Marcus Barton's guest appearances

Marcus Barton

Lost in Transition Triathlon Podcast

Mile After Mile Podcast

Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast

Sarah Williams

Andrew Patterson

Brad Stulberg

Mirna Valerio

Matt Shepard

Luke Tyburski

Darren Weissman

Jill Angie

Adam Skolnick

Nate Helming

John Stevens

Jeff Browning

Tim Davis

Brad Brown

Steve Walker

OwlTail

Welcome to episode eighteen of the Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast!On this week’s show we have Mr. Xterra (and Mr. Low Tide Boy for 2020) Marcus Barton. We had a great time chatting with him about his journey in swimrun and we think that you’ll really enjoy the interview! More on that in a bit.Shelter in place continues in California and we’re still exercising and did some endurance antics this week. Chris ran a marathon on Friday for no reason and Chipper ran 33 laps around his block to celebrate his 33rd birthday. Fun times!For shout outs this week we are tipping the hat to Bruno Frisch. He’s a Novato resident and stud athlete who’s been giving us great feedback on the show. You can find him on Instagram here.We also have a special announcement: we are going to start producing some bonus content for everyone in the form of swimrun-specific gear reviews. Our first review will be on the Blue Seventy Alliance wetsuit. The folks over there were cool enough to send us a couple of suits to try out and gave us their blessing to put out our opinions. Not only did they do that, they also created a discount code for all our fans for 20% off on their site. Just use the code SWIMRUN at checkout on their website!Now for this week’s interview. If you don’t know who Marcus Barton is, well you should. He’s a great ambassador for the sport and we had a great conversation chatting about his love for swimrun and his journey in the sport. Marcus started racing triathlon in 2007 and his first race was XTERRA Uwharrie. He was instantly hooked on XTERRA events. He was part of the XTERRA Ambassador team for 7 years and in 2016, he was bestowed with the honor of being named Mr. XTERRA. In 2014, one of his XTERRA racing buddies, Dan Kimball, started talking to him about this crazy race called Ötillö. He started training for to race Ötillö in 2015 and raced his first swimrun in July of that year at Swimrun Rockman. They went on to race the Ötillö World Championship later that year. Since then he's raced a ton of swimruns with Ötillö Catalina this year being his 25th swimrun race. Racing with a varity of partners, his results in swimrun are usually at the top with his teams' efforts earning them the Top Ranked team title in the 2019 US Swimrun Rankings. Although swimrun is his focus these days, he also enjoys adventure races, off-road triathlons and trail running. During the interview we decided to name Marcus “Mr. Low Tide Boy” for 2020. Not only has he been super supportive of our show and meme account but he’s opened a bunch of doors for us to be able to get interviews for the show. In all, it was great to hear from Marcus why he loves the sport of swimrun (spoiler alert: the connection with nature) and what he thinks needs to happen to grow the sport in the U.S. the right way.You can follow Marcus’s adventures at his blog or on facebook.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, please be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Google Podcast. You can also follow our meme page on Instagram and on Twitter. Email us at lowtideboyz@gmail.com with any feedback, suggestions and/or meme suggestions. Finally, you can also support us on Patreon…if you feel so inclined. 

Welcome to episode eighteen of the <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Low Tide Boyz, a Swimrun Podcast!</a>On this week’s show we have Mr. Xterra (and Mr. Low Tide Boy for 2020) <a href="https://speedylizard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marcus Barton</a>. We had a great time chatting with him about his journey in swimrun and we think that you’ll really enjoy the interview! More on that in a bit.Shelter in place continues in California and we’re still exercising and did some endurance antics this week. Chris ran a marathon on Friday for no reason and Chipper ran 33 laps around his block to celebrate his 33rd birthday. Fun times!For shout outs this week we are tipping the hat to Bruno Frisch. He’s a Novato resident and stud athlete who’s been giving us great feedback on the show. You can find him on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ironfish1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.We also have a special announcement: we are going to start producing some bonus content for everyone in the form of swimrun-specific gear reviews. Our first review will be on the <a href="https://www.blueseventy.com/collections/swimrun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Seventy Alliance</a> wetsuit. The folks over there were cool enough to send us a couple of suits to try out and gave us their blessing to put out our opinions. Not only did they do that, they also created a discount code for all our fans for 20% off on their site. Just use the code SWIMRUN at checkout on their <a href="https://www.blueseventy.com/collections/swimrun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>!Now for this week’s interview. If you don’t know who Marcus Barton is, well you should. He’s a great ambassador for the sport and we had a great conversation chatting about his love for swimrun and his journey in the sport. Marcus started racing triathlon in 2007 and his first race was XTERRA Uwharrie. He was instantly hooked on <a href="https://www.xterraplanet.com/race" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">XTERRA</a> events. He was part of the XTERRA Ambassador team for 7 years and in 2016, he was bestowed with the honor of being named Mr. XTERRA. In 2014, one of his XTERRA racing buddies, Dan Kimball, started talking to him about this crazy race called Ötillö. He started training for to race Ötillö in 2015 and raced his first swimrun in July of that year at Swimrun Rockman. They went on to race the Ötillö World Championship later that year. Since then he's raced a ton of swimruns with Ötillö Catalina this year being his 25th swimrun race. Racing with a varity of partners, his results in swimrun are usually at the top with his teams' efforts earning them the Top Ranked team title in the 2019 US Swimrun Rankings. Although swimrun is his focus these days, he also enjoys adventure races, off-road triathlons and trail running. During the interview we decided to name Marcus “Mr. Low Tide Boy” for 2020. Not only has he been super supportive of our show and meme account but he’s opened a bunch of doors for us to be able to get interviews for the show. In all, it was great to hear from Marcus why he loves the sport of swimrun (spoiler alert: the connection with nature) and what he thinks needs to happen to grow the sport in the U.S. the right way.You can follow Marcus’s adventures at his <a href="http://www.speedylizard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blog</a> or on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marcusbarton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook</a>.That’s it for this week’s show. If you are enjoying the <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Löw Tide Böyz</a>, please be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player. You can find us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/low-tide-boyz/id1492397139" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcast</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6cYUWtzdzvBKBt23p3iocE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9heEZ5M1c5Ng%3D%3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcast</a>. You can also follow our meme page on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelowtideboyz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and on <a href="https://twitter.com/lowtideboyz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Email us at <a href="mailto:lowtideboyz@gmail.com">lowtideboyz@gmail.com</a> with any feedback, suggestions and/or meme suggestions. Finally, you can also support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lowtideboyz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>…if you feel so inclined.

Episode 27 of the Mile after Mile Podcast is sponsored by my good friends at TriVillage. Be sure to check them out for all your swim, bike and run needs (and wants) be sure to tell them that the Mile after Mile Podcast sent you. Marcus fell in love with multisport through Xterra offroad events but last year he tackled OtillO a SwimRun event in Sweden. OtillO is a point to point race that transverses 26 islands in Sweden. They call this SwimRun. We talk about how this works. Marcus also was kind enough to tip me off that when speaking of SwimRun they put it all together in one word because I am a SwimRun novice. You race SwimRun as a 2-person team and Marcus's partner was Dan who had raced it the year before also. To best understand the race here is a link to Marcus's blog and  race report . The photos are spectacular. Swim Run is a bit of a phenomenon in Sweden and Norway but there are 3 races coming to the US this year. Marcus says that the toughest thing was going from swim to run to swim to run to swim to run. Although you'll hear from the interview that I was sort of obsessed with the equipment needed and the general concept of swimming in shoes and running in a wetsuit. Did you know there are special SwimRun wetsuits? Me neither. Rockman SwimRun Innov-8 shoes Gu Energy Roctane OtillO is a long race. When you add it all up it's 6 miles of swimming and 42 miles of running. WOW! There are 120 teams. So 240 racers. The teams stay within 10 meters of each other. Marcus and I talk about how the course was marked and what the terrain was like, what the support stations were like. The locals were really welcoming and supportive of the racers. We talk about how his skin held up to all the friction from running and swimming and then running again. Body Glide, Tri Glide, Toe Socks Marcus and Dan were the first team from the US to finish and it sure sounds like a fantastic finish line. Definitely listen to the interview to hear about who meets you at the finish. Of course, as is fitting to any event that started as a drunken bet - there is beer at the finish. Casco Bay SwimRun SwimRun NC www.swimrunnc.com SwimRun VA Here's how you can keep up with Marcus Barton www.speedylizard.com Episode 27 of the Mile after Mile Podcast is sponsored by TriVillage. You can always check up on what the Mile after Mile host Amy is up to at AmySaysSo.com

Episode 27 of the Mile after Mile Podcast is sponsored by my good friends at <a href="http://www.trivillage.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TriVillage</a>. Be sure to check them out for all your swim, bike and run needs (and wants) be sure to tell them that the Mile after Mile Podcast sent you. Marcus fell in love with multisport through <a href="http://www.xterraplanet.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Xterra offroad</a> events but last year he tackled <a href="http://otilloswimrun.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OtillO</a> a SwimRun event in Sweden. OtillO is a point to point race that transverses 26 islands in Sweden. They call this SwimRun. We talk about how this works. Marcus also was kind enough to tip me off that when speaking of SwimRun they put it all together in one word because I am a SwimRun novice. You race SwimRun as a 2-person team and Marcus's partner was Dan who had raced it the year before also. To best understand the race here is a link to Marcus's blog and <a href="https://speedylizard.com/2015/09/25/cold-water-and-wetsuit-runningotillo-swimrun-world-championships/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> race report</a> . The photos are spectacular. Swim Run is a bit of a phenomenon in Sweden and Norway but there are 3 races coming to the US this year. Marcus says that the toughest thing was going from swim to run to swim to run to swim to run. Although you'll hear from the interview that I was sort of obsessed with the equipment needed and the general concept of swimming in shoes and running in a wetsuit. Did you know there are special SwimRun wetsuits? Me neither. <a href="http://www.rockmanswimrun.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rockman SwimRun</a> <a href="http://www.innov-8.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Innov-8 shoes</a> <a href="http://www.guenergy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gu Energy Roctane</a> OtillO is a long race. When you add it all up it's 6 miles of swimming and 42 miles of running. WOW! There are 120 teams. So 240 racers. The teams stay within 10 meters of each other. Marcus and I talk about how the course was marked and what the terrain was like, what the support stations were like. The locals were really welcoming and supportive of the racers. We talk about how his skin held up to all the friction from running and swimming and then running again. Body Glide, Tri Glide, Toe Socks Marcus and Dan were the first team from the US to finish and it sure sounds like a fantastic finish line. Definitely listen to the interview to hear about who meets you at the finish. Of course, as is fitting to any event that started as a drunken bet - there is beer at the finish. <a href="http://www.usa-swimrun.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casco Bay SwimRun</a> SwimRun NC <a href="http://www.swimrunnc.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.swimrunnc.com</a> <a href="http://www.swimrunva.com/#swim-run-va" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SwimRun VA</a> Here's how you can keep up with Marcus Barton <a href="http://www.speedylizard.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.speedylizard.com</a> Episode 27 of the Mile after Mile Podcast is sponsored by <a href="http://www.trivillage.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TriVillage.</a> You can always check up on what the Mile after Mile host Amy is up to at <a href="http://www.amysaysso.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmySaysSo.com</a>

027: Marcus Barton races OtillO SwimRun 2015