Clearview Couple Joins The Amazing Race

Julia Viola and Olivia Curto are two women who love a challenge. When Season 10 of CTV's The Amazing Race Canada premieres on July 2 the pair will be among 11 teams taking to the start line in Niagara Falls. Their competition includes former professional basketball players, an ex-NHL player, actors, wrestlers and personal trainers.

Over the course of 10 episodes, the teams will be required to figure out clues, navigate unfamiliar areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transportation. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated pit stops.

Season 10 has already been shot, but the winner will not be revealed to the public until the final episode airs in September. Viola and Curto are prohibited from discussing the outcome of the race but Viola describes the experience as very positive.

At the beginning of production they were forced to surrender their cellphones and credit cards, forced to rely only on their wits and finite resources to complete various challenges.

Part of the appeal of participating in The Amazing Race Canada was their love of travel, and the desire to discover more of their own country.

Viola says organizers can throw anything at contestants, and they have to be ready to be tested mentally and physically.

"I'm surprised at how proud I am of us as a team, and individually," she said. "We never argued and we had great communication. We discovered we are able to flip-flop roles, energy and personalities."

Curto is good at puzzles, and attention to detail. Viola is described as the more athletic of the pair, and says she is typically very calm, but has a fiercely competitive streak. Neither is a stranger to competition, having completed several sprint and Olympic- distance triathlons. They are entered in the upcoming Ironman Muskoka race, which will include a 1,900-metre swim, a 90-kilometre bike ride and a half marathon. Eventually, she says, they would like to progress to a full ironman race.

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