Nice to run away but not practical

[shootingstar]

Yea, it maybe quieter because the Summer Olympics probably gets at least 3 x more visitors, because there are simply more sports than Winter Olympics.

And a ton of rain on some days might reduce some crowds some days...at least to the free events many which are also located at various sites within walking or cycling distance.

Suffice to say, that although I don't support the Olympics as a money-making machine for a few handful who get truly rich from it, the Olympic torch relay is something that is a good thing.

Seems like wherever it's been across Canada (twice), it's been an emotional experience for runners, some spectators, etc. It is a feeling that is useful to folks who do need an injection /symbol of motivation to help them make good personal changes in other areas of their lives. I really love it for other folks to experience physically what we already experience we finish our own bike rides, runs, swims, etc.

Sounds trite/wierd. But for alot of regular cyclists, cycling as a sport, is already "journey" oriented. Alot of us have already experienced personally the thrill/high of completing difficult /long bike ride/trip, of doing that "run". I don't know about others here in TE, but it is a feeling that is not necessarily experienced by alot of people --yet. But when the feeling comes, it can be quite motivating and spill over in other areas of one's life.

And if they experience it as a jogger relay participant (even though in some cases it was only 300 metres), some probably had to train for it, then I'm happy for them. It's an once-in-a-lifetime experience.