The content of this post is an adaptation of an original text written by Guy Laliberté.

In terms of “real” training this week, I did a lot of vestibular training (rotating chair) and, honestly, it doesn’t beat the “Tasses Magiques” ride at the La Ronde amusement park with its rotating cups! Earlier on this week, I failed to break my record by 2 minutes, so they tested a medication on me to help me reach my goal (which is 10 minutes!). I therefore took the little pills one hour before my next vestibular training and showed up all happy and light-hearted! Was it the effect of the pills or the fact that it was Friday afternoon and that I was seeing my love that night? To make a long story short, I found myself acting the clown on the rotating chair! All that was missing was the Styrofoam clown nose―which would, of course, have flown right off after only half a turn!

When I asked the doctor what this medication was, he told me it was a tranquillizer. This puzzled me since the effect on me was rather exhilarating! Or could it be simply because I’m usually a tad restless? Hmmmm…