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Welcome to episode 252 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Happy Halloween everybody! We've got a great show for everyone this week. Joining us from Cape Town, South Africa is Rich McMartin, founder of Torpedo Swimrun and host of the first Swimrun in Africa. The 2024 edition of this Swimrun is taking place on November 30th and we got all the details about the “coldest/coolest race in Africa. This was a great conversation and it's more proof that the international Swimrun movement is alive and well!But first…Training/Chipper's Knee UpdateChipper is back to running and is “not being an idiot” with his recovery. ShoutoutThis week's shoutout goes to everyone racing ÖTILLÖ Austin this weekend. If you're waiting for the last minute to sign up, well now is your time to shine! Use the code LOWTIDE15 to save 15% off of your registration.Feats of EnduranceThis week's winner goes to Swimrunner and friend of show Jonathan Pascual for completing the Ironman World Championship in Kona over the weekend. In 2022, he was diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of cancer and never stopped fighting. Fast forward two years and he was able to train to complete one of the hardest triathlons on the planet. To call him an inspiration is an understatement!Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.Torpedo SwimrunIt was great to chat with Rich McMartin. We really hit it off and chatted about all sorts of stuff including his Rockman experience, hanging out with Michael Lemmel on Utö, and of course, we spoke at length about his Swimrun. With that, let's get to our conversation with Rich McMartin of Torpedo Swimrun.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

Dans cet épisode captivant de "L'Instant Swimrun", nous avons l'honneur d'accueillir Michael Lemmel, cofondateur d'ÖTILLÖ et pionnier du swimrun. Découvrez le parcours exceptionnel de Michael, depuis ses débuts en ski alpinisme et raid aventure, jusqu'à la naissance et l'essor du swimrun, un sport qui allie course à pied et natation en milieu naturel.Au cœur de cet échange :Les origines du swimrun : Comment Michael Lemmel, passionné par le sport et l'aventure, a contribué à créer ÖTILLÖ, donnant naissance à une discipline aujourd'hui pratiquée dans le monde entier.L'évolution d'ÖTILLÖ : De ses débuts modestes à sa reconnaissance comme une compétition emblématique du swimrun, découvrez comment ÖTILLÖ a su s'adapter et innover pour attirer des athlètes de divers horizons.Anecdotes et moments forts : Michael partage des souvenirs mémorables des différentes éditions d'ÖTILLÖ, reflétant l'esprit unique de ce sport.Défis et opportunités : Retour sur les difficultés rencontrées, notamment les impacts de la pandémie de Covid-19.Un avenir prometteur : Michael livre sa vision du développement international du swimrun, en particulier aux États-Unis, et comment il envisage l'avenir de cette discipline en plein essor.Projets et valeurs du swimrun : Découvrez les projets actuels de Michael et les valeurs fondamentales du swimrun, basées sur le respect, la communauté et l'amour de la nature.Rejoignez Mathieu et Vincent pour cette conversation inspirante avec Michael Lemmel, qui nous emmène dans les coulisses de la création et du développement d'ÖTILLÖ, offrant un aperçu passionnant de ce que signifie être à l'avant-garde du swimrun. Une épopée sportive à ne pas manquer pour tous les amoureux de l'aventure et du dépassement de soi.Retrouvez nous sur Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/linstant_swimrun Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Ever wanted to find an aquatic adventure that transcends mere metrics of distance and duration. In this episode we enjoy a conversation with the visionary joint founder of Swimrun, someone who has shaped the evolution of this awe-inspiring sport into the global event it is today. We uncover the philosophy that underpins Swimrun, as we delve into how its unique format and how it works with nature, embracing its beauty and pushing the participants to the edges of what they think is possible. In this episode we talk to Otillo's joint founder and father of Swimrun - Michael Lemmel. We really drill down into the essence of the sport and delve into Michael's profound philosophy behind the WHY of Swimrun—an event that goes beyond the mere realms of swimming and running. We explore Michael's beliefs that through this unique multi-sport discipline, we can tap into the essence of our surroundings, immersing ourselves in the awe-inspiring landscapes, and experiencing a profound connection as paired competitors work with the elements to achieve a common goal. The interview takes place on the beautiful Lazure beach in Montenegro. The perfect location to have a conversation with someone with such a love of the outdoors. Together, we'll explore Michael's unwavering belief that Swimrun is not just a race; he shares his insightful perspectives and personal experiences, we'll discover the uniquemeaning behind this sport and uncover how it has the potential to shape not just our bodies, but our minds and spirits as well. So, get ready for a captivating conversation, as Michael Lemmel unravels the secrets of Swimrun and guides us on a journey of connection, and limitless possibilities. I hope thisepisode leaves you inspired, intrigued, and eager to explore an event that at its core is designed to integrate the potential of competitors with nature.Further links and details on: www.MYSWIM.ukYouTube version of the interview: https://youtu.be/rUSAlOJzJnsMichael Lemmel's Instagram account : @Michaellemmel

Lors d'une soirée bien arrosée en 2002, 4 suédois décident de se lancer un défi : partir d'une île, nager jusqu'à la prochaine, la traverser en courant et enchainer ainsi de suite pour rallier un point d'arrivée dans l'archipel de Stockholm. Ce petit défi leur prendra 24h. Quelques mois plus tard, les “4 originals” en parlent à deux organisateurs d'évènements sportifs pour en faire une véritable course. Le projet ÖTILLÖ était né. La première course voit le jour en 2006, puis évolue avec le temps pour donner lieu à la discipline que l'on connait aujourd'hui : le SwimRun.

Lors d'une soirée bien arrosée en 2002, 4 suédois décident de se lancer un défi : partir d'une île, nager jusqu'à la prochaine, la traverser en courant et enchainer ainsi de suite pour rallier un point d'arrivée dans l'archipel de Stockholm. Ce petit défi leur prendra 24h. Quelques mois plus tard, les “4 originals” en parlent à deux organisateurs d'évènements sportifs pour en faire une véritable course. Le projet ÖTILLÖ était né. La première course voit le jour en 2006, puis évolue avec le temps pour donner lieu à la discipline que l'on connait aujourd'hui : le SwimRun.

Welcome to episode 163 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!Partners month continues with a team that is near and dear to our hearts: Team Landshark, a.k.a. Sarah Monk and Matt Murray. They are based out of Colorado and we love their positive vibe and sense of wonder for what is possible with Swimrun.But first…Training UpdateNo major training updates this week other than Chipper signed up for a 50k in March while Chris is ramping up to guide his blind cousin at the Eugene Marathon in April. ShoutoutOur shoutout this week goes out to our friend Sean. You might know him best as Monk 1 of the Team Swimrun Monks. Sean recently announced that he and his wife are expecting their first child this Summer. Mazel Tov!Wisdom Nugget of the Week“Uncertainty is the test of trust, become comfortable with it.” - Mark AllenFeats of EnduranceThis week's winner is Markus Runssel. He ran the Sollentuna Winter Half in Sollentuna Sweden over the weekend and finished in 2nd place made all the more impressive by his left spike breaking after the first 1k of the “running on ice” portion of the race. If the name sounds familiar, he is ½ of Team German Sparkle Party. Check out our interview with them on Episode 152 of the show.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 SwimrunNow for the “news.”The Swimrunning world was stunned this past week by the news that ÖTILLÖ co-founders and race directors Michael Lemmel and Mats Skott were stepping away from the company after 17 years. Soon after the news broke, Swimrunners from all over the world began paying tribute to their legacy and impact both within the sport of Swimrun and their environmental work. A few days after this announcement, ÖTILLÖ issued a press release stating that Staffan Björklund will act as the new race director for the company. According to the release: “Staffan's experience in the Swimrun sport is extensive. He worked at the very first ÖTILLÖ event in 2006, won ÖTILLÖ Utö in 2013, and raced ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship, seven times.”While it certainly feels like an important chapter in the history of the sport that we all love is ending, we remain hopeful for the future as this new chapter begins. As it always has been, it's up to all of us to continue what Michael and Mats started 17 years ago and work with Staffan and the rest of the team at ÖTILLÖ and keep growing our community. Finally, on a programming note, we are planning on interviewing Staffan for the show soon so stay tuned for that conversation. That's it for this week. Reach out to us if there's any Swimrun news that you'd like for us to share on the show.Show BusinessPartners month is being supported by our friends at Precision Fuel and Hydration. Make sure to check out their free online race nutrition planning tool to help you prepare for race day. Need hydration and/or fuel to go along with your new shiny plan for race day? Click on this link to save 15% off of your first order. Team LandsharkSarah and Matt are the best. We love their enthusiasm for Swimrun and their positive vibes. In this conversation we chatted about their Swimrun origin story, the magic of their first event at Orcas Island, got some solid gold partner tips, and a lot more. We loved this conversation and know that you will as well. 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 review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at lowtideboyz@gmail.com with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!-  Chip and Chris

Veckans avsnitt handlar om hälsotillståndet för svenska motionslopp, hur går det, vad vill deltagarna ha och framför allt, hur ser framtiden ut? Vad är the next big thing? Vi har Michael Lemmel från ÖtillÖ med oss för ett inspel i frågan.Innan det levererar vi i vanlig ordning ett uppsnack. Den här gången om förnekelse och huruvida man ska tänka fritt eller tänka rätt. Missa inte det.Partners:Apollo.seTenson.com - kod colting15 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to episode eighty-six of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We're honored to have Michael Lemmel, Co-Founder of ÖTILLÖ on the show this week. We had a great conversation that covered a lot of ground where we looked back over the 15 year history of the race that started it all (ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship) and looked forward to what the future holds for ÖTILLÖ and Swimrun.But first... Training UpdateThe training block has begun for Ödyssey Swimrun's Orcas Island. Running hills will be a staple of this block and luckily, there is no shortage of mountains for us to run up and down. We ran the “Ninja Loop” on Saturday (a local trail runner favorite) and we will probably be hitting that loop multiple times before race day.ShoutoutThis week we're shouting out Caroline Wolek and Patrick Reagan. They recently won the Ödyssey Legend Award as voted by the race participants at Casco Bay a few weeks back. This award shines a spotlight on athletes who embody the spirit of Swimrun: putting others above self, spreading positive energy to other racers, and taking action when faced with adversity. Caroline and Patrick are well-deserving of this recognition by their fellow Swimrunners. Congratulations! Feats of EnduranceThis week's award goes to Nate Budziak. Nate ran the Waldo 100k over the weekend and totally crushed the 61ish mile (with 11,000' of elevation gain) trail race finishing in 16th place overall. Awesome performance!Check out and join our Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for Swimruns and stuff.This Week in SwimrunLots of updates this week so let's get right to it!It's race week for Ödyssey Swimrun Mackinac Island! Make sure to sign up if you haven't already (using the code LOWTIDE15 to save 15% on your registration) and follow our Instagram channel where our two LTBz Field Correspondents (Trista and Amy from Team Adorkable) will be “covering” the event.The Zêzere Swimrun hosted by our friends at Swimrun Portugal is just a few weeks away. This race is taking place on September 5th and offers two distance options. If you're in need of a Swimrun holiday, then check out this race!We're also just a few weeks away from the Breca Swimrun Jersey. Taking place on September 4th, this race is also the UK National Swimrun Championship. We've talked about this race before and it's 100% on the bucket list!Over in Sweden, the Immeln Swimrun put on by A to Be Events took place over the weekend. The race looked awesome and we were stoked to see that the Ultra distance (that we talked about about a month ago) ended up getting enough participants for it to happen.The 10 Island Swimrun also took place over the weekend. What this 20km race in Gothenburg lacks in a creative name, it definitely makes up for it with a super hard but also super fun course. Definitely check out their Instagram page for some great race photos.That's it for this week. Reach out to us with any news that you'd like for us to share on the show.Michael Lemmel InterviewThis week's guest doesn't need an introduction for anyone who is familiar with Swimrun...but we'll give one anyway. Michael is the co-founder of ÖTILLÖ and is one of the most important figures in the sport. His (and the entire team at ÖTILLÖ) approach to adventure racing, race directing, protecting nature, and building community has helped to build the global Swimrun movement. We covered a lot of ground in this interview recorded on the eve of the 15th edition of The Swimrun World Championship and we discussed the past, present, and future of Swimrun. You can learn more about ÖTILLÖ on their website.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 review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and on YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at lowtideboyz@gmail.com with any feedback and/or suggestions. 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 seventy-one of the Low Tide Boyz - A Swimrun Podcast!This episode is the latest installment in our ad hoc series: Swimrun 201-Advanced Topics in Swimrun. On this show we discuss in detail the concept of “Heads Up Racing.” Prepare for some knowledge bombs, but first....Training UpdateChris was out of town for work this past weekend so we didn’t get a Swimrun practice in but our training for Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay has officially begun. We will be ramping up our joint training sessions and look forward to sharing our progress (such as it is) with you. Now that we are training, we are going to start working on dialing in all of the key phases of racing to make sure that we’re as ready as we can be. On that note, it’s time for our first knowledge bomb of the show! We reached out to our friends at Precision Hydration to share their insight on the unique aspects of hydration for Swimrun and Andy Blow, the Co-Founder of Precision Hydration and previous guest of the show back in Episode 25 offered to share his wisdom as a hydration expert and experienced Swimrunner regarding the unique hydration demands that Swimrun events present to athletes. If that knowledge bomb wasn’t enough, Precision Hydration set up the discount code LOWTIDE21 for 15% off of your first order. That code is good through the end of May so make sure that you place an order and help make us look good.ShoutoutsThis week we’re shouting out a couple of our listeners that reached out to us over the past week. First, big shoutout to Alex Linas and his partner Cam Holman for rocking the short course with a first place finish at Swimrun Lake James and then doing it again at Swimrun Maryland this past weeked. These guys are new to the sport but you wouldn’t be able to tell by these performances! Strong work guys.Our second shoutout this week goes to Scott Turner. He’s been a fan of the show for a while and just raced his first event at Swimrun Maryland. He got second place in the Solo Long Course Category and handled all the weather that got thrown at him (including thunderstorms and hail!) with aplomb. Super proud of you and hope to see you at Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay in a few months. Feats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is NorCal local Jonathan Pascual who recently completed a big 30km trail run in our backyard trails of Mt. Burdell and didn’t invite us! We’ll forgive him this time...Make sure to join the LTBz Strava Club and get inspired by your fellow Swimrunners as they train all over the world.This Week in Swimrun (Powered by Raceid.com)We have a lot of Swimrun news to share this week.First, congratulations to everyone that raced Swimrun Maryland this past weekend. As far as Swimrun events go, this one checked off a lot of boxes: it was cold, there was a thunderstorm and hail at one point, and there were a lot of smiling faces at the finish line. There were also a lot of first-time Swimrunners at the race which was awesome to see.If anyone is still on the fence about signing up for Ödyssey Swimrun Mackinac Island we have two pieces of information for you. First, get off the fence and sign up! Second, Aaron and the rest of the Ödyssey recently hosted an info session about the race that you can check out on Youtube to help get you to comply with our first point to sign up! Atea Jönköping Swimrun, Presented by Speedo is set to take place on June 6th! This might be one of the first large Swimrun events to be taking place in Sweden this year and we couldn’t be happier. The event takes place in the town of Jönköping in southern Sweden has a 15km distance and a 35km distance that is also an ÖTILLÖ Merit Race. Registration is open now on Raceid.com.     Speaking of ÖTILLÖ, they recently announced that they will begin hosting live interviews on Facebook on May 19th. The first interview will be with Co-Founder, Michael Lemmel about how the 2021 race season is developing and what participants can expect at the races. They will also be doing interviews the week before their races so that participants can ask questions and get a better understanding of what the race courses will look like and other relevant information. Finally, we wanted to give a huge congratulations to a long-time friend of the show and two and a half-time guest, Helen Wilkmar, on being named the CEO of Ark Sports. We are super stoked for her and super stoked for Ark. We have a special place in our heart for Ark since they were the first company to really give us the time of day and not only reply to our DM’s but agree to be interviewed way back on Episode Seven when Co-Founder (and the most interesting man in Swimrun) Christofer Sundberg came on the show. Onward and upward for Ark!That’s it for this week. Feel free to email us to tip us off to any events or Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.UpdatesLooking to race an Ödyssey Swimrun race this year? Use the code LOWTIDE15 for 15% off your registration. We anticipate all the races selling out so don’t wait! We’re going to be putting out a lot of Ödyssey-related content in the next few months including course preview episodes for Casco Bay, Orcas, Luddington, and Mackinac Island so stay tuned for all of that. Envol Coaching’s “The Big Battle” is starting in less than a month. In case you missed our video, we have a team in the “battle” and everyone on the team has been passing the vibe check (being super stoked on Swimrun) with flying colors. Our team is already half full so if you want to be a part of it, sign up soon. We’re going to try to have a lot of fun with this so even though we won’t be winning, we’re going to look good, real good!The folks at Synergy Wetsuits were cool enough to send us a couple of their new Swimrun Wetsuits to try out and we’ve put together an overview video that you can check out on our YouTube channel. We will be doing a full review on a future Gear Talk show soon so stay tuned for that!SWIMRUN 201: Advanced Topics in SwimrunIn this edition of Advanced topics, we dive into the concept of “Heads Up Racing.” In Swimrun, heads-up racing is super important to make sure that event participants have the best experience that they can. We get the race director's perspective from Lars Finanger on what that side of things considers when they are designing and marking the courses. We also chatted with Marcus Barton to get his perspective on heads-up racing during a Swimrun event. Add it all together and the takeaways are this: be prepared before the race, have good communication with your partner and rely on your course preparation and not on other participants, and finally, take time to reflect after the race to come up with areas of improvement for your next event.That’s it for this edition of Advanced Topics in Swimrun. We hope that you found it useful and we would love to hear any feedback that you might have for us on topics that you’d like for us to cover and/or whether these types of episodes are helpful.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 review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and YouTube. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at lowtideboyz@gmail.com with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thank you for listening and see you out there!-  Chip and Chris

Welcome to episode sixty-one of the Low Tide Boyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’re super stoked about this week’s guest! We are headed to South America for the first time to check out the Swimrun scene in Brazil with Fabio Iskandarian. He’s the founder of Hero Swimrun and chief Swimrun Evangelist in the Rio de Janeiro area. It was great to interview him for the show and it really reaffirmed our theory that Swimrun is just a special sport that draws great people from all over the world to it. Fabio’s passion is a testament to that!More on this interview later in the show but first...Obrigado a todos do Brasil por ouvirem este podcast.ShoutoutsThis week we’ve got dual shoutouts to our two latest Patrons on Patreon: Caleb Baity from North Carolina and Jason Hodgetts from the U.K. We really appreciate your support of the show and helping us fund our outsized international sticker mailing budget.Adventure Time/Training UpdatesThe unstructured training continues...except in the pool. We are both officially being coached in the pool by Tower26 and really can’t speak highly enough about Gerry, Jim, Megan, and the rest of the crew over there. We decided that we wanted to really work on our swim fitness going into this year’s race season and well, we’re certainly doing that. Make sure to check out our two episodes with Tower26 coaches (Episode 32 with Gerry Rodrigues and Emma-Kate Lidbury and Episode 42 with Megan Meelgard and Jim Lubinski) to glean some swimming wisdom from them.Feats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is Bart Czarnecki from Poland. He’s been posting 3-minute ice bath swims and adding a photo with a smile. Not sure if the smile is frozen on or not but keep it up!Make sure to join us on Strava and cheer on your fellow Swimrunners as they train all over the world.This Week in Swimrun (Powered by Raceid.com)We have a couple of updates to share this week.Ödyssey Swimrun Mackinac Island, located in northern Michigan, is open for registration. Sign up for either the short or long course to check out this small island on Lake Huron. The race date is Sunday, August 29, 2021, and registration is limited to 250 teams total so you know what to do if you want to experience this race.Speaking of Ödyssey Swimrun, today (March 4th, 7 pm, EST) they are hosting a Zoom call talk about their 2021 race season. We will be on the panel of speakers so we hope that Ödyssey won’t regret that decision! The link to the call can be found on the Ödyssey website.In other news, Breca Swimrun has announced that they have opened all of their 2021 U.K. races for registration. They have only opened Sprint and Solo Sprint distances at the moment and plan on opening up the long course distances once the U.K. eases their COVID restrictions. Their confirmed 2021 races are Coniston on July 10th, Gower on July 31st, Loch Lomond on August 7th, and Jersey on September 4th. Head over to their website for all the latest details.That’s it for this week. Feel free to email us to tip us off to any events or Swimrun news that you’d like for us to share on the show.UpdatesOur new “Super Stoked on Swimrun” stickers are being mailed out at a steady clip. Drop us a message on IG or send us an email with your mailing address and we’ll mail you a free sticker to anywhere in the world that accepts mail. The new Low Tide Boyz hats should arrive at HQ in the next few weeks. Now that their arrival is imminent, we’re taking pre-orders in our shop for those who want to be the first to rock one.This Week’s InterviewThis week’s interview is a special one. We were stoked to chat with Fabio Iskandarian of Hero Swimrun a few weeks ago and we were humbled about how stoked he was to chat with us! A stoke fest all around for sure.We chatted with Fabio about all kinds of stuff from his athletic background, to his role in the Rio Olympics and the ITU circuit, to his entrepreneurial spirit, and ultimately, to how he found Swimrun. Fabio also talked to us about how influential (and helpful) Michael Lemmel and Mats Skott of ÖTILLÖ were in helping him create his first race and have it be the first merit race in South America. (Side note: It was so friggin cool of them to take the time to help Fabio!) (Second side note: The Swedish Consulate in Brazil also supported Fabio’s efforts to grow the sport!) Finally, we talked about the journey of Hero Swimrun as a race and how Fabio is almost single-handedly growing a vibrant Swimrun community in Rio, and his plans to keep elevating the sport.Obviously, Hero Swimrun is on our bucket list and will definitely accept Fabrizio’s  invitation to come to race his event at some point. We encourage everyone to check out Hero Swimrun on their website or on Instagram.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, please be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at lowtideboyz@gmail.com with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support us on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.

Welcome to episode forty-three of the Low Tide Boyz - A Swimrun Podcast!This week we have Shane Chaplin on the show. If you don’t know who Shane is, well you should. He’s an Australian living in Sweden who’s witnessed the early days of ÖTILLÖ, he’s sailed the world, skied all over the world as well, raced the XTERRA World Championship, he’s a marine biologist (that works at a bank), and last but not least, he’s a Swimrunner. More on this super interesting interview later in the show.Training UpdateWe’re getting super close to race day and we’re dialing in where we can before Ödyssey Swimrun Austin on November 8th. It’s officially tapered time so we apologize in advance to everyone that we may be grumpy towards.Shout OutWe’re doing a group shout out this week to everyone that joined us for our first Instagram Live event with Odyssey Swimrun’s Lars Finanger. It was great to see so many people on IG and we hope that folks found the Q&A useful. It was especially nice to see some of our friends from Sweden jump on to say hi!Feats of Endurance Weekly AwardThis week’s winner is Tom A. from Amsterdam. He’s been a member of our Strava Club for a while and we’ve been taking notes on where to train for Swimrun if we ever find ourselves in The Netherlands.This Week in SwimrunWe have a short report this week.There were no races this week because of COVID. Races in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and North Carolina were all scheduled but ended up being canceled or postponed. So be safe, wear masks, and practice social distance people!Swimrunners all over the world got the email this week from ÖTILLÖ with the sad news that their season is over. Given the COVID situation in Europe, their Malta race was canceled. In the same email, they also listed their tentative schedule for 2021. You can see that schedule on their website. Notably, for folks in the U.S., Ötillö Catalina is scheduled for November 20-21, 2021. We’re not sure when registration will open but we’ll make sure to let everyone know when we know.We’re sure that we may have missed some events. Send us an email at lowtideboyz@gmail.com and tip us off if there’s are a race that you are doing and we’ll do our best to include it.LTBz UpdatesOur latest column in Triathlete Magazine, What to Expect at Your First Swimrun Race, is out in the digital newsstands now! Check it out and give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it.Finally, head over to our website to pick up some cool Löw Tide Böyz shirts and stickers and show your Low Tide Pride in the streets. InterviewNow for this week’s interview. We’ve wanted to get Shane on the show since he first slid into our DM’s and dropped some knowledge bombs on us. He’s a super interesting guy who’s been all over the world…happens to be Michael Lemmel’s neighbor. We covered a lot of ground in this interview. We chatted about the early days of Ötillö and how the original race developed over the years. What it’s like to be Michael Lemmel’s sometimes Swimrun race partner. His thoughts about orienteering as a key aspect of training. How he thinks that Swimrunners in the U.S. should train on super technical to better compete in races in Europe. His thoughts on what swim paddles should look like. And so much more!Shane shared his thoughts on how Swimrun is changing the way people train for open water (OW) swimming. This part of the interview was so rich that we asked him for some notes to share with everyone.OW swimmers with good natural buoyancy and/or kick driven stroke are relatively penalized compared to the pack in Swimrun mode. This is because the buoy conveys little extra buoyancy benefit and the legs are immobilized. Or if you do try and kick your legs, you will go backward.Conversely, sinky-leg swimmers and those with more upper body power get a relative boost.Swimmers with over-glide or dead spots will be relatively penalized because they can’t use their legs to iron out the dead spots. So, don’t worry about fast or slow cadence. Focus on ironing out dead-spots.Other elements of the bad technique can be masked over in Swimrun mode. Particularly any actions which would normally result in the legs sinking (push-down during the catch phase, breath-holding underwater, and head lift during breathing).Braking actions with the hand paddles (upward glide), will be magnified and penalized - which is why some people aren’t faster with paddles at first.Swimrun swimming is flatter – i.e. less rotation. It, therefore, favors swingers and those with flexible shoulders. You need to try and generate rotation a bit more from the core because the legs are out of action.Paddles – most paddles on the market have way too much area out around the fingertips. This puts unnecessary strain on the forearm muscles and the elbow joints and burns energy in these muscles unnecessarily. There’s a real niche still waiting to be filled by paddles that have the center of the area further back in the hand, which transfers the load to the lats (and pec) muscles instead. This is where the real power lays. If you’re stuck with the existing offering, try and get your hand as far forward a possible on your paddle. Fingers hanging over the front edge even. Drill holes and mount new straps with gay abandon!Warning – controversial statement! In alpine skiing, there’s a saying which goes: “a good ski racer is always a good skier, whereas a good skier isn’t always a good ski racer.” This is because ski racers have great technique. They can carve ice. The same goes for swimming – a fast open-water swimmer will normally be a good Swimrun swimmer, whereas the specialized Swimrun swimmers will often struggle without the toys. So, don’t neglect your gearless open water swimming in the offseason. It will give you an edge. It will also give you something else to do. As you get closer to Swimrun competition season then go over to pure Swimrun gear and power sessions. The extra muscles will also help your open-water and beach gigs.Listeners can follow Shane on Instagram.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, please be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a review. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram. Email us at lowtideboyz@gmail.com with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support us on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.

Diagnostiska pass, toppningspass, förutspående pass - kalla det vad du vill! Vilka är passen som behövs för att säga hur fort du ska springa på tävlingsdagen? EM-mästaren i marathon från 2002, Janne Holmén, berättar vilka nyckelpass du ska använda dig av! Dessutom, Kalle Berglund om succén på Sollentuna GP med nytt svenskt rekord på 2000m, Michael Lemmel om Ö till Ö och swimrun samt intensiv diskussion om de nya skoreglerna som presenterats i dagarna (Man kan få tuppjuck för mindre). Skoj!   

Det som började som en galen idé på Utö värdshus, om att ta sig till Sandhamn för egen maskin, är idag en etablerad idrott med utövare i hela världen. Först ut i vår miniserie om swim-run är veckans avsnitt där vi får höra historien om hur sporten egentligen kom till. Michael Lemmel, en av grundarna till den legendariska tävlingen Ö till Ö tar oss med på hela resan och uppdaterar oss på läget idag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Det som började som en galen idé på Utö värdshus, om att ta sig till Sandhamn för egen maskin, är idag en etablerad idrott med utövare i hela världen. Först ut i vår miniserie om swim-run är veckans avsnitt där vi får höra historien om hur sporten egentligen kom till. Michael Lemmel, en av grundarna till den legendariska tävlingen Ö till Ö tar oss med på hela resan och uppdaterar oss på läget idag.

 Welcome to episode twenty-two of the Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast!On this week’s show we have Erika Rosenbaum. She’s a key historical figure in the sport of Swimrun with two claims to fame: she coined the word swimrun and produced the first swimrun event (Swimrun Hellas) that wasn’t Ötillö in 2012. She’s an amazing human being and we really enjoyed chatting with her. We wanted to give a shout out this week to Iain from the UK. He’s given us great feedback on the show and explained the UK Swimrun scene to us. There are certainly some events that we’ll want to check out there in the future. Thanks for taking the time to write us Iain!We also just dropped another bonus swimrun gear review episode. We reviewed the ARK Keel swimrun pull buoy. Now for this week’s interview. After starting a family, Erika started running in 2007 to get back into shape. She started running and it turns out that she was good at it. She then turned to triathlon and raced her first Ironman distance event in 2010 after mastering the Olympic distance. (She has since raced 8 Ironman distance events) She’s a running coachShe raced her first swimrun race in 2011: Ötillö (The only swimrun event in the world.) And she just loved that race! She came home after a 3rd podium finish thinking of how this activity has to be available to all people, not only the long-distance athletes. So she said that this has to be a sport and it’s going be called “Swimrun.” (She has since raced the World Championship 5 times and finished third place three times!)First, she thought the sound of the word Swimrun was really corny, but every word she came up with was corny so she said Swimrun 100 times to herself so it would sound more normal. She then sent out invitations to Swimrun Hellas, made the course and started to bake. The first race was in June 2012 and many of the competitors from then are still racing. That race was officially the first swimrun event that wasn’t the Ötillö World Championship. More on Swimrun Hellas later in the show.She now races marathons and swimrun events with her daughter Maja and hopes to race the Ötillö World Championship with her one day.When she first heard about Ötillö she thought that it sounded impossible, so it was definitely the race for her. She instantly fell in love with the sport, the Stockholm Archipelago and being in nature. She also loved not having to have as much gear as triathlon.  At that race, she had the epiphany that this sport should be accessible to everyone and there should be shorter races for people to discover swimrun without having to commit to race 75km.After coining the name swimrun, Erika had thoughts about trademarking the name. Instead she had a conversation with Michael Lemmel and Mats Skott of Ötillö and she agreed when they asked her to use the name for their event. Other events also reached out to her to use the name and she said yes. She, in effect, gave a name to the sport and then shared it with the world so that the sport could grow. Now there are 1,500 swimrun events in the world.Erika is happy with how the sport has been growing and really appreciates the attention to every detail that Ötillö takes with each of their events. It’s been fun to see all the races popping up all over the world. Swimrun is such a great way to for people to exercise and be with nature. She now races swimrun events one or two times per year with her daughter.In 2012, when she started Swimrun Hellas, her goal was create a course that people could try out the sport and do “social sport.” Hellas is a national park near Stockholm with a marked course that people can go visit and train for swimrun. Her event sees World Championship winners racing alongside beginners and sharing the love for the sport with everyone. By creating the first short-course swimrun event, Erika was the catalyst for the evolution and growth of the sport that we all enjoy and love today.We encourage everyone to check out the Swimrun Hellas website, Erika’s Swimrun Family facebook page and follow Erika on Instagram.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, please be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Google Podcast. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram and on Twitter. Email us at lowtideboyz@gmail.com with any feedback, suggestions and/or meme suggestions. Finally, you can also support us on Patreon…if you feel so inclined. 

Welcome to episode sixteen of the Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast!On this week’s show we have Mats Skott, co-founder of Ötillö. NBD! Real talk: if you would have asked us when we started this show in January that we’d be interviewing anyone at Ötillö, let alone one of the founders, we would have lol’d. Yet, here we are! More on our most journalistic interview later in the show.We’re still under a shelter at home order in California and trying to balance work, family and training. We’ve been at it for over a month at this point and we’re cautiously optimistic that we’ll be able to jump back in the pool soon. As usual, we encourage everyone to listen to the medical and science experts about best practices and hopefully we will be past this and back to racing soon. Until then, stay safe everyone!For shout outs this week we wanted to let everyone know about Riding Easy Records. Based in Hermosa Beach California, this independent record label that focuses on metal and hard rock were cool enough to let us use one of their songs for our intro and outro music. While their music might not be for everyone’s taste, we think that we can all agree that this is a great time to support local businesses and we thank the crew over there for letting us one of their tracks for the show.Now for this week’s interview. We are lucky to have Mats Skott, co-founder of Ötillö and basically the co-pioneer with Michael Lemmel of a new worldwide sport.Mats was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. His sports growing up were Cross-country skiing and orienteering on a national level. In 1995, he started racing in Adventure Races around the world until 2008. His best results being a second place finish in the World Championship 2004. In, 2006 Michael Lemmel and Mats started Ötillö. Neither of them were swimmers but when they heard about the idea from the “original four” and how to move in nature they loved it and they were tasked with organizing the first Swimrun race and named it ÖTILLÖ which means “island to island” in Swedish.We chatted with Mats about his athletic roots and how he eventually discovered adventure racing in 1995. These races are between 300-1000 kilometers long and you race with a mixed gender team of 4 or 5 people and moving as a team through nature non-stop to the finish line. These races includes running, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, horseback riding and rock climbing. To make it even better, a team would get the map to follow only 2 days before the race start and teams would only have a general idea of what disciplines to train leading up to the event. These events could be 4-6 days long.We, of course, asked Mats about his version of the origin story of Ötillö and how Michael told him about the crazy bet and the “race” that took 2 days for the Original 4. (Now the race champions finish the race in around 8 hours.) Both Michael and Mats fell in love with the idea of how to move in nature. We also chatted about the first year of Ötillö and how their background in Adventure Racing really informed how they set up the race and shared some war stories about the early years and how they weren’t afraid to make changes to help grow the sport. Mats is really happy and proud how the sport has grown and folks are finding a way to move in nature. There was also a tactical decision to have the name “swimrun” which was invented by Erika Rosenbaum be free (read: not trademark) so that the sport could grow freely. This decision turned out to be the best way to make it a worldwide sport and show a new way to move through nature.We also chatted with Mats about his view of how the inaugural Ötillö Catalina went in their view. He was super happy with the race to say the least. It was great to put on a race in Two Harbors because it made the race feel like personal while having everything be as professional as possible. Mats favorite part is really about designing a great course that takes advantage of the challenges that nature gives you to make a unique race experience. Mats background in orienteering helps inform his ability to make the courses amazing. They may make some changes to course for the 2020 edition. Those changes will be announced soon!Fast forward to the current state of affairs in the world. Mats talked about how Ötillö has worked hard with their team to figure how to move forward with COVID-19 and the stress of trying to make good decisions so that Ötillö can survive this period and be able to put on races once we are passed this pandemic. Listeners can read Ötillö’s updated event policies and new 2020 race schedule here. Some of the major changes to the 2020 race schedule are Isle of Scilly and 1000 Lakes events had to be cancelled. Mats is planning (and hoping) that these events returns in 2021. The major adjustment for teams that are trying to qualify for the 2020 Ötillö World Championship race is that the World Series race Engadin in Switzerland (which was postponed for three weeks to July 25-26) will now have 24 qualifying slots for the championship race.In closing, we chatted about hoping that folks can get out to train for swimrun and enjoy nature again and then hopefully race in the future. Mats, for his part, is using this time to try to improve their existing events in every way that they can to move the sport forward once we are part the pandemic.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, please be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Google Podcast. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram and on Twitter. Email us at lowtideboyz@gmail.com with any feedback, suggestions and/or meme suggestions. Finally, you can also support us on Patreon…if you feel so inclined. 

För första gången på amerikansk mark anordnades nyligen en ÖtillÖ swimrun world series-tävling och Konditionspoddens Oscar Olsson stod givetvis på startlinjen. I dagens avsnitt får vi en fullständig race report från ÖtillÖ Catalina och vi tittar närmare på tävlingens bakgrund och sportens framtid med grundaren Michael Lemmel. Dessutom stämmer vi av hur loppet gick för träningsprofilen Jonas Colting och får ta del av den nakna sanningen om racet från Oscars tävlingspartner Fredrik Axegård. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

För första gången på amerikansk mark anordnades nyligen en ÖtillÖ swimrun world series-tävling och Konditionspoddens Oscar Olsson stod givetvis på startlinjen. I dagens avsnitt får vi en fullständig race report från ÖtillÖ Catalina och vi tittar närmare på tävlingens bakgrund och sportens framtid med grundaren Michael Lemmel. Dessutom stämmer vi av hur loppet gick för träningsprofilen Jonas Colting och får ta del av den nakna sanningen om racet från Oscars tävlingspartner Fredrik Axegård.

Can a sporting event really change the world? It might sound crazy, but with the right ingredients, I think it can.My guest on this week’s podcast is Michael Lemmel, co-founder of Swimrun, a sporting experience that’s taken the world by storm. What began as a drunken bet between friends, to swim and run between islands off Sweden, evolved into an organised endurance event and now an eco-conscious, global phenomenon, attracting people of all ages and abilities.You run in your wetsuit, swim in your shoes and complete a series of short swims and trail runs, all with a partner. I did my first Swimrun in Devon last summer, and myself and my nine-year-old son are now total converts. Michael and I chatted just before our third event, in Malta, and I was keen to find out why he thinks it’s such a transformative experience.But this week’s episode is definitely not just for outdoor sports enthusiasts – it’s about the power of nature, the joy of coming together with others. It’s about stepping outside of your comfort zone, becoming a better person – and, yes, making the world a better place. Show notes available at https://drchatterjee.com/96Follow me on instagram.com/drchatterjee/Follow me on facebook.com/DrChatterjee/Follow me on twitter.com/drchatterjeeukDISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Det kunde ha slutat år 2000 då han drabbades av akut lungödem på hög höjd under Raid Gauloises, som då ansågs vara världens tuffaste multisporttävling. Men Michael Lemmel överlevde mirakulöst och några år senare var han med och skapade det som av CNN rankas som en av världens tuffaste endagstävlingar, Ötillö. Ett spännande samtal där du bjuds på många härliga stories, inspiration till din egen träning och filosoferande kring vad som egentligen är extremt. Dessutom: i slutet av programmet är du välkommen hem till vår familj där vi testar Linas Matkasse och lagar till en rätt ur den. Avsnittet presenteras i samarbete med Linas Matkasse.

Swimrunpodden 98 Michael Lemmel. We did our second interview with Michael and this time in English. This because our community has grown since our first interview and also because we would like to share him with a greater audience. He tells us about the history of Ötillö and also more about how the sport came about. We talk about the future for Ötillö and swimrun. He explain how you can get a slot at the world championship race. We also have a discussion if swimrun ever will be a Olympic sport and how we can take care of our environment in a better way.

Avsnitt #10 Med Michael Lemmel inför ÖTILLÖ. Vi pratar om Michaels multisportskarriär, hur han och Mats Skott tog adventure racing och multisport till Sverige. Vi pratar naturligtvis kring stundande ÖTILLÖ Swimrun 4:e september. Vi lobbar även för swimrun som motionssätt utan tävling. Jag pratar även med Jonas Colting som berättar hur det startade och hur … Fortsätt läsa "# 10 Michael Lemmel – ÖTILLÖ"

När han gick i skolan blev han lite skämtsamt kallad för "Monsieur Mats" på grund av hans förkärlek för en klassisk och elegant klädstil. Idag lever han som gårdskarl och bonde på Brattlandsgården i undersåker utanför Åre. Han är en av två tävlingsledare för ÖTILLÖ och han har en mångårig karriär som professionell multisportare och Adventure Racer bakom sig. Efter att ha tagit examen från skidskyttegymnasiet flyttade Mats till Chamonix på nittiotalet för att hänge sig åt klättring och alpinism. Där mötte han Michael Lemmel och tillsammans inledde de en mångårig karriär inom Adventure Racing med bland annat de episka tävlingarna Raid Gauloise och Eco Challenge. Idag driver de tillsammans den inte helt okända tävlingsserien ÖTILLÖ. Vi pratar om livet som bonde, om uppväxten utanför Stockholm, om att sy sina egna skidkläder för att få den rätta stilen och om flytten till Chamonix. Om Äventyrslandet, om skidalpinism, om känslan med tävlingar och om framtiden för vårt behov av utmaningar och om framtiden för ÖTILLÖ. Podcasten Husky spelas in med stöd av Holiday Club Åre och Naturkompaniet. Titta gärna på detta lilla klipp inspelat tillsammans med Fjällräven om Mats och Natashas får som är en del av deras ullprojektet. Omslagsbilden är tagen i Kirgizistan 2003 då laget kom in på en andraplats på den sista Raid Gauloise-tävlingen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael Lemmel är en av grundarna och drivande bakom Ö TILL Ö - som gått från 9 lag till hundratals lag som står i kö för att vara ett av 120 lag som får starta, och är inofficiellt VM i SwimRun samt är en budbärare för SwimRun på riktigt.  -Vem är favoritdeltagaren på Ö till Ö? -Vad ska du tänka på inför ditt SwimRun? -Varför ska du testa SwimRun?  -Målet att bygga en Världscup inom SwimRun. -Ska det finnas ett SwimRun förbund? -Är det bra cash i SwimRun? -Varför växer sporten? -I vilket land växer SwimRun fortast?  -Ambitionen att bli världsledande.  ...detta och mycket mer i podcasten #snabbanan med Michael Lemmel intervjuad av Ola Strömberg. 

Michael Lemmel en av sveriges bästa multisportare genom tiderna men nu kanske mest känd som en av två grundare till Ötilö. I intervjun får vi lära oss mycket om historiken bakom Ötillö men också kring Michaels egna mål för året. Han ger också svar på tal kring om det blir ett "öppet spår" kring Ötillö. Släpper även på en nyhet som kommer snart kring Utö samt vad han tycker om att Swimrun kan uppfattas som en machosport. Vi i Swimrunpodden åkte också på en liten utmaning på slutet.....En spännande och intressant intervju!

Den oerhört inspirerande Michael Lemmel fyllde nyligen 47 och har hunnit klara av fler äventyr, upplevelser och bedrifter än vad de flesta hinner med under en hel livstid. Hör om Michaels otroliga liv som tog honom till Chamonix via New York och Stockholm där han kom att utgöra en del av ett multisportlag som tävlade i världseliten i femton år. Längs med vägen hinner han med att introducera skidalpinism i Sverige på Keb Classic, mynta namnet "multisport" i Sverige och inte minst arrangera tävlingen Ö till ö som blir den första swimruntävlingen. Hör om deras första tävlingar i de enorma tävlingarna Raid... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.