Matt Dixon

<p>Welcome to episode 169 of the<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/"> Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!</a></p><p>We are graced by greatness this week on the show! Joining us is the legendary triathlon coach and founder of <a href="https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/">Purple Patch Fitness</a>, Matt Dixon. We’re serious…he’s our guest this week! This was an awesome conversation about training, life and balance and we can’t wait to share it with you.</p><p>But first…</p><p>Training Update</p><p>Queue the air horn! Chris is back in the pool! It wasn’t pretty but it’s safe to say that the Böyz are back to our regularly scheduled training!</p><p>Shoutout</p><p>Our shoutout this week goes out to Andy Scherding. (Keep this name in mind for later in the show) He recently donated to our Wild Swimrun Wild Youth Initiative fundraiser and we really appreciate his support to help get more women and girls into the sport of Swimrun!</p><p>Wisdom Nugget of the Week</p><p>“Always do what you are afraid to do.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson</p><p>Feats of Endurance</p><p>This week’s winner is Tony Portillo. He ran the Hat 50k in Maryland over the weekend in what he self-described as “gloriously muddy conditions” plus took over an hour and twenty minutes off of his 50k PB. Strong work Tony!</p><p>Bonus award to friend of the pod Will Ramsey for running the Terrapin Mountain 50k a few weeks ago. It was a beastly looking course with over 7,000” of climbing over the 31 miles. Way to be!</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>This Week in Swimrun</p><p>Before we get to the news we have a special race director report from our friend and  Race Director of <a href="https://www.exswimrun.se/">EX Swimrun</a> Nicolas Roman with a preview of their 2023 events.</p><p>Now for the “news.”</p><p>In the bummer department, on our last TWIS we shared a new race announcement for <a href="https://swimrunwhistler.com/">Sw