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2025 Otillo Austin Sprint SwimRun - Team Just Carry Me

 

Back in May Chloe and I decided to take on the Otillo Austin Sprint Distance Swimrun event. I was able to talk her into it by showing her the cliff jump first. Nevermind the 2 hours of running and swimming required. She has had a good couple years of running, and was one a neighborhood championship meet qualifier for the 10 & under 25 yard breaststroke, so she will be fine.

I also made the decision it was time to really try to become a better swimmer. Its less impact on my lower body and I always like to mix up my racing and training to become a better overall athlete. A swimrun was going to push my swim boundaries to the max.

Barton Sprints


Over the last few months we have been able to connect in Houston and Austin for some tethered swims. Each swim taught us something new. How to make a tether, where to place it for the swim, where to place it for the run, it can come untied or unclipped and how to just have fun. I even decided to customize our race wetsuits with PVC patch D rings to connect the carabiners to.


We found an awesome VRBO to stay at just a few miles from Camp Texlake for the weekend, so that became base camp for all the family and friends over the weekend.

The race production crew Lars, Aaron and volunteers are amazing. The location is great. Swimming in the river is a great experience without the saltwater bloat. Most of the swims on the day were pretty flat and easy. By the time we got to our last swim it was a bit choppy and I could tell near the end we were both ready to run! We had the BEST support crew who cheered us on all over the course, so thank you!

2nd Place for the Team "Just Carry Me" for Coed Sprint Team!






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