Author Archives: Jamison Swift

UMTR Making a Difference

Trail people love our trails. This past September a hearty crew traveled to the north shore to help work on a crucial section of the trail. UMTR Member and amazing trail runner Steph Hoff helped lead this crew, and wanted to share her experience over the weekend.  “There’s something inside of me that changes as I drive north past Two Harbors.” One of the volunteers Read More →

Some tough and determined Gnarly Bandits

Meet our Gnarly Bandits! If you’re like me, you’ve been wondering what makes our Gnarly Bandits tick. Why are they undertaking this year-long, 462-mile project? And what wisdom are they acquiring along the way? This week, I spoke by email to three of our five contenders to find out more about what motivates them, and what they can teach us. Thank you, Matt, Even, and Brian! If you see them Read More →

Banner-time!!!

See all these smiling faces hanging on to the UMTR banner? YOU can be one of these amazing people! At many of our series races this season you’ll find a UMTR rep with our sweet banner. They’re looking to take a photo of our Gnarly Bandits, and race series participants, so that we can show off what incredible people we have in UMTR! This weekend Read More →

Hey UMTR, it’s almost TIME!!

This is Jamison taking over your UMTR email this week with bad puns, and to remind you that the first race in our inaugural Timed Series is happening May 27th! The Treasured Haven Farms 3, 6, and 12 hour runs are taking place in Rush City, and are a great intro into the timed event format. Run as much or as little as you want Read More →

Pre-Zumbro Gnarly Bandit update!

Hey! Trail people! Stop refreshing the Zumbro weather forecast and take a minute to appreciate our AMAZING roster of 2018 Gnarly Bandit contenders, preparing to toe the line for their first race less than 48 hours from now! That’s right, we’ve got SIXTEEN people registered for the Gnarly Bandit Ultra Series. They’ll be contending for eternal glory, enshrinement in the hallowed list of Gnarly Bandits going Read More →

Meet our Gnarly Bandits Ultra Series Sponsor, Chad Heer!

Every year, we seek sponsors for each of our race series. This sponsorship allows us to provide awards for top finishers in each series, and it gives us the opportunity to highlight a few great businesses in our community who share our interest in trail running. Today, we’re introducing Chad Heer, sponsor of the 2018 Gnarly Bandit Ultra Series. Thank you, Chad! Chad Heer is an Read More →

Meet our Ultra Series Sponsor, Dr. Chad Koterba!

Every year, we seek sponsors for each of our race series. This sponsorship allows us to provide awards for top finishers in each series, and it gives us the opportunity to highlight a few great businesses in our community who share our interest in trail running. Today, we’re introducing Dr. Chad Koterba, sponsor of the 2018 Ultra Series. Thank you, Dr. Chad! Dr. Chad Koterba is Read More →

Meet our Trail Run Series Sponsor, Randy Kottke!

Every year, we seek sponsors for each of our race series. This sponsorship allows us to provide awards for top finishers in each series, and it gives us the opportunity to highlight a few great businesses in our community who share our interest in trail running. Today, we’re introducing Randy Kottke, sponsor of the 2018 Trail Run Series. Thank you, Randy! Here’s where we break Read More →

MORC Bike Survey (due 9/25!)

We want to hear from you! As a part of our trail advocacy initiative we want to learn more about how you use trails that we share in common with MORC (Minnesota Off Road Cyclists). Because both groups have a vested interest in maintaining amazing trails, it’s a natural fit for some collaboration, especially when it comes to helping maintain these resources. We’ve prepared a Read More →

Position Statement on Trail Advocacy

UMTR cares about trails and maintaining the natural places we love to run. We share opportunities to assist with trail work, and as an organization we give over 70% of our funds to trail and park organizations around the region. To better articulate our viewpoint, we have adopted the following position statement on Trail Advocacy. In this statement, we share how we seek to promote Read More →

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