Giants Head Grind

Christopher Walker Memorial Race

Why are you doing the Giants Head Grind?

It is great to see that so many people have signed up to do the Giants Head Grind on May 17th, 2014. Our numbers are climbing steadily and as we begin the weekend we have 140 registered racers and just shy of $4,000 raised in donations to date. Our goal is 300 racers so we are almost at the half way mark and we believe that we can raise $30,000.00 for our cause… there are still 42 days until we climb that Grind!

For our family and many of those participating, the Face of Cancer and our reason for doing this race is Chris. We know there are many other stories and reasons that you are joining us and would so appreciate to hear from you about all the other people you will be honoring when you do the Grind.

Putting a Face on Cancer

The Face of our Cancer
The Face of our Cancer

The face of our Cancer
had blue eyes and dirty blond hair
an eyebrow splashed with white
a few lashes and a patch of hair the same

The face of our Cancer
was always up for mac and cheese
made a mean breakfast that usually involved hot sauce
wouldn’t pass on an ice cream sandwich or a good scotch

The face of our Cancer
loved frozen ice and the smell of the arena
always showed up early to the rink on game day
cheered for the leafs … not kidding… really cheered for the leafs

The face of our Cancer
read the instructions, knew all the rules, always had a plan
could make a game out of anything…even the mundane
believed winning wasn’t the only thing …it was everything

The face of our Cancer
got a tattoo when Canada won Olympic hockey double gold
added another after his own first Ironman
wasn’t able to add cancer survivor to the collection

The face of our Cancer
wasn’t much of a runner and then one day he was
didn’t like to swim until one day he did
found out that swim, bike, run was an amazing challenge

The face of our Cancer
would race into the house for late night leftovers
wouldn’t mind the same for breakfast the next morning
learned to cook so he could have what he wanted when he wanted

The face of our Cancer
saw more of the world than many, but not nearly enough
accomplished many things but had so much more left to do
was born more than a month late ….and died years to early

The face of our Cancer
was a brother, a nephew, a cousin an uncle
he was a friend, teammate, a partner and fiancée
the face of our cancer was our oldest son

What is the face of your Cancer?

Early Bird Price extended… to April 15th

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We are really building momentum and have now surpassed 130 registrations! Thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to register thus far.

Good news for those of you that have not yet registered! We are extending the early bird price deadline to April 15th so you have a few more days to get signed up at the great price of $49.00.

Looking forward to hitting the next milestone of 200 registrations, which I am sure will happen soon! Watch later this week as we announce the prize draw that we will be giving away when we achieve 200 registrations. Just putting the final touches on the what that prize will look like!

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We are at 100 Participants and have a draw prize winner!

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It has happened! We hit the first 100 participants registered  for the Giants Head Grind this weekend! Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to sign up so far. As promised there is a great prize draw that has been offered by the Summerland Waterfront Resort and Spa for a 2 night stay.  Utilizing a program called random.org we have drawn the winning name.

The winner of our first prize draw is none other than Lee Agur….Congratulations Lee!

Tomorrow we will announce the next contest prize draw which will be drawn when we achieve 200 registrations.  All of the 200 registered participants will be eligible for the next prize draw. Keep watching for prize details tomorrow!

We really are close to the 300 mark…after all if everyone that is currently signed up each encourages 2 more people to register, we will be full!  Have a great day and thanks so much to all those that have registered so far!

Keep on Grinding….

Local Lounge and Grille

Even if you can only crawl up the Grind…the day will be well worth the food!

ImageNew update!!  Local Lounge • Grille  will be  providing Complimentary Buffet Breakfast for all Giants Head Grind Participants from -8:00 am – 10:00am prior to the race start. Thanks so much to Christa-Lee and Cam along with the entire team at Local for this generous sponsorship.

Local, in their own words is a  “multifaceted food and wine concept that merges casual sophistication with an upbeat urban style. They feature a large local VQA wine selection coupled with a menu that blends classic styles with seasonal local ingredients. The atmosphere is often described as an urban retreat with amazing views of the water and natural elements”.

Located at 12817 Lakeshore Drive South, Summerland, B.C.

The line up for the day just gets better and better with Breakfast really kicking the entire event off on the right foot! (so to speak).  Following breakfast there will be an hour of yoga at Peach Orchard Park from 11:00 a.m. until noon and then the main event, the race start at 1:00 p.m.