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As head coach of the Montreal Alouettes, Khari Jones puts in some very long days at his office in the basement of Olympic Stadium, arriving at 6 a.m. and normally staying until 7 p.m. or 8 p.m.

The team normally practises at 11:25 a.m. on an outdoor field at the base of the Big O tower, but Jones spends most of his work day indoors. That’s why he likes to walk home at the end of the day — and it’s not a short walk since he lives in the downtown core.

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The long walk is one of the things the 48-year-old enjoys most about living in Montreal.

“The main thing I do is walk around. I walk everywhere,” Jones said. “I walk from Olympic Stadium home on most days. I usually pick a different route and so I walk on Mount Royal quite a bit, I walk down Sherbrooke — that’s the fast way. I walk Hochelaga, Ste-Catherine, just all over the city. Usually it takes me about an hour and 40 minutes to two and a half hours to get home. But that’s kind of my outdoor time, my time to relax and make calls. That’s my favourite thing.”