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 Canadian Open Farmer’s Walk Championship


The Farmer's Walk is done by picking up two 185lb weights and walking 100 feet as fast as possible. The Canadian Open Farmer’s Walk Championship will feature two athlete heats going head to head for the best time, prize money and the title of Canadian Champion.

The Canadian Open Farmer’s Walk Championship at the 147th edition of the Antigonish Highland Games will feature Scottish Heavy Events athletes, Strongmen and University Football athletes from all parts of Canada. A new Canadian Open Farmer’s Walk trophy will be commissioned for the event and will be awarded annually to the winning athlete.

Featuring head to head 2 person heats will create an intense fierce competition in each and every heat. These competitors will leave it all on the track and will, no
doubt, establish some world class times doing so. Spectators will not want to miss even a single minute of this fast paced, exciting new event.

Competition Format

1. The Farmers Walk competition will consist of approximately 20 pre-registered competitors. (Registration ceases Tuesday July 6 at 5pm).

2. The event would take place directly in front of the main Grand Stand on Columbus field on Friday July 9, 2010 beginning at approx 3pm.

3. The format used will 2 person timed heats over a 100 foot course using 185lb implements.

4. The 3rd and 4th best times would compete in another heat for 3rd place ($200 CAD)

5. The 1st and 2nd best times would compete in the Championship Heat for 1st and 2nd place ($500 and $300 CAD)

6. Accepted competitors would have had to compete in the event in the past or have trained with the implements prior to registering for the event.

7. Event will be open to Heavy Event competitors, StFX athletes (football) and other persons able to satisfy criteria #6

8. If the approximately 20 athletes do not pre-register, the selection committee would consider other eligible athletes who may have expressed interest after registration ended or are recruited by the committee and are known to comply with criteria #6. If there are still less than 20 athletes registered the committee would run the event with no less than 16 competitors.

9. All competitors will have to sign a waiver releasing the Antigonish Highland Games and the Town of Antigonish of any liability and must be at least 18 years of age as of July 9, 2010. (Waiver can be downloaded from webpage)

10. The registration committee would have to be satisfied that the accepted applicants met criteria #6 above but would reserve the right to refuse applicants beyond 20 competitors or if any doubt existed as to the actual satisfying of criteria #6.

11. The Farmer’s Walk committee is committed to the health and safety of the competitors and as such reserves the right to disqualify any competitor determined to be at risk of injury prior to competing.