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Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast

Erika Rosenbaum

Martina Johansson

Adam Skolnick

Nate Helming

John Stevens

Sofi Fahrman

Susanne Dalsätt

Johan Steene

Renata Chlumska

Gerry Rodrigues

Mario Fraioli

Joe Friel

Lars Finanger

Bonnie Tsui

Mikael Lindnord

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Welcome to episode sixty-six of the Low Tide Boyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We’re super stoked to have George Bjälkemo and Pontus Lindberg back on the show this week to chat about the film All the Way: The Making of Swimrun Champions. We think G &amp; P are great and it was fun to connect with them.More on this interview later in the show.But before we get too far into this episode, this seems like a good time to announce that our first event of our “media company” LTBz Productions, is happening on Sunday, April 11th at 3:00PM EST. We will be hosting an Encore Premiere of All the Way for the U.S. audience that missed the Premiere a few weeks ago. Special guests G &amp; P will be on after the film for a Q&amp;A with the audience. Head over to lowtideboyz.com/alltheway for all the details.Training UpdateTraining continues and we’ve been seeing a lot of improvement thanks to the swim coaching we’ve been getting from Tower26. If anyone is looking to give their swim training a jolt of energy, we definitely recommend their program. Swimrun practices are on the horizon and we’ll be heading back to Lake Sonoma for the first (of hopefully many) Swimrun adventures there. If you want to hear more about Tower26 check our episodes with Gerry Rodrigues, Founder of Tower 26, and Emma-Kate Lidbury and AMA style interview with Tower 26 coaches Megan Melgaard and Jim LubinskShoutoutsWe have a shoutout-heavy episode this week so let’s get right to it. First, a big shoutout to Helene for her generous donation to our fundraiser for Wild Swimrun’s Wild Youth Initiative. If you heard last week’s episode then you know that we’ve raised enough funds for a second woman or girl to attend one of their amazing camps but we’re not satisfied with that. With Helene’s help, we’ve got a jump start on getting a third scholarship funded. You can donate to Wild Swimrun at lowtideboyz.com.Next up, we have a combo shoutout for a great training crew from North Carolina. A group of eight of them are doing their first Swimrun at Lake James in a few weeks. (They were supposed to do the race last year to celebrate Chris’s 60th birthday, but COVID.) So best of luck Chris (and Happy 61st Birthday), Bob, Al, Bobby, Ryan, Kristen, Brian, and Bernard. Thanks for listening to the show and prepare to have an awesome time at Lake James! Finally, we wanted to give an extra special shoutout to Trista Mennen. She was recently selected to be a Wild Swimrun Ambassador and we can’t think of a better person to represent the inclusive spirit of Swimrun and the mission of Wild Swimrun to get more women and girls into the sport. Her enthusiasm is infectious and she’s personally gotten a small army of people to get super stoked on Swimrun. Thank you for everything that you’ve done and will do for the sport.Feats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is none other than Chipper’s brother, Michael. Chipper has been working on getting him super stoked on Swimrun and it’s working! Keep it up “Little Chipper!”Bonus awards this week go to Bronwen and Greg from Team Boston Wet Sox for posting workouts while on their recent vacation to Puerto Rico. They ran in Chris’s hometown and swam in the ancestral waters (Ocean Park) where he learned to swim.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 couple of updates to share this week.ÖTILLÖ announced that all of their 2021 events are open for registration on raceid.com. We are already registered for Catalina so come join us. If you need more incentive than just hanging out with us in the back of the field...early bird registration is happening until April 13th so sign up early to save money.Ladies, save the dates of May 15-16 for the next Wild Swimrun camp called Wild Day at Utö. Pretty sure everyone can figure out where the camp is being held. There’s more info on that coming soon so sign up for the Wild Swimrun newsletter to be the first to hear all the details.The next registration price increases for Ödyssey Swimrun events Mackinac Island, Swimrun Ludington, and Swimrun Austin are happening on April 14th at midnight so make sure to sign up soon if you want to race AND save some money. Our sources (the Internet) tell us that Mackinac Island is already 50% sold out so let the FOMO take over and sign up soon! 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 latest episode of Gear Talk with The Swimrun Labs is out. We do a full review of the Ark Sports KORP Wetsuit so check it out wherever you’re already listening to podcasts and stuff.Speaking of gear, we were sitting in the idea lab (Chipper’s garage) and came up with something to help everyone buy, sell, or swag new and used gear. Check out our Swimrun Swapmeet Facebook Group and help find your used gear a new loving home.Finally, mark your calendars to join us on Sunday, April 11th at 3:00 PM EST for an Encore Premiere of All the Way: The Making of Swimrun Champions for the U.S. audience that missed the World Premiere a few weeks ago. We will have a live Q&amp;A with George and Pontus after the film. Head over to lowtideboyz.com/alltheway for all the details.This Week’s InterviewWe were super stoked to have George and Pontus back on the show to chat about the film All the Way. We discussed a lot of scenes from the film and dove deeper into their training for the World Championship, their positive attitude, and their relationship as friends and partners. We’ve said this before, but they are great ambassadors for Swimrun and they are really easy to root for.You can follow G and P on Instagram here and here and their Kraken Swimrun training and fika (coffee) crew here.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 sixty-six of the<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Low Tide Boyz - A Swimrun Podcast!</a>We’re super stoked to have George Bjälkemo and Pontus Lindberg back on the show this week to chat about the film All the Way: The Making of Swimrun Champions. We think G &amp; P are great and it was fun to connect with them.More on this interview later in the show.But before we get too far into this episode, this seems like a good time to announce that our first event of our “media company” LTBz Productions, is happening on Sunday, April 11th at 3:00PM EST. We will be hosting an Encore Premiere of All the Way for the U.S. audience that missed the Premiere a few weeks ago. Special guests G &amp; P will be on after the film for a Q&amp;A with the audience. Head over to <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/alltheway" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lowtideboyz.com/alltheway</a> for all the details.Training UpdateTraining continues and we’ve been seeing a lot of improvement thanks to the swim coaching we’ve been getting from <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/gerry-rodrigues-amp-emma-kate-lidbury" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tower26</a>. If anyone is looking to give their swim training a jolt of energy, we definitely recommend their program. Swimrun practices are on the horizon and we’ll be heading back to Lake Sonoma for the first (of hopefully many) Swimrun adventures there. If you want to hear more about Tower26 check our episodes with <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/gerry-rodrigues-amp-emma-kate-lidbury" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gerry Rodrigues, Founder of Tower 26, and Emma-Kate Lidbury</a> and AMA style interview with <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/ama-1-with-tower-26-coaches-megan-and-jim" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tower 26 coaches Megan Melgaard and Jim Lubinsk</a>ShoutoutsWe have a shoutout-heavy episode this week so let’s get right to it. First, a big shoutout to Helene for her generous donation to our fundraiser for <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/wild-swimrun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wild Swimrun</a>’s Wild Youth Initiative. If you heard last week’s episode then you know that we’ve raised enough funds for a second woman or girl to attend one of their amazing camps but we’re not satisfied with that. With Helene’s help, we’ve got a jump start on getting a third scholarship funded. You can donate to Wild Swimrun at <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lowtideboyz.com</a>.Next up, we have a combo shoutout for a great training crew from North Carolina. A group of eight of them are doing their first Swimrun at <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/kristen-jeno-of-swimrun-lake-james" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lake James</a> in a few weeks. (They were supposed to do the race last year to celebrate Chris’s 60th birthday, but COVID.) So best of luck Chris (and Happy 61st Birthday), Bob, Al, Bobby, Ryan, Kristen, Brian, and Bernard. Thanks for listening to the show and prepare to have an awesome time at Lake James! Finally, we wanted to give an extra special shoutout to <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/team-adorkable" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trista Mennen</a>. She was recently selected to be a Wild Swimrun Ambassador and we can’t think of a better person to represent the inclusive spirit of Swimrun and the mission of <a href="https://www.wildwomenswimrun.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wild Swimrun</a> to get more women and girls into the sport. Her enthusiasm is infectious and she’s personally gotten a small army of people to get super stoked on Swimrun. Thank you for everything that you’ve done and will do for the sport.Feats of EnduranceThis week’s winner is none other than Chipper’s brother, Michael. Chipper has been working on getting him super stoked on Swimrun and it’s working! Keep it up “Little Chipper!”Bonus awards this week go to Bronwen and Greg from Team Boston Wet Sox for posting workouts while on their recent vacation to Puerto Rico. They ran in Chris’s hometown and swam in the ancestral waters (<a href="https://sanjuanpuertorico.com/ocean-park-beach-san-juan-puerto-rico/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ocean Park</a>) where he learned to swim.Make sure to join the <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/lowtideboyz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LTBz Strava Club</a> and get inspired by your fellow Swimrunners as they train all over the world.This Week in Swimrun (Powered by<a href="https://raceid.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Raceid.com</a>)We have a couple of updates to share this week.<a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ÖTILLÖ</a> announced that all of their 2021 events are open for registration on <a href="https://raceid.com/en/races?q=%C3%96till%C3%96&amp;view=grid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">raceid.com</a>. We are already registered for <a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-catalina-world-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catalina</a> so come join us. If you need more incentive than just hanging out with us in the back of the field...early bird registration is happening until April 13th so sign up early to save money.Ladies, save the dates of May 15-16 for the next Wild Swimrun camp called <a href="https://www.wildwomenswimrun.com/camps/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wild Day at Utö</a>. Pretty sure everyone can figure out where the camp is being held. There’s more info on that coming soon so sign up for the Wild Swimrun <a href="https://www.wildwomenswimrun.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">newsletter</a> to be the first to hear all the details.The next registration price increases for <a href="https://www.odysseyswimrun.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ödyssey Swimrun</a> events <a href="https://www.odysseyswimrun.com/mackinac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mackinac Island</a>, <a href="https://www.odysseyswimrun.com/ludington" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swimrun Ludington</a>, and <a href="https://www.odysseyswimrun.com/austin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swimrun Austin</a> are happening on April 14th at midnight so make sure to sign up soon if you want to race AND save some money. Our sources (the Internet) tell us that Mackinac Island is already 50% sold out so let the FOMO take over and sign up soon! 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 latest episode of <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/gear-reviews/ark-sports-korp-swimrun-wetsuit-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gear Talk</a> with The <a href="https://swimrunlabs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swimrun Labs</a> is out. We do a full review of the <a href="https://www.arksports.com/en-int/ark-korp-mens/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ark Sports KORP Wetsuit</a> so check it out wherever you’re already listening to podcasts and stuff.Speaking of gear, we were sitting in the idea lab (Chipper’s garage) and came up with something to help everyone buy, sell, or swag new and used gear. Check out our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/swimrunswapmeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swimrun Swapmeet Facebook Group</a> and help find your used gear a new loving home.Finally, mark your calendars to join us on Sunday, April 11th at 3:00 PM EST for an Encore Premiere of All the Way: The Making of Swimrun Champions for the U.S. audience that missed the World Premiere a few weeks ago. We will have a live Q&amp;A with George and Pontus after the film. Head over to <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/alltheway" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lowtideboyz.com/alltheway</a> for all the details.This Week’s InterviewWe were super stoked to have George and Pontus back on the show to chat about the film All the Way. We discussed a lot of scenes from the film and dove deeper into their training for the World Championship, their positive attitude, and their relationship as friends and partners. We’ve said this before, but they are great ambassadors for Swimrun and they are really easy to root for.You can follow G and P on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/georgebjalkemo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tripontus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and their Kraken Swimrun training and <a href="https://www.swedishfood.com/fika" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fika</a> (coffee) crew <a href="https://www.instagram.com/krakenswimrun/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Löw Tide Böyz</a>, 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<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/low-tide-boyz/id1492397139" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcast</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6cYUWtzdzvBKBt23p3iocE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify</a>, and<a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9heEZ5M1c5Ng%3D%3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google Podcast</a>. You can also follow our meme page on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelowtideboyz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Instagram</a>. Email us at lowtideboyz@gmail.com with any feedback and/or suggestions. Finally, you can support us on<a href="https://www.patreon.com/lowtideboyz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a>…if you feel so inclined.

George Bjälkemo and Pontus Lindberg

Welcome to episode thirty-six of the Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast!On the show this week we are talking with George Bjälkemo and Pontus Lindberg of Kraken Swimrun to chat about their epic 3-day Swimrun Adventure covering the entire Stockholm Archipelago. Yes, you heard that right. A total distance of 242km while traversing 79 islands in just 42 hours! George and Pontus are also the reigning Ötillö World Champs and just super cool dudes. More on all this later in the show.  Training UpdateOur training plans are ramping up now that we are just two months away from Ödyssey Swimrun Austin race on November 8, 2020. There will be lots of Swimrunning in the near future as we dial in our technique after not racing since early March.A quick reminder that we want to see you at the race with us! We’ll be the guys in the back of the race. Need some added incentive? Use the code LOWTIDEBOYZ and save 25% of your entry. Shout OutsThis week we’re shouting out Justin. We’ve known Justin for years and he got hooked on Swimrun at the Sprint distance race at Ötillö Catalina. He sent us some lovely feedback on the show and we really appreciate him taking the time to do that.Feats of Endurance Weekly AwardOur award this week goes out to Nuno. He raced Swimrun Zêzere over the weekend and it did nothing to help our FOMO for not being able to be there are chatting with the race director last week.Congrats and thanks for being part of our Strava Club community.This Week in SwimrunA lot of folks were riding the good vibes from the Ötillö Sprint Final 15k race in Utö and jumped into races this past weekend.Västerås Swimrun took place in Björnön, Sweden. The race was capped at 150 participants and similar to other events in Sweden, the race started in waves of 50 athletes at a time. Apparently, they had two Djs on the course blasting beats! There were some pretty funny team names as well including “Team Cold Soups and Abrasions,” “Team Half Decent Sea Lions,” “Team Latina Lovers,” and our personal favorite “Team Chips on the Couch &amp; Cream on the Waffle.” (Honorable mention: “Team Earth, Wind &amp; Water”)Breca Jersey went down on Saturday on the island of Jersey. Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands located between England and France. This 20K race looked very epic based on our in-depth Instagram research. Dare I say that this race has been added to our already very long bucket list.Finally, Zêzere Swimrun looked like a blast on the Zêzere River in Portugal. The event had two distances: Standard (31k) and Sprint (14.7k). We had Race Director Bruno Safara on the show last week and we can’t help but root for him as he grows the sport in Portugal.We’re pretty sure that we may have missed some events. Send us an email at lowtideboyz@gmail.com and tip us off if there’s a race that you are doing and we’ll do our best to include it.LTBz UpdatesOur latest column in Triathlete Magazine, “What’s the best ‘Full Spec’ Swimrun Kit?,” is out on the digital newsstands now! Check it out and let us know if you agree with our choices for the best top of the line kit choices in all the main categories. We got some new merch in the works so make sure that you check out our website for the latest in LTBz apparel and stickers. InterviewThe interview this week is just epic. George Bjälkemo and Pontus Lindberg of Kraken Swimrun are reigning World Champs and elite athletes. You would think that would be enough to get them on the show. We didn’t even talk to them about that because they came on to talk about their journey traversing the entire Stockholm Archipelago. This conversation is all about how they decided that since the Otillo World Championship wasn’t happening this year that they would embark on an “Ultra Swimrun Adventure.” And what an adventure it was! We chatted with them about how they came up with the idea, why they decided to do this, how the event almost got derailed because they couldn’t find a boat driver, and finally, we get their “race report” breakdown on how each day went. This interview covered a lot of ground (figuratively for us) and hearing from George and Pontus about this feat was a lot of fun.Here’s a detailed breakdown of their Kraken Ultra Swimrun Adventure’s stats:They started in Arholma at dawn on Friday 28 August and reached Landsort at dusk on Sunday 30 August, covering in tot: 242 km (150 miles), 79 islands, in 42 hrs.Stage 1: Arholma-Landsort, 12 hrs, 80 km (16,000 m swim/ 64 km run) [49.7 miles total], 32 islands. Longest swim 1,500 m (Ålandet-Gåsö) and longest run 10,5 km (Yxlan).Stage 2: Möja-Ornö, 15 hrs, 86 km (8,700 m swim/77,3 km run) [53.4 miles total], 22 islands.Longest swim 1,400 m (The ”Pig swim”) and longest run 18,5 km (Ornö).Stage 3: Ornö-Landsort, 15 hrs, 76 km (13,700 m swim/ 62,3 km run) [47.2 miles total], 25 islands Longest swim 6,130 m (Danzige Gatt) and longest run 13,8 km (Utö).There were a lot of people and sponsors that came together to help make this adventure be successful. Here’s a shoutout to everyone that was involved:The Boat Driver:Pehr WestmanThe Kraken Swimrun Crew:Thomas OganderPär KristofferssonJoakim AxelssonFredrik ÅströmKrinstin LarssonAnnika EricssonLudvig MyrenbergFredrik GranströmSponsors:HEAD SwimmingAddnatureClif Bar SwedenCarlys NaturalYou can follow Kraken Swimrun on Instagram to get an entire visual chronicle of their journey.Our buddy Herbert Krabel at Slowtwitch also had a great write up about this adventure, so be sure to check that out as well!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 thirty-six of the <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast!</a>On the show this week we are talking with George Bjälkemo and Pontus Lindberg of Kraken Swimrun to chat about their epic 3-day Swimrun Adventure covering the entire Stockholm Archipelago. Yes, you heard that right. A total distance of 242km while traversing 79 islands in just 42 hours! George and Pontus are also the reigning Ötillö World Champs and just super cool dudes. More on all this later in the show.  Training UpdateOur training plans are ramping up now that we are just two months away from <a href="https://www.odysseyswimrun.com/austin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ödyssey Swimrun Austin</a> race on November 8, 2020. There will be lots of Swimrunning in the near future as we dial in our technique after not racing since early March.A quick reminder that we want to see you at the race with us! We’ll be the guys in the back of the race. Need some added incentive? Use the code LOWTIDEBOYZ and save 25% of your entry. Shout OutsThis week we’re shouting out Justin. We’ve known Justin for years and he got hooked on Swimrun at the Sprint distance race at <a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/race_category/catalina/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ötillö Catalina</a>. He sent us some lovely feedback on the show and we really appreciate him taking the time to do that.Feats of Endurance Weekly AwardOur award this week goes out to Nuno. He raced Swimrun Zêzere over the weekend and it did nothing to help our FOMO for not being able to be there are chatting with the race director last week.Congrats and thanks for being part of our <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/lowtideboyz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strava Club</a> community.This Week in SwimrunA lot of folks were riding the good vibes from the <a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-final-15k/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ötillö Sprint Final 15k race</a> in Utö and jumped into races this past weekend.<a href="https://xn--vstersswimrun-bfbt.se/butik/bjorno-orginalloppet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Västerås Swimrun</a> took place in Björnön, Sweden. The race was capped at 150 participants and similar to other events in Sweden, the race started in waves of 50 athletes at a time. Apparently, they had two Djs on the course blasting beats! There were some pretty funny team names as well including “Team Cold Soups and Abrasions,” “Team Half Decent Sea Lions,” “Team Latina Lovers,” and our personal favorite “Team Chips on the Couch &amp; Cream on the Waffle.” (Honorable mention: “Team Earth, Wind &amp; Water”)<a href="https://www.brecaswimrun.com/breca-jersey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breca Jersey</a> went down on Saturday on the island of Jersey. Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands located between England and France. This 20K race looked very epic based on our in-depth Instagram research. Dare I say that this race has been added to our already very long bucket list.Finally, <a href="https://en.swimrunportugal.com/zezere" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zêzere Swimrun</a> looked like a blast on the Zêzere River in Portugal. The event had two distances: Standard (31k) and Sprint (14.7k). We had Race Director <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/bruno-safara-of-swimrun-portugal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bruno Safara</a> on the show last week and we can’t help but root for him as he grows the sport in Portugal.We’re pretty sure that we may have missed some events. Send us an email at <a href="mailto:lowtideboyz@gmail.com">lowtideboyz@gmail.com</a> and tip us off if there’s a race that you are doing and we’ll do our best to include it.LTBz UpdatesOur latest column in Triathlete Magazine, “<a href="https://www.triathlete.com/gear/whats-the-best-full-spec-swimrun-kit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What’s the best ‘Full Spec’ Swimrun Kit?</a>,” is out on the digital newsstands now! Check it out and let us know if you agree with our choices for the best top of the line kit choices in all the main categories. We got some new merch in the works so make sure that you check out our <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> for the latest in LTBz apparel and stickers. InterviewThe interview this week is just epic. George Bjälkemo and Pontus Lindberg of Kraken Swimrun are reigning World Champs and elite athletes. You would think that would be enough to get them on the show. We didn’t even talk to them about that because they came on to talk about their journey traversing the entire Stockholm Archipelago. This conversation is all about how they decided that since the Otillo World Championship wasn’t happening this year that they would embark on an “Ultra Swimrun Adventure.” And what an adventure it was! We chatted with them about how they came up with the idea, why they decided to do this, how the event almost got derailed because they couldn’t find a boat driver, and finally, we get their “race report” breakdown on how each day went. This interview covered a lot of ground (figuratively for us) and hearing from George and Pontus about this feat was a lot of fun.Here’s a detailed breakdown of their Kraken Ultra Swimrun Adventure’s stats:They started in Arholma at dawn on Friday 28 August and reached Landsort at dusk on Sunday 30 August, covering in tot: 242 km (150 miles), 79 islands, in 42 hrs.Stage 1: Arholma-Landsort, 12 hrs, 80 km (16,000 m swim/ 64 km run) [49.7 miles total], 32 islands. Longest swim 1,500 m (Ålandet-Gåsö) and longest run 10,5 km (Yxlan).Stage 2: Möja-Ornö, 15 hrs, 86 km (8,700 m swim/77,3 km run) [53.4 miles total], 22 islands.Longest swim 1,400 m (The ”Pig swim”) and longest run 18,5 km (Ornö).Stage 3: Ornö-Landsort, 15 hrs, 76 km (13,700 m swim/ 62,3 km run) [47.2 miles total], 25 islands Longest swim 6,130 m (Danzige Gatt) and longest run 13,8 km (Utö).There were a lot of people and sponsors that came together to help make this adventure be successful. Here’s a shoutout to everyone that was involved:The Boat Driver:Pehr WestmanThe Kraken Swimrun Crew:Thomas OganderPär KristofferssonJoakim AxelssonFredrik ÅströmKrinstin LarssonAnnika EricssonLudvig MyrenbergFredrik GranströmSponsors:HEAD SwimmingAddnatureClif Bar SwedenCarlys NaturalYou can follow Kraken Swimrun on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/krakenswimrun/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to get an entire visual chronicle of their journey.Our buddy <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/herbert-krabel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Herbert Krabel at Slowtwitch</a> also had a <a href="https://www.slowtwitch.com/News/The_Making_of_an_Incredible_Challenge_7760.html?utm_source=lowtideboyz&amp;utm_medium=site&amp;utm_campaign=kraken" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">great write up about this adventure</a>, so be sure to check that out as well!That’s it for this week’s show. 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George Bjälkemo & Pontus Lindberg of Kraken Swimrun

Är de på riktigt? Hur orkar de? Hur sjutton hinner de? Det är några väldigt vanliga frågor som dyker upp när man pratar om det passionerade swimrunparet Helena och George Bjälkemo. I den här energifyllda intervjun får du veta hur de gör för att lyckas bolla heltidsjobb och två små barn med elitträning som bland annat har resulterat i en vinst i det som har kallats världens tuffaste endagstävling: Ötillö. Massvis med smarta life hacks, många skratt och en massa träningsinspiration utlovas! . Dessutom: i slutet av det här programmet får du lyssna på ett smakprov ur det senaste avsnittet av Hälsa kommer inifrån, en helt ny podd om hälsa från kunskapsföretaget Holistic – med mig som programledare. Den här gången möter jag Anders Lönedal och pratar om det som ofta kallas ”det bortglömda systemet": lymfsystemet. Visste du att det bekämpar infektioner och är livsviktigt för immunsystemet? Eller att det transporterar näring till kroppens celler? Riktigt intressant, så missa inte! Här kan du lyssna på avsnittet i sin helhet. . Avsnittet presenteras i samarbete med Holistic. . Följ Maratonpodden på Facebook Följ Maratonpodden på Instagram Vill du lyssna reklamfritt? Då är du välkommen till Maratonpodden+. Det kostar 23 kronor i månaden plus moms (29 SEK ink moms) och du kan självklart avsluta din prenumeration när du vill. Läs mer här: https://plus.acast.com/s/maratonpodden.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Är de på riktigt? Hur orkar de? Hur sjutton hinner de? Det är några väldigt vanliga frågor som dyker upp när man pratar om det passionerade swimrunparet Helena och George Bjälkemo. I den här energifyllda intervjun får du veta hur de gör för att lyckas bolla heltidsjobb och två små barn med elitträning som bland annat har resulterat i en vinst i det som har kallats världens tuffaste endagstävling: Ötillö. Massvis med smarta life hacks, många skratt och en massa träningsinspiration utlovas! . Dessutom: i slutet av det här programmet får du lyssna på ett smakprov ur det senaste avsnittet av <a href="https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1463395736/halsa-kommer-inifran/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hälsa kommer inifrån</a>, en helt ny podd om hälsa från kunskapsföretaget Holistic – med mig som programledare. Den här gången möter jag Anders Lönedal och pratar om det som ofta kallas ”det bortglömda systemet": lymfsystemet. Visste du att det bekämpar infektioner och är livsviktigt för immunsystemet? Eller att det transporterar näring till kroppens celler? Riktigt intressant, så missa inte! <a href="https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1463395736/halsa-kommer-inifran/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Här</a> kan du lyssna på avsnittet i sin helhet. . Avsnittet presenteras i samarbete med <a href="http://www.holistic.se/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holistic</a>. . <a href="https://www.facebook.com/maratonpodden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Följ Maratonpodden på Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maratonpodden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Följ Maratonpodden på Instagram</a> Vill du lyssna reklamfritt? Då är du välkommen till Maratonpodden+. Det kostar 23 kronor i månaden plus moms (29 SEK ink moms) och du kan självklart avsluta din prenumeration när du vill. Läs mer här: <a href="https://plus.acast.com/s/maratonpodden" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://plus.acast.com/s/maratonpodden</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

#161: Helena & George Bjälkemo, one night stand som blev livets swimrunkärlek