Swimrun Lake James Course Preview

<p>Welcome to episode 113 of the<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/"> Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!</a></p><p>In this special episode, we are sharing our course preview for <a href="https://www.trisignup.com/Race/NC/Nebo/SwimRunNCLakeJames">Swimrun Lake James</a>. This race has been on our bucket list for a while and we are super stoked to be racing it this year. We are joined in the episode by race director <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/kristen-jeno-of-swimrun-lake-james">Kristen Jeno</a>, Purple Patch coach/race director <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/john-stevens">John Stevens</a>, and Mr. Swimrun himself <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/marcus-barton">Marcus Barton</a>. So get your notepads out and enjoy listening to our breakdown of this super fun race.</p><p>Deep in the Heart of North Carolina</p><p>Swimrun Lake James takes place at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains at Lake James State Park in North Carolina and offers long and short course race distances that are full of rolling terrain and beautiful/chilly lake waters.</p><p>Getting to Lake James is pretty straight forward with several airports in the general area including Charlotte and Asheville. The race begins and ends at <a href="https://fontaflora.com/location/whippoorwill-farm/">Fonta Flora Whippoorwill Farm</a> just outside of the park entrance. Don’t let the name fool you, the race begins and ends at a local brewery called, Fonta Flora. </p><p>Course Overview(s)</p><p>The Long Course clocks in at about 4 miles of swimming and 15 miles of running. The course will have 14 run sections and 13 swim sections. The swim sections range from 20yds to 1600yds in a unique and picturesque lake setting. The run sections range from 25 meters to 7.5 miles. </p><p>The Short Course is about 2.7 miles of swimming and 10 miles of running. The course will have 8 run sections and 7 swim sections. The swim sections range from 20yds to 1300yds in a unique and picturesque lake setting. The run sections range from 25 meters to 5.5 miles