David Swain
Athlete
Outdoors, kids and building @prokit. Formerly at Instagram and advisor at Strava. 🚲 🏃🏼♂️🏄🏼♂️⛰
Marin, CA
Posts
Building a Meaningful Career
The ten common threads to building a meaningful career
Marin and North Bay Yoga Studios, Restaurants and Mind-Body Experts Helping with Coronavirus
Yoga studios, gyms, health clubs, restaurants and mind-body experts with online classes or...
Social Distancing? Apps to help get you and your family through Coronavirus
Apps, podcasts and resources for athletes, runners, cyclists and parents looking for ways to...
Race Report: Escape from Alcatraz
Some reflections on my first attempt at the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon.
Collections
Cycling Camps, Tours and Clinics
Cycling training camps, adventures, holidays and clinics. Gravel, MTB, road and adventure.
Strength and Mobility for Cyclists
What you need improve strength and fix the hip, knee and lower back issues many cyclists face.
Mental Strategies for Athletes
Mental health content for athletes.
Gravel, MTB and Road Cycling Training Plans
The best training plans for gravel, cyclocross, MTB and road biking; from gravel grinders and gra...
Events
Ski Touring Arlberg
Feb 01, 2020
I met @sarahswain in Austria; time to take the kids to explore some of our favorite mountains on ⛷🏔!
Trinity Alps Five Lakes Adventure
Jul 19, 2019
An epic off-trail adventure with @joe and the crew with a mandatory stop to swim in all five lakes. 🏔🥾~6k feet of climbing.
Experience
Prokit, Co-founder
Sep 2018 -
Present
Doing what I love. Building the athlete’s platform with Angela Zaeh.
The Common Threads Podcast
Jun 2018 -
Present
Interviewing athletes, coaches, entrepreneurs and people who leave their mark through their actions.
Strava Advisory Board
Jan 2016 -
Feb 2019
Instagram, Head of Communications
Jan 2013 -
Apr 2017
Worked with the dream team and experienced Instagram’s growth from 25 employees to 600+.
