www.5peaks.com Having run a number of the races over the past few years, this year I have taken on a role as part of the organisation team of the Southern Ontario series. As Course Manager, I will be setting and marking the Sport and Enduro courses and managing the course part of the event on race days. Basically, it is a great reason to spend time outdoors, the best time being the day before the Saturday races when many hours are spent reviewing and marking the courses. Over 15 km of trails are marked for each of the five events during the year. Being a weekday, the conservation areas are usually quiet with few people. Last weekend we did a reconnaissance of the Dundas Valley Conservation area, the location of the first race in the series in late April 2010. With the wind chill, the temperature was below -20 Deg C, and in little time, the contents of our water bottles had frozen completely !