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Volunteer Profile: Mike Swanson |
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 Veteran Volunteer
Favorite Team Ortho Event: Minneapolis Marathon
“I’ve done a lot of running, and I wanted to give back.” That’s how Mike Swanson describes his reason for dedicating the last two years to Team Ortho Foundation events as a volunteer. Swanson has been running since 1997. But it’s been just in the last two years where he’s thrown himself into the race mix as a volunteer with the Team Ortho.
He got involved one day and never looked back. Mike believes Team Ortho events are the best for volunteering because they put on quality events, the organization is run by runners and they are happy to have you help. In the last year he spent time focused on the Minneapolis Marathon, serving as Director of External Relations. In this volunteer role he helped get and manage volunteers and vendors before and during the big event. “I did whatever needed to be done,” he said.
Mike believes it is important for runners to find a way to give back and says Team Ortho is the place to do it. “They are there to promote running for all different abilities. [As a volunteer] you can do as much
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Dedicated Volunteer
I was coming off a disappointing marathon in the fall of 2007. So I was motivated more than ever to take another swing at going sub three hours at the Fargo Marathon. In early 2008 my running was going better than ever for that time of year and I was pretty fit. I note this because I've been told many times my fitness saved my life.