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Why race directors shouldn’t feel bad when canceling their events for COVID-19

The recent coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, has disrupted life as we know it, and at the moment it often feels confusing and frustrating about how to react. One of the things that has happened over the past week are many running events being cancelled, alongside other major sporting events. This can be a very frustrating and […]

The blog of Jamison Swift

Mid-west, middle-aged, and trying to live my best life.

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Quick stop off before The Last DAMn movie premiere.

Great weekend of running with great people. Happy to be back out there after the food poisoning last week that knocked me out of training for longer than I wanted. Trails are getting tougher to navigate with the melting and re-freezing, but hopefully soon we'll be on nice soft dirt all the time.

The other morning I had a chance to get to the Coon Rapids Dam at sunrise and get some shots of the warm spring sun coming over the horizon. #photography #sonya7c #coonrapidsdam #minnesota

Starting out year 49 with my free coffee from Caribou. #gettingolder

We don't get to chose the weather, the trail conditions, or often even our mental state, for any given training run. But we DO get to choose be outside, doing the things we love with people we love, and that's what matters.

New blog post (link in bio) about where I'll be racing in 2023! A mix of biking and running, but with the theme of gravel!