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Run with Mike (Mike Swanson)
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Recovering web developer, YouTube creator - @RunWithMike - virtual trail runs for when you're stuck on the treadmill + other terrible ideas.

https://www.youtube.com/@RunWithMike
https://swanson.run

#trailrunning #running #ultrarunning #minnesota
I've been trying my hand at developing #garmin watch faces; mostly for giggles. Check out my first effort called "Winderbars." It's designed for people that live where the air hurts your face.

swanson.run/watchfaces/

#running #trailrunning #watches #wearables
December 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We've got otters in/on our pond this year! My wife has entitled this photo, "MA! THE MEATLOAF!" [Carlton, MN]

#otters #minnesota #wildlife #cute #outdoors
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From today's run – an 8 mile (ish) circle around the greater Twin Lakes Township metropolitan area.
December 7, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Pro tip: if you've got problematic calluses/toenails, *get a Dremel tool* with the little sandpaper drum.

Takes practice – and it's like the scene from Dumb and Dumber – but no OTC tool has the torque for our...special needs.

I probably shouldn't use the "feet" hashtag.

#running #ultrarunning
December 1, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Well, it's full-on winter in northern Minnesota; as I write this, it's currently 4°F (-16°C). This photo is from a just-after-dawn run I did in Duluth's Chester Park earlier this week.

I shot it as a video – which I'm hoping to post in a week or so. Stay tuned for that. 😉

#trailrunning
November 30, 2024 at 4:01 PM
In late November, you might notice upper-Midwesterners wearing brightly-colored outfits to celebrate a unique season that, by all accounts, is known only to them.

In Minnesotan, this garb is called, "Ya'haydehr jussoeyahnoe eim'nahtadeere kaythankya."

#minnesota #running #outdoors #midwest
November 22, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Trippy fun with last night's snow and my running headlamp.

#snow #running #minnesota
November 21, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Graffiti as seen on a recent run. 😀

#trailrunning #running #graffiti
November 19, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Pattison State Park in northern Wisconsin packs a lot of scenery into a relatively small area. Waterfalls, a lake and the Black River – just a few miles south of the Twin Ports.

Check out my channel for the…interesting…origin story:
youtu.be/iJYABLO6DGc

#wisconsin #scenery #hiking #trailrunning
November 18, 2024 at 2:14 PM
If you haven't taken a run down Park Point beach, south of Duluth, you're missing out.

The water is usually only swimmable in July or August (and often still only for the strong-hearted); the beach is clean and wide – like the tropics, until you put a toe in the water.

#duluth #minnesota #running
November 17, 2024 at 4:48 PM