3-Time World Champion Adriel Young

<p>Welcome to episode 102 of the<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/"> Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!</a></p><p>This week we have the 3-time ÖTILLÖ World Champion Adriel Young on the show. For those who don’t know Adriel, he’s a Swimrunner whose legend is being written as we speak…and also happens to be one of the nicest guys in the sport. We caught up with him at the start of his holiday and had a great chat.</p><p>But first... </p><p><strong>Training Update</strong></p><p>The end of the off-season is nigh! It’s almost time to start getting back to work for our build to <a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/race_category/catalina/">ÖTILLÖ Catalina</a> and we predict a lot of steep hill work in our near future.</p><p><strong>Shoutouts</strong></p><p>This week we’re shouting out our newest member on Patreon, Molly Erker. Thank you so much for the support. We really, really, really appreciate it!</p><p>Speaking of Patreon…we are going to start beefing up our engagement on that platform for our super fans. Starting in a few weeks we will start hosting quarterly virtual meetups on Zoom, set up webinars with coaches, race directors and other personalities in the Swimrun space, give phat discounts on LTBz swag, and do random giveaways throughout the year. Really we’re just trying to give back more to the folks that help us keep the lights on. Want some of that action? Go to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lowtideboyz">patreon.com/lowtideboyz</a> to learn more.</p><p><strong>Feats of Endurance</strong></p><p>This week’s award goes to Simrranvier Rana from Thailand. Sim is our first Strava Club member from Thailand and he’s planning on doing his first Swimrun next year.</p><p>Check out and join our <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/lowtideboyz">Strava Club</a> and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for Swimruns and life.</p><p><strong>This Week In Swimrun</strong></p><p>We have a short update this week.</p><p>A friendly reminder that the registration window is now open for teams seeking to race <a hr