Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast

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We are the Löw Tide Böyz (Chipper and Chris), a Swimrun team based in Northern California and we're on a mission to help grow the sport of Swimrun in the United States while striving to make it as accessible, inclusive, and diverse as possible. On our podcast we share our love for the new-ish sport of Swimrun and interview race directors, athletes, and other cool people in the space all the while chronicling our own training and racing adventures and having as much fun as possible in the process.

Henrik Forssell, A.K.A. The Swimrun Pappa
#221
Yesterday at 7:00 AM

Welcome to episode 221 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’ve got a great “feel good” episode for everyone this week. Joining us from Stockholm is our friend Henrik Forssell, a.k.a., The Swimrun Pappa. It was great to have him on the podcast to chat about all things Swimrun and his remarkable Swimrun streak.

But first…

Training Update

Training for ÖTILLÖ Whistler will begin in earnest in about a month but until then we’re swimming, running, and hitting the gym in regular intervals. 

Shoutout<...


ÖTILLÖ Whistler Course Preview
#220
03/21/2024

Welcome to episode 220 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’re super stoked to share another course preview episode this week. Joining us to discuss all things ÖTILLÖ Whistler is Race Director Dale Tiessen. We are very excited for another Swimrun in our time zone and can’t wait to share all the details on what is sure to be a magical Swimrun experience.

But first…

Training Update

The training continues. Chris has another mountain 50k in 3 weeks but after that it’s officially Swimrun training mode as we g...


Studland Swimrun Course Preview
#219
03/14/2024

Welcome to episode 219 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’ve got a great one for everyone this week! Joining us from England to talk about the inaugural Studland Swimrun is race director David Trehane. This race is a labor of love by someone who loves Swimrun as much as we do. We do a deep dive on the newest event to hit the U.K. Swimrun calendar with a course overview/tourism bureau advertisement and so much more.

But first…

Training Update

Haven’t shared a traini...


2024 USA Swimrun Season Preview
#218
03/07/2024

Welcome to episode 218 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’re trying something new this week and will be sharing all the Swimrun events taking place (and our annotated thoughts) on this year’s US race calendar. There are a ton of races happening and we’re here for it! Obviously you should sign up for as many races as you can.

Enjoy!

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That’s it for this week’s show. 

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5 Tips for the Best Team Swimrun Experience Ever
#217
02/29/2024

Welcome to episode 217 of the show. 

Partners month 2024 concludes this week with Chipper and Chris pontificating about our top 5 tips for the best Team Swimrun Experience Ever! We’ve combed our deep archive of show guests and will share our favorite wisdom nuggets on the whole partners thing…our favorite aspect of Swimrun. Be sure to check out our previous partners Swimrun 101 episodes 4 and 111. 

Enjoy!

5 Tips for the Best Team Swimrun Experience Ever

Get aligned on goalsLean into each other’s strengthsWork as a teamEmbrace the adventure/ups and downsRemind yourselves that this is...


Team TBD
#216
02/22/2024

Welcome to episode 216 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

Partners month 2024 continues this week with a new team formed for one righteous purpose: to race this year’s edition of ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship. Joining us in Studio G this week are our dear friends Addison Nuding and Phil Saenkov, A.K.A. Team “TBD.” In this conversation we chatted about how the team came together, how they are planning on training from afar, and what their goals are for the experience. We talk a lot on this show about the importance...


Team The Kalamanders
#215
02/15/2024

Welcome to episode 215 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We have an awesome show for everyone this week. Joining us to share their ÖTILLÖ story is Anna and Ben, A.K.A., The Kalamanders. Their unique journey to and at the 2023 ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship is as inspiring as it was awesome. We totally loved this conversation and know that you will too!

Enjoy!

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Team Mamaaboyz
#214
02/08/2024

Welcome to episode 214 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

Happy Swimrun Christmas everybody! Fresh off the news that they qualified for the 2024 ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun Championship we welcome to the show our friends Pete and Jarett, A.K.A., Team MamaaBoyz. We had a fun conversation about their brief but epic Swimrun journey and we got their thoughts on the additional epicness that this year will hold in store for them.

Enjoy!

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That’s it for this week’s show. 

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Team Feel The Byrn
#213
02/01/2024

Welcome to episode 213 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

In this episode we are kicking off our fourth annual Partners Month where we feature one of our favorite parts of Swimrun: the partner aspect. Kicking things off this year is the father and son duo of Team Feel The Byrn, A.K.A. Axel and Gordo Byrn. If the name Gordo sounds familiar, well it should! We spoke with Gordo back in Episode 138 and he is a wealth of knowledge on all things endurance training…and parenting. This was an awesome conversation and...


Swimrun Troll Enez
#212
01/25/2024

Welcome to episode 212 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

In this week’s episode we dive into our long bucket list of Swimrun events that we want to participate in and take you with us (figuratively) to the Gulf of Morbihan and present to you the award winning Swimrun Troll Enez. Co-race directors Laura, Renan, and Jocelyn join to tell us all about this amazing event.

But first…

Training Update

We’re STILL in the “building consistency” stage of training and STILL trying to be better at incorpora...