John Duquette, CEO of blueseventy

<p>Welcome to episode twenty of the <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/">Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast!</a></p><p>On this week’s show we have the CEO of <a href="https://www.blueseventy.com/">blueseventy</a>, John Duquette. We had a great conversation about the brand and their expansion into swimrun.</p><p>For shout outs this week we are saying hi to Sossi! She’s a Bay Area swimmer and former triathlete that is a big fan of the show. She recently reached out to Chris to let him know that there was a swimrun team (in <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/gear-reviews/blueseventy-alliance-swimrun-wetsuit-review">blueseventy Alliance swimrun wetsuits </a>incidentally) training at Aquatic Park. While we appreciate the intel it was made funnier by two other of our friends letting us know that they saw a team out there on the same day! This week is also her birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOSSI!</p><p>Training continues this week with Chipper starting to ramp back up on volume and Chris keeps reliving the glory days with a lot of volume of running, cycling and cross-training. Make sure to join our <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/lowtideboyz">strava club</a> to follow along with our workouts and other LTBz fans.</p><p>Now for this week’s interview. We were lucky to get a chance to talk to John about the history of blueseventy and their development of their <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/gear-reviews/blueseventy-alliance-swimrun-wetsuit-review">swimrun wetsuit</a>.</p><p>John Duquette started racing triathlon in 1999 and since then has competed in multisport, running and cycling races all over the world. After working at a Seattle running store for 7 years he joined the team at blueseventy in 2007. In 2015 he was named CEO and purchased the brand in 2017. After 20 years in the endurance space he’s seen and experienced enough to tell stories well past last call in the local pub. While he still enjoys racing his mountain bike his primary focus now is making sure his two children develop a love for the outdoors and making su