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Behind the scenes for Tamara Jewett’s COVID-19 cover shoot

A socially-distanced photo shoot in Uxbridge, Ont. allowed us to nail our July 2020 cover.

Published July 3, 2020

Kevin Mackinnon

Gracing the cover of our July, 2020 issue is Canadian pro Tamara Jewett. The 30-year-old from Toronto adjourned to her parents house in Uxbridge, Ontario shortly after Canada shut things down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of heading off to Ironman 70.3 California in the shape of her life, she found herself trying to maintain her fitness while isolating at home – she described how she was coping with the challenges here.

In early June our photo editor, Matt Stetson, and I headed up to Uxbridge for a socially-distanced photo shoot with Jewett. Here are some “behind the scenes” photos from the day.

Some pre-ride instructions from Matt Stetson.
The roads weren’t completely cleared out for us … but the dogs seemed as interested in Jewett’s riding as we were.
A former national-team runner, Jewett has used the time away from racing to work on her cycling.
Trying to nail the shot …
… you shoot from lots of different angles!
… and different vantage points.
Jewett gets to use this 53-metre long pond for her swim training.
It looks great in June … in March it was very, very, very cold.
All the swim training seems to be paying off …