Team Go Banana: What it takes to be a Banana

A lot of people ask:

What does it take to be a Banana?
How often do you guys train?
What is a typical training day like?
Are you guys really that nerdy?

All of these are good questions and I will try to answer the first three at least. Saturday was a training day for the Adventure race team of Thomas, Jason and Brian. We started a little different this week and went to Shirley's Bay, usually Gatineau is our location of choice.

Stage 1: I only paddle on the left
Our paddle took us across the Ottawa river to a beach on the Quebec side. It was quite windy and choppy and we got very wet. Once arriving on the Quebec side Jason decided we should turn back because he did not like the look of the kids on the beach, they were about 7 or 8 years old. The paddle back was even worse and at one point Jason had to ask us to only paddle on the left side to keep the boat straight. It must have looked silly to have kayak paddles and to only be using one end.
Stage 2: The run
Once back on dry land we dumped our wet gear and headed off for a run. The run took us out along the water, other than all the signs warning of poison ivy the run was uneventful and only about 30 minutes.
Stage 3: Crunch time
This was a solo stage for Jason. We like to give people the opportunity to try new events and go out on their own, Thomas and I took a little rest.
Stage 4: I fell on a dirt road
We then grabbed our bikes and did a nice 18km loop which crossed road, Trans-Canada trail and a small piece of single track. Other than Thomas falling off his bike on a nice double-track gravel road things went well.
Stage 5: Breakfast
Once all the training was complete we did what Banana's do best, ate breakfast. Breakfast is a mandatory part of any training day and we have even been known to skip all other activities in order to make time for this stage.

So if you can: