Jon Littlewood, Breca Swimrun

Welcome to episode 182 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!

We’ve got a great show this week that showcases one of the things that we like to see most, namely, new Swimrun races!! Joining us in Studio G to discuss the revival of Breca Swimrun is none other than Swimrun Evangelist and new Race Director Jon Littlewood. We are stoked to share this exclusive conversation about Breca Swimrun 2.0 and the new Breca Urban X series.

But first…

Training Update

Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay is almost here and we’ve reached the “hay is in the barn” stage of training and we are super stoked for our first event of the year!

Shoutout

This past weekend Chris was in SoCal on vacation and met up with Team Cali-Coed and some Tower 26 folks for a Swimrun in Marina del Rey. Thank you to Liza, Mike, Chris and the rest of the crew for the hospitality and once again confirming that the greatest thing about Swimrun is the community!

Feats of Endurance

This week’s winner is Emily Zelik. She crushed a 2 hour pool swim (starting in the afternoon!) as she prepares for ÖTILLÖ in September. Emily will be racing with friend of the pod, Philip Saenkov.

Make sure to sign up for our LTBz Strava Club and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.

Wisdom Nugget of the Week

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. –William James

Show Business

We have a bunch of Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay activities coming up: Patreon Brunch on Saturday, July 8th at 10:00am; then a shakeout Swimrun with Envol Swimrun at noon at East End Beach; and Finally, on July 9th, we will still be hosting our Third Annual Post-Race Party at 6pm at Brickyard Hollow located at 9 Commercial Street close to the ferry terminal.

By the way, if you’re racing Casco Bay in a few weeks make sure to check out our bonus course preview episode that is out now so you can be as prepared as possible for the adventure!

Jon Littlewood, Breca Swimrun 2.0

It was fun to have Jon back on the show. To say that he’s super stoked on Swimrun would be an understatement. Few people are working as hard to spread the good word about Swimrun to the masses and in this conversation we chatted about his latest venture: resurrecting Breca Swimrun and creating the new Breca Urban X series. This episode is overflowing with good Swimrun vibes. Enjoy!

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That’s it for this week’s show.

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- Chip and Chris