Posterior Grousus Maximus Assus Painus - Grinds 3&4!

Sponsorship Shout Out!


           We'd like to take a little time before each post to recognize some of the sponsors that are helping us raise money! We've had overwhelming support from people all across the country who obviously want to see us in pain, the good or the bad, and have generously supported us in our endeavour! Our first pledge was Duncan's daycare teacher Kathy Inness who never had a chance to escape what was tenacious toddler Duncan. The Corbett-Bourkes lived across the street from Pembroke St. daycare so it just made sense that he attend. Kathy replied almost immediately to our e-mail asking for sponsorship and said that as much as Duncan challenged her when he was younger it wasn't as hard as we were challenging ourselves (debatable). She told me it reminded her of the time she bet "Hyperdunk" he couldn't go up and down the slide 100 times in one recess right before nap time... did he ever show her!
           There were also some great stipulations on some of the sponsorships we received. My good buddy and semi-professional fantasy football player Pete suggested that he and Alissa's sponsorship be dependent on me giving him star wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (dream on Sauers). Another great one was put forth by Jamie Pichora who claimed that Jill had to carry Duncan up the Grind (no objections from Duncan here). One things for sure, that would make one hell of a Gelaskin.
     
Grind #3 - Wednesday Sept 22nd, 6pm. 
Celebrity Guest Appearance: Casey Dickinson
 

Grouse Grinder Anatomy

           Grind 3 was an epic one as we had our first celebrity appearance! Duncan's cousin Casey decided she wanted to be part of the cause and is coincidentally out here for a few months to see what life on the Left Coast is all about. We took it relatively easy as everyone knows that there are muscles in the body that simply don't exist if you've never done the Grouse Grind before, including the Anterior Glutus Grindus, Inferior Explodus Quadus or the Posterior Grousus Maximus Assus Painus. We had a late start and darkness was descending upon us as we reached the summit but Casey took it like a champ. Also, so far we've had no phone calls from Duncan`s Aunt Phileen about attempting to kill her daughter, again. Casey conquered the GG in great time and had a classic family photo at the top - the kind that you send to parents as if to say "see, I told you we hung out together while we were in the same place."

See, we totally hung out while we were in the same place

            It was a great climb though upon arriving at the top I heard that my office nemesis and design-desk-space neighbour (I don`t use the c-word... cubicle) Andrew Wight had posted a time of 38 minutes. Despite his triathletic prowess I don`t want to be on the receiving end of the daily who`s fatter debate that I know will continue throughout the winter, of which I currently have no argument. So look out Fatty I`m coming for YOU!

Vancouver by night

Grind #4 - Friday Sept 24th, 5:30pm. 
GRIND TIME: A Record 47:57


            Just like Flight of the Concords "It's Business Time" the conditions were perfect... It was a cool day with a light misty rain, there was almost no one on the Grind and we were feeling great. We loaded up on just enough cans of carbohydrates (Guinness-style) the night before to give us energy but not too mush to slow us down and it'd been 4 days since we had really given'er on the Grind. We posted a time of 47:57 which shaved over 5 minutes off of our previous time! This made us wonder about the times we'd be posting at the end of our adventure and how much money we could raise from those who pro-rated our grind based on the time we posted. A coworker of Duncan's, Mehrdad, provided the following breakdown for sponsorship:


60 mins + - $1
55 mins + - $2
50 mins + - $4
45 mins + - $7
less than 45 mins - $10

      Uh oh Mehrdad, we're already in $7 territory! You might have to go on the Nick DeRidder trying-to-save-up-for-an-engagement-ring-for-Andrea-Chefboyardee-for-lunch-diet to afford that scheme my friend! A partner at our firm Gerry Epp, another of the mindset you get what you work for, agreed to the same scheme though double for less than 45 minutes, now there's some motivation!
      We spent just enough time on the Misty Mountaintop for a selfie photo of the two of us as proof and descended down the mountain to load back up on carbs (Guinness-style).

Mad Selfie Skills

DJ GRIND... OUT!