Mario Fraioli

<p>Welcome to episode thirty of the <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/">Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast!</a></p><p>We have the one and only <a href="https://mariofraioli.com/">Mario Fraioli</a> on the show this week. He’s an Olympic level running coach, host of <a href="https://themorningshakeout.com/">the morning shakeout</a> podcast/newsletter, and the last member of the Marin County Holy Coaching Trinity of to be interviewed for the show. (<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/coach-mike-olzinski">Mike Olzinski</a> and <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/nate-helming">Nate Helming</a> are the other two members of that crew.) More on Mario later in the show.</p><p><strong>Ötillö World Championship Update</strong></p><p>If you’ve been off the grid or just getting all your Swimrun reporting from us, then you haven’t heard that Ötillö made the tough decision to cancel this year’s World Championship. You can read more about their decision <a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/important-update-the-2020-otillo-swimrun-season/">here</a>. You can also read about how the slots are being set for the 2021 race <a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/official-statement-the-selection-process-for-otillo-the-swimrun-world-championship-2021/">here</a>. This hasn’t been without controversy but there’s no way to please everyone and we are living in unprecedented times.</p><p>In other (happier) news, <a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-engadin-world-series/">Ötillö Engadin</a> happened last weekend and it looked like it was an epic weekend in Switzerland. If you’re curious as to what the course is like, check out our <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/otillo-engadin-course-preview">course preview episode</a> and start planning for 2021!</p><p><strong>Training Update</strong></p><p>Chipper was on vacation in Lake Tahoe and enjoyed some time away from the show while swimming and running in one of the most beautiful places in California.</p><p>Chris and Sandrine teamed up to race the <a href="https://www.swi