Countdown to Ötillö: 4 Months Out

About this episode

The episode discusses mental preparation for the Ötillö race with insights from sports psychologist Dr. Erin Ayala.

Welcome to episode 331 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! Four months out from the 20th anniversary of Ötillö, the Swimrun World Championship, and we are leaving no stone unturned. The physical training is building nicely. Chris just finished the London Marathon in 3:37 and downing 90 grams of carbs per hour, and Chipper has been stacking consistent weeks. Orcas Swimrun is at the end of the month. The build is very much on. This episode is about training the thing most people ignore until it is too late — the mind. We brought back Dr. Erin Ayala, sports psychologist and host of the Feisty Women's Performance Podcast, who joined us last year right after Ötillö to help us process the other side of the mountain. This time we asked her to come back four months out and answer the harder question — how do you actually prepare mentally for a race like this before you get there?

People in this episode

Host: Low Tide Boyz

Guest: Dr. Erin Ayala

Topics covered

• mental preparation
• Swimrun training
• sports psychology
• Ötillö
• marathon training

Keywords

• Ötillö
• Swimrun
• mental training
• sports psychology
• marathon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Feisty Women's Performance Podcast

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