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SHINES
THE
SPOTLIGHT ON
1397 Brookdale Ave.,
Cornwall OUR MEMBERS
Cornwall’s Gilles Parisien Talks Multi-Sport and
Snowshoeing
air in your face.”
By: Molly Kett
On top of running, Parisien is
illes Parisien has been very involved with snowshoeing.
Gactive his whole life. From Coming up January 9, Parisien
a young age and into adulthood, will be partaking in the Dion
Parisien had a passion for hockey. Ignite the Night snowshoe race at
He made it playing Junior B and Upper Canada Village.
played well. Once his hockey
“This is a night time snowshoe
days were over, though, Parisien
race that takes place in a magical
had to think of other ways to stay
1860 setting with over a million
active.
tiny lights draped over fence
“As you get older you end up lines, trees, and buildings. It’s a
playing later at night and I had one of a kind backdrop for any
to get up early in the morning, so type of race. We have a 5km
that did work well for me,” says loop for both a 5km event and
Parisien. “That’s when I started
to run and run I did. It’s been 30 a 10km point series race. This
years now that I’ve been running course is considered very flat
and hope I have another 30 to go! with the exception of one hill,”
My role model was my dad. He says Parisien. “This scheduled
played hockey, volleyball, tennis, snowshoe event will happen either
fishing, and golf right up to his way as a snowshoe race or road
76th birthday.” race in the event of no snow.”
Parisien says he doesn’t have What would Parisien say is the
much of a multi-sport history, but best part of multi-sport? “The
is now a member of the Cornwall variety. You don’t get burnt
Multi-Sport Club. He started out over doing one sport,” says
running and has had only one Parisien. “I say this as a pure
small knee injury since he began.
runner but I run a variety of
This knee injury got him into
different types of trails now that
swimming and cycling.
keep me focused and energized.
“I figured once I was able to The soft ground and nature keeps
run again, why not put all three me wanting more of the same
together and try a triathlon. That each time out.”
didn’t last long,” says Parisien. “I
wasn’t able to swim when I wanted Another race coming up is
to, so I never put much effort into the Dion Summerstown Forest
it like I did running. Running is snowshoe race on February 13. For
my fix-all medical drug of choice. more information on both races,
It’s just being outside with fresh visit www.healthandadventures.com.
