Gilles LaFleuriel, TSR Swimrun

<p>Welcome to episode 125 of the<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/"> Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!</a></p><p>We are stoked to have Gilles LaFleuriel, founder of <a href="https://www.tsr-swimrun.com/">TSR Swimrun</a> on the show this week. Gilles does an amazing job calculating The Salamander Rankings and creates a lot of super-niche Swimrun content. As purveyors of super-niche Swimrun content ourselves, Gilles is a kindred spirit and we know that you will enjoy our conversation with him.</p><p>But first... </p><p><strong>Training Update</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.odysseyswimrun.com/casco">Ödyssey Swimrun Casco Bay</a> is 7 weeks away and we have been putting in the work in the pool, on the track, and on the trails. We’ll be getting in some Swimrun practices in the next few weeks but until then we are working on speed on land and sea/pool. </p><p><strong>Shoutout/Feats of Endurance Combo</strong></p><p>We have a very special shoutout/feats of endurance award for our friend Sarah Fergot. A few weekends ago she tackled the <a href="https://miwok100k.com/">Miwok 100</a>, a brutal 100km trail run with almost 12,000’ of elevation gain in the Marin Headlands (A.K.A. our local stomping grounds) and finished the race with just a few minutes to spare before the finishing time cutoff. This race is notorious for its tight time cutoffs and Sarah showed her mettle to get it done under the wire. Major, major kudos Sarah!</p><p>Make sure to sign up for our LTBz <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/lowtideboyz">Strava Club</a> and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for stuff.</p><p><strong>This Week in Swimrun</strong></p><p>Welcome to the LTBz news desk. </p><p>Swimrun season officially kicked off in Sweden with ÖTILLÖ <a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-uto/">Swimrun Utö</a> taking place over the weekend. The conditions were classic with chilly air temperature and just as frosty water temps. The new Sprint and World Distance courses looked hard/fun and the podiums were staked w