Hey Guys,
Check out this video from when we were in Toronto...more blogging to come soon. We hit my hometown of St. Thomas tomorrow evening! My mom will be a Medal-Bearer in Aylmer where she taught school for a number of years and then the Relay will be a part of the the St. Thomas Santa Claus parade. Its good to be back home!
Jonesy
Friday, 18 November 2011
Friday, 11 November 2011
Meet the Team
Hey Everyone,
We have rolled through Toronto and are now beginning our trek towards the Niagara Region where I will get to make a stop in St. Catharines and Brock University, my former home for 4 years. I have not been back since I graduated and I know that a lot has changed on campus, including a huge addition to the Physical Education and Recreation Centre where I spent about 93% of my time. I'm excited to check it out and stop by to visit some of the staff.
I had an incredible Blast from the Past moment in Clarkston, just outside Mississauga, when while riding the bike, I hear someone yell out "Jonesy!" Not expecting to know anyone in the area, I stopped and right in front of me was a woman named Andrea who was a classmate of mine at Brock in the Recreation and Leisure Studies program. I hadn't seen her in over 11 years but she looked exactly the same as I remembered her, except she had 2 of her 3 kids in tow this time. haha She was aware that I was working with the Relay (thank you Facebook) and when she saw it was coming through town, she decided to come down on the off chance that I would be in the convoy. As it turns out, I was riding the bike for the first time in a month and the stars aligned. I love it when things like that happen!
One of our amazing Endurance Team Members just left our team after his 10 day stint. His name is Geordie McConnell and he is the founder of the Ottawa Triathlon Club and Ottawa Running Club. He was also involved with the original Man In Motion World Tour for a short time as a university student. He rode with Rick for 3 days locally and then flew out to BC to finish up the last 3 days as well. Geordie did an amazing job as a team member, had an incredible time interacting with all the Medal-Bearers, and created some memories that will last a lifetime. He also made a very generous donation to the Foundation on behalf of his Triathlon Club AND made a cool video of our on road operations that showcases some of the amazing, talented, and hard working Relay team members that I work with every day. Check it out here:
Oh, and I went to Whole Foods for dinner tonight and made myself a tasty collection of tantalizing treats to bring back to the room, including 6 different kinds of quinoa salad. Soooo goooood!!!
Goodnight all!
Jonesy
We have rolled through Toronto and are now beginning our trek towards the Niagara Region where I will get to make a stop in St. Catharines and Brock University, my former home for 4 years. I have not been back since I graduated and I know that a lot has changed on campus, including a huge addition to the Physical Education and Recreation Centre where I spent about 93% of my time. I'm excited to check it out and stop by to visit some of the staff.
I had an incredible Blast from the Past moment in Clarkston, just outside Mississauga, when while riding the bike, I hear someone yell out "Jonesy!" Not expecting to know anyone in the area, I stopped and right in front of me was a woman named Andrea who was a classmate of mine at Brock in the Recreation and Leisure Studies program. I hadn't seen her in over 11 years but she looked exactly the same as I remembered her, except she had 2 of her 3 kids in tow this time. haha She was aware that I was working with the Relay (thank you Facebook) and when she saw it was coming through town, she decided to come down on the off chance that I would be in the convoy. As it turns out, I was riding the bike for the first time in a month and the stars aligned. I love it when things like that happen!
One of our amazing Endurance Team Members just left our team after his 10 day stint. His name is Geordie McConnell and he is the founder of the Ottawa Triathlon Club and Ottawa Running Club. He was also involved with the original Man In Motion World Tour for a short time as a university student. He rode with Rick for 3 days locally and then flew out to BC to finish up the last 3 days as well. Geordie did an amazing job as a team member, had an incredible time interacting with all the Medal-Bearers, and created some memories that will last a lifetime. He also made a very generous donation to the Foundation on behalf of his Triathlon Club AND made a cool video of our on road operations that showcases some of the amazing, talented, and hard working Relay team members that I work with every day. Check it out here:
Oh, and I went to Whole Foods for dinner tonight and made myself a tasty collection of tantalizing treats to bring back to the room, including 6 different kinds of quinoa salad. Soooo goooood!!!
Goodnight all!
Jonesy
Friday, 4 November 2011
Ottawa Video
Hey Guys,
I know I've been super slack about posting of late, but we are now in Toronto and as you can imagine, it is the busiest part of the Relay. I've been takiong some photos along the way and trying to make some notes about some stories, but haven't had much time to post anything. I guess maybe I wasn't cut out for this blogging thing! hahaha Maybe when Daylight Savings time hits here this weekend, I will use that extra hour to blog....but don't get your hopes up...I will probably sleep.
In the meantime, please enjoy this video of our trip to Ottawa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2qELqPEHFE
Jonesy
I know I've been super slack about posting of late, but we are now in Toronto and as you can imagine, it is the busiest part of the Relay. I've been takiong some photos along the way and trying to make some notes about some stories, but haven't had much time to post anything. I guess maybe I wasn't cut out for this blogging thing! hahaha Maybe when Daylight Savings time hits here this weekend, I will use that extra hour to blog....but don't get your hopes up...I will probably sleep.
In the meantime, please enjoy this video of our trip to Ottawa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2qELqPEHFE
Jonesy
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