Kristen Jeno of Swimrun Lake James

<p>Welcome to episode sixty-five of the<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/"> Low Tide Boyz - A Swimrun Podcast!</a></p><p>In this episode, we chat with the race director of <a href="https://www.trisignup.com/Race/NC/Nebo/SwimRunNCLakeJames">Swimrun Lake James</a>, Kristen Jeno. This year’s race is coming up on April 24th and we have the origin story and a mini-course preview for everyone to listen to.</p><p>More on this interview later in the show.</p><p><strong>Shoutouts</strong></p><p>We have a major shoutout this week to our friends G Flo and Tobias of <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/team-max-mockermann">Team Max Mockermann</a> (and guest on Episode 57 of the Podcast) for sending us a custom LTBz blanket for Christmas. It took over three months for the blanket to arrive from Germany but we were super stoked to receive it and we’re full of gratitude for them making the effort. </p><p><strong>Feats of Endurance</strong></p><p>This week’s award(s) go to Stirling and Lolo of Team Run for Tacos. They held a fundraising event a few weekends ago on Strava and have a Swimrun in their sights for 2021. Keep up the great work guys!</p><p>Don’t know what we’re talking about? Join us on <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/lowtideboyz">Strava</a> and cheer on your fellow Swimrunners as they train all over the world and win free stickers and other cool stuff.</p><p><strong>This Week in Swimrun (Powered by</strong><a href="https://raceid.com/en/"><strong> Raceid.com</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p>We have a couple of updates to share this week.</p><p>It looks like Swimrunning events in Portugal are back! Swimrun Portugal (check out our interview with race director Bruno Safara on <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/bruno-safara-of-swimrun-portugal">Episode 35</a> of the podcast) recently announced that the <a href="https://en.swimrunportugal.com/tamega">Tamega Swimrun</a> powered by Head Swimming is happening. The race is scheduled for June 6th and offers two distance options. Registration is open on <a hre