The upcoming season of The Amazing Race Canada has two teams competing from s single, relatively small B.C. community.

The national TV show putting contestants through a series of travel-related challenges has tapped two teams from the Comox Valley for Season 9 who will compete $250,000, along with two 2023 and a round-the-world trip.

Black Press Media spoke with each team:

Allie and Eddie: Personal trainers and entrepreneurs

Allison Seller, 48, is a business mentor with a background in nutrition and relationship coaching. Her teammate is Eddie Parinas, 52, a personal trainer and entrepreneur.

91裸聊视频淗ow can you not be ready for the race when you91裸聊视频檙e from the Comox Valley?91裸聊视频� Parinas told the Record. He and his wife Seller stay healthy using the perks of Island life, he said, such as outdoor hiking spots and water features.

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The couple moved to Comox Valley in 2022 after being 91裸聊视频渃ontinual visitors that never wanted to leave,91裸聊视频� according to Seller. They are building a home in Courtenay on property they91裸聊视频檝e owned for the past 10 years.

The husband and wife are ready to race, they said, because they live life 91裸聊视频渃onstantly active91裸聊视频� and are on top of their nutrition and wellness.

Tyler and Kayleen: Athlete and scuba diver

Tyler Turner, 35, is a professional athlete. He won two medals 91裸聊视频� gold and bronze 91裸聊视频� at the Paralympic winter games in 2022. His teammate Kayleen VanderRee, 31, is a commercial scuba diver and a blogger of travel and sailing. The dating couple is mobile, but base themselves in the Comox Valley.

VanderRee told the Record she and Turner lift each other up through pursuing dreams.

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The scuba diver hopes she can find an edge on the Valley competition by using her problem-solving skills.

91裸聊视频淭he Comox Valley attracts adventurous, fit people, so Eddie and Allie should make for good competition. However, The Amazing Race Canada is equally a mental game, so we will see how it plays out!91裸聊视频�

While the two teams competed for prizes of more than a quarter million dollars, they still keep a friendly attitude.

91裸聊视频淚 was so excited to experience it with them,91裸聊视频� said Seller.

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The two Comox Valley couples will compete against each other and eight other teams in season nine of The Amazing Race Canada. The TV series premieres on July 4.

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