While other people will be finalizing their plans for New Year’s Eve, Brenda Jordan, of Elora, will be making the most of the final days of 2009.
Jordan will be carrying the Olympic flame through Alliston on Dec. 29.
She is just one of 120 individuals from across Canada picked through the Olympic Torch Relay Incentive through the partnership of McDonald’s and Coca Cola.
In April, restaurants competed for one of the 40 slots available in each region. Each store voted on three crew members they thought would best represent the restaurant chain based on green and active lifestyles. After submitting essays, Coke then made the final decision.
Jordan’s essay was about living green from her gardening and working to protect the environment by saving water and using environmentally friendly products.
She said she was excited once she found out she was chosen.
In preparing, she started exercising on the treadmill and running with her dog.
“It’s only a quarter mile, but there’s still pressure,” she said.
Family and friends are excited for her as well.
Some of them from the restaurant intend to be out to cheer her along while she runs in Alliston.
Hers is the run between Owen Sound and Barrie.
“They’re going to carpool over.”
She will be running Victoria to Dufferin, towards the high school.
Jordan added that with it being dusky at that time of day, the flame should be a bit more visible.
She, too, had heard little about those who were running, and has heard only of those who have already done the run.
“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity,” she said.
