Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast

Low Tide Boyz is a dedicated swimrun show for athletes who want the practical details and the community texture in the same place. It treats the sport as wonderfully odd and technically demanding. Shoes matter because they have to run trails, drain water, grip wet rock, and survive repeated swims. Training matters because fitness is not useful if the athlete reaches race day injured or cooked. Courses matter because a lake crossing, aid station, slick descent, or forest singletrack can change the whole rhythm of a race. The show is especially strong when it turns those specifics into decisions. It tells newer athletes that a first race may not require a specialty shoe, then explains what to look for when upgrading. It talks about rest days with the same seriousness as long endurance sessions. It previews races by moving across maps, terrain, swims, climbs, waterfalls, boat launches, and aid stations. That course-minded style gives the show a lived-in feel. Interviews broaden the view beyond the two regular voices. Erika Rosenbaum brings early sport history and the story of the word swimrun. Eric Lagerstrom connects pro triathlon experience with the fiddly gear and race format of swimrun. Chrissy and Bill Lankford bring race reports from Rockman and ÖTILLÖ Öland. Dominic Lu adds a race-director view of ÖTILLÖ and world championship conditions. The show can be playful about paddles, buoys, lost swim caps, and the sport’s many small rituals. It can also slow down, as in its memorial episode for Max Andersson, where the focus becomes grief, respect, and the friendliness of the swimrun community. Low Tide Boyz works because it is both nerdy and welcoming. It assumes the details are worth caring about, then makes them easier to act on.