by Littlejohn
Hi, I’m Littlejohn — a Canadian/Irish guy living between Helsinki, Mallorca, and Big Sky, Montana.
I mainly OWS (open water swim) in the Baltic Sea or the many lakes near Nagu in the Archipelago of Finland. I love to swim in the Med off our place in Mallorca.
But I’m currently swimming in Bozeman at Glen Lake Rotary Park (near MAP Brewing Company — an après swim tradition).
We also swim at Lake Levinsky at the foot of Big Sky Resort and the famous Lone Peak — a never-erupted laccolith fed by melting snow. It’s refreshing!
Recently, I was pacing my friend Bradford there for the Bozeman Triathlon on June 21st. He finished 2nd in his division.
There’s also “Buoy Nights!,” put on by TrainAnything up at the Hyalite Reserve every Thursday night starting at 6 p.m., from July through the end of August. It’s a short but glorious window when the water’s warm enough to swim.
It’s a great scene up here in Montana — some of the most athletic people in the world, like climber Conrad Anker, call it home. There are also private jets and billionaires, but I don’t know anything about those...
Catch me at the outdoor music at Len Hill Park or at the “Brothel,” the cycling-inspired dive bar on Aspen Leaf Dr.
Summer is short here (and yes, it has been known to snow on the 4th of July) in this last best place — so get moving!
And my connection to Ruby Fresh?
I used to be the Senior Editor at Snowboard Canada magazine and Canadian Editor at Snowboard UK magazine right back in the day when Eddie Spearing, the owner of Ruby Fresh, was the publisher. He was surprised when I got in touch after many years saying I was a keen swimmer too.
Now I work in tech and import Spanish wines to North America. I’m a dad to three (plus one bulldog), and I stay fit through open water swimming (OWS), CrossFit, biking, snowboarding, and golf.
— LJ
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