Team Old Man Speed

<p>Welcome to episode 142 of the<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/"> Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!</a></p><p>On this episode we share our last <a href="https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-world-championship/">ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship</a>-related conversation for a while. Joining us this week are friends of the pod <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/lars-finanger">Lars Finanger</a> and <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/andy-blow-co-founder-precision-hydration">Andy Blow</a>, A.K.A. Team Old Man Speed. Like the band in Blues Brothers where a motley crew of musicians come together for one incredible show, Lars and Andy teamed up to put on a Swimrun performance. Spoiler alert: they had a great day on the archipelago a few weeks back and it was great to chat with them about how the race unfolded for them.</p><p>But first...</p><p>Training Update</p><p>Training is still in the “do what you feel like doing” stage but we foresee a mini-build coming soon for our next race, <a href="https://swimrunnc.com/">SwimrunNC</a>, taking place in just four weeks. (If you’re racing SwimrunNC, make sure to check out our <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/swimrun-nc-course-preview">course preview episode</a>.)</p><p>Shoutouts</p><p>This week we are shouting out Sheila and Team Flying Squirrels. She is Chipper’s Mother in Law and has been a die hard supporter of us since we started the show. Dare I say that no other family member has listened to as many shows as she has? Anyway, it just so happened that she was in Orcas Island this past weekend on vacation and heard that there was a Swimrun happening from Team Flying Squirrels on the ferry over. In a classic Sheila move, she asked them if they had heard about the Low Tide Boyz! Rock star!</p><p>Feats of Endurance</p><p>This week we have two Feats of Endurance winners: First, Abby Rose (a previous winner) just swam the Pailolo Channel over the weekend, an 8.4 mile swim from the island of Maui to the island of Moloka’i. Second, Steve Henn win