niche content and for all the encouragement and support since the beginning. Happy Holidays!~~~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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 311 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got yet another great one this week! Joining us to discuss the new ÖTILLÖ Swimrun personal coaching option is head coach, former world champion, and all around amazing athlete Ulrika Ericksson. If that name sounds familiar, we interviewed her way back in Episode 141 right after her victory at ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship in 2022. We're stoked to have her back on the show to talk about her new role as head coach of ÖTILLÖ new offering.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 310 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!It's finally time for our last race report of the year! Chipper raced the California International Marathon this past weekend and he shares all the feels from his first proper marathon in years. And by “proper” we mean actually training for a marathon. (Spoiler Alert: he had a great race!)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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 309 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great one for everyone this week. Joining us to share what was one of the best Swimrun stories of the year is Vincent Meyer. He was a late (like really late) substitute for this year's One Water Race and his story of how it all transpired for him to race as part of Team 7 is wild. We relive it all in this story of couch to One Water Race.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 308 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great show for everyone this week and absolute zero Black Friday mentions (except for this one.) Coach Liz Gilden is back for our fourth installment of Fika with Coach Liz to answer all of our off-season questions and how to get set up for an epic race reason in 2026.Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 307 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We have a fresh installment of Low Tide Labz this week! Annie Molsberry joins us to discuss Snake and Pig Swim goggles. We put these to the test and share our review of what they claim to be the “world's most comfortable goggles.” In this episode we break down everything you need to know about these goggles, their use case for Swimrun, and whether these googles have solved panda eyes once and for all.A huge thank you to the folks at Snake and Pig for sending us a couple of sets to demo!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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 306 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!It's time for our last race report of the year. We wrapped up our Swimrun season in usual fashion at ÖTILLÖ Austin over the weekend and (Spoiler Alert!) it was a blast. In unusual fashion, we ended up winning (yes, you read that right) the Team division finishing as the first team overall in the World Series distance. Join us as we share all the sights and sounds from our last stop of this year's Swimrun Circus.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 305 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Joining us on the podcast this week is the incomparable Mara Tynan. Not only is she an awesome Swimrunner but she's an even better person. In this wide ranging conversation we talk about our shared love for the sport, her academic pursuits, and so much more. We loved this conversation and know that you will too!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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 304 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great one for everyone this week. Our favorite journalist, Adam Skolnick, is back on the show to talk about living a wild life, his new book, American Tiger, and of course, Swimrun. Adam is a gem and it was great to have him back on the show. His novel comes out on December 5th so be sure to pre-order it!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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 303 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great show for everyone this week! Joining us from the UK are our friends Claire and Piers Vallance, A.K.A., Team Vallance Precision Fuel and Hydration, for a proper Swimrun chin wag. In this conversation we chatted about their race history, why they love Swimrun, and what keeps them coming back to race ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship year after year. Anyway, they are super stoked on Swimrun and we're super stoked to share this conversation with you all.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 302 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a new installment in our ad hoc Swimrun 201 series for everyone this week. We received a thoughtful listener question a few weeks ago (thanks Ethan!) that inspired us to tackle the moving target of balancing Swimrun and life. In this episode, we answer Ethan's questions while zooming out to share some mindsets and stories to help anchor our best thinking on how we balance all the competing interests in our full lives…and feel good about it.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 301 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!It's rock flute time again! Fresh on the heels of this past weekend's Inaugural ÖTILLÖ Colorado, we share our race report for the event. As our friend Phil quipped, “the Swimrun circus came to town” and it was a blast to see friends old and new and experience anew the epic/random places that Swimrun can take you.We raced the World Series distance that clocked in at 24ish miles total with 6ish miles of swimming at around 5,000ish feet of altitude. This race was a capital “B” Beast. Spoiler alert: we loved it! 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 300 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!It's rock flute time…again! This time we are going into the hot tub time machine to go back to record the only race report missing from our Swimrun/Podcast journey: California Swimrun 2018. This was our first Swimrun and a fitting look back as we celebrate our 300th episode of the show. Joining us in the hot tub to talk all about it are race directors, OG Swimrunners, and friends of the show Sean Durkin and, the Godfather himself, Andy Hewitt.A sincere thank you for all of your support of our brand of super niche content for the almost 5 years of the show.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 299 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!It's rock flute intro time which can only mean that we have another race report for everyone this week. Fresh off this past weekend's Swimrun Cape Cod, Chris and his partner for the race Emily St. Germain, A.K.A., Team No Tide Donuts, talk about all the sights and sounds of what was an epic day for this point-to-point race in beautiful Cape Cod. As most fans of the show know, this is the third attempt of this race after the first two editions were cancelled at the last minute due to freak acts of nature. Third time was definitely the charm!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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 298 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We're stoked to welcome back to the show our dear friends Chrissy and Bill, A.K.A., Team Mr. and Mrs. B. Not only are they super experienced Swimrunners taking on some of the most challenging races out there but they are also two of the nicest people that we've met on our Swimrun journey. In this conversation we chat about where there Swimrun adventures have taken them, get their race reports for both Rockman and ÖTILLÖ Åland, and so much more. Enjoy!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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 297 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great one for everyone this week. Joining us to discuss mental strategies for when you're on the other side of the mountain top–such as having just raced ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship–is sports psychologist and extreme endurance athlete Dr. Erin Ayala. In this conversation she shares her wealth of knowledge from her therapy and coaching practice on how to deal with post-race blues, DNFs, and being in the moment. We recorded this conversation before our trip to Sweden with the hope that everyone that raced ÖTILLÖ (or is thinking about racing an epic A-race) will find it to be a useful resource.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 296 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!What a weekend! We just finished broadcasting the 19th Edition of ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship and needless to say it was a blast! While the FOMO of not racing was sky high, we certainly got a new appreciation for the race as we followed all the teams along the legendary course. Plus we still got to enjoy the post-race breakfast which was amazing as always! Huge thanks to ÖTILLÖ for inviting us to be a part of it!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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 295 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great one for everyone this week. Chris just got back from ÖTILLÖ Mackinac Island where he raced as part of Team Musubi & Mofongo with friend of the podcast John Branderhorst (part of Team Kancho Boyz.) They had a blast racing the last(?) edition of the race in northern Michigan. In this race report, they share all the sights, sounds and smells of what was the most spectator friendly Swimrun in America.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 281 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great one for everyone this week. Dominik Leu of ÖTILLÖ joins us to preview this year's edition of ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship. In this episode we share an overview of the race experience, discuss who's gunning for the podium in each team division, and share exclusive breaking news!As a bonus, make sure to head over to our website to download our free ÖTILLÖ Watch Party/Viewers Guide. 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 293 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Gear Talk is back...but it's now called Low Tide Labz. In this episode we discuss the Frank Paddle LTBz Signature paddle, a.k.a., The Stoke Masters, a.k.a., The LTBz'z, a.k.a., The New Hotness. We worked with Frank Paddle for almost a year in designing these paddles and we're stoked with how they turned out. These are a step forward in the evolution of carbon fiber paddles and have resulted in at least one Swimrun miracle to date.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 292 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great one for everyone this week. A Swimrun legend joins us on the podcast to discuss his recent victory at ÖTILLÖ Gothenburg and his upcoming One Water Race. Of course, we are talking about none other than multiple Swimrun World Champion Adriel Young. In this conversation we talk about his favorite Swimrun race, how he's preparing for OWR, 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 291 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got our first official LTBz team race report for everyone this week. 2025 has been the most varied year of Swimrun for us to date where we've raced with different partners, distances, etc. but we finally towed the line with our usual team format for this past weekend's Folsom Swimrun. We raced both the short course and the long course events (a.k.a., The Chipper Double) and had a blast. In this episode, we recap our race, share the results of our new race strategy, and tried to keep the complaints about the super cold water (and our lack of arm sleeves) to a minimum.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 290 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got an epic episode for everyone this week. Joining us to recap their adventure at this year's Rockman Swimrun are our great friends Liza Dunham and Mike Schiepke, A.K.A., Team Cali-Coed. (If this team sounds familiar, we interviewed them for Partners Month all the way back on Episode 128.) In this conversation we discuss their training, travel, and race recap of their day on the fjord. This year's race was one for the ages and Liza and Mike bring it to life.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 289 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got an all-timer for everyone this week. Joining us to discuss her preparation for The One Water Race (and Swimrun) (and life) is elite Swimrunner Kayla Kobelin. She's racing as part of Team 7 in this year's race and we discussed what actually makes this race the "ultimate proof of human capacity," how is she training differently this time around, and so much more. We've been meaning to get Kayla on the show for a long time and we're glad that we finally made it happen.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 288 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great show for everyone this week. ÖTILLÖ Whistler took place this past weekend and Chris raced the Sprint distance with fellow Swimrun evangelist, Annie Molsberry. In this show we share all the sights and sounds of the second edition of this amazing race...and perhaps saved the sport of Swimrun. Enjoy!Warm up music choice: Sweet Dreams by La Bouche.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 287 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We're both back from our respective vacations and got the idea of putting together a show about our best thinking on planning an awesome Swimrun family vacation. So here it is! In this episode, we share our best thinking on how to pitch, plan, and execute an epic Swimrun adventure with the whole family.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 286 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We're on vacation this week but the show must go on! In this episode, Chipper shares his race report from Swimrunman Lac De Vassiviere from this past weekend. It was an epic adventure and included all the positive Swimrun vibes that we love about this 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 285 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got a great one for everyone this week. Elite swim coach and founder of Effortless Swimming, Brenton Ford, is back on the show with fresh knowledge bombs. In this conversation we chatted about becoming comfortable with open water swimming, optimal drafting techniques for Swimrun, and how to train for it all. This episode certainly falls into the “get your notepads out for this one” category.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 284 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We are excited to welcome back our good friend and super experienced swimrunner, Marcus Barton for an in-depth course preview of the Rockman Swimrun, one of the most challenging swimruns in the world. Marcus shares his personal connection to the race, having first competed in 2015, and his journey to becoming one of the race directors. He takes us through the logistics of race day, from the early ferry ride to the start line to the breakdown of the course's various sections. We delve into gear recommendations, training tips, and strategic advice, offering valuable insights to help competitors prepare. We also discuss the mandatory gear and the unique challenges posed by the Norwegian fjords. Whether you're a seasoned swimrunner or considering adding Rockman to your bucket list, this episode is packed with essential information to ensure you have a great time.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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. 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 283 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We just got back from Bellingham Swimrun and the vibes were as Swimrun-y as ever! Joining us for this race report is our dear friend, and now teammate, Annie Molsberry. We raced as a three-person team and had a blast enjoying the amazing venue of Lake Padden. In this episode we breakdown our prep (such as it was), share our race report (unexpecting things happened), and relive what was an amazing weekend in the Pacific Northwest (already planning on going back next 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, 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 lowtideboyz@gmail.com. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!-  Chip and Chris