This Easter, Cayman Moves Together: Guardians Alive is Back, Bigger & Better!

In partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, Trade & Development and the Ministry of Health & Sustainability, we are proud to welcome visitors and residents alike to a holistic wellness and endurance experience that blends purposeful training, thoughtful recovery, and the unique cultural beauty of running together in paradise.

Grand Cayman & Cayman Brac - Easter Weekend

This Easter weekend, athletes, families, and communities across the Cayman Islands will come together to train, move, serve, and celebrate with a full weekend of activities we’re calling the GA BTR Ultra Weekend. With a focus on endurance, the weekend aims to be an experience that is not just for performance but for recovery, inclusion, and community impact. We have something for everyone. 

Unlike traditional endurance events, GA BTR places equal emphasis on training wisely, recovering well, and showing up for one another. For the main activities, participants can choose their path: they can take on the full Speed TRIO challenge, or enjoy a VIP experience by completing a single segment at the VIP level. All VIP TRIO & BTR prices include support to one of our three chosen charities: Special Olympics Cayman Islands, Girls Brigade, and the Cadets. Our FREE activities remain strong, and our regular BTR 5K & 10K activities are back by popular demand. These activities are accessible to all ages and fitness levels. Seniors are welcome.

The community will enjoy a thoughtfully designed experience that begins before race day. This year also marks the inaugural Bluff Run, introducing a new and scenic challenge along Cayman’s iconic bluff routes. Highlights include a masterclass with legendary Olympian Jeff Galloway, a retro-themed bonding pasta night, and the Caribbean Endurance Seminar, offering practical, expert guidance from keynote speaker James Lawrence, the Iron Cowboy, and beginning to attract a growing regional audience across the Caribbean endurance community. Celebrations unfold in a culturally rich, supportive environment that prioritises confidence and safety and conclude with a community endurance watch party. From island-hopping segments to community-facing moments, GA BTR is designed to feel purposeful, not overwhelming. We welcome everyone to challenge themselves, to pick up their hard work, and to conquer what once felt impossible.

“This isn’t about how far you go,” said Adonza Harrison, Founder of Guardians Alive. “It’s about how safely you train, how well you recover, and how we serve each other as a community, especially at Easter.”

GA BTR Speed TRIO is an invitation to move with intention, train with awareness, and celebrate endurance in all its forms, physical, emotional, and communal.

This year’s GA BTR Ultra Weekend also creates space to intentionally honour 23 local endurance heroes whose commitment, resilience, and quiet leadership have shaped Cayman’s endurance community over decades. Five individuals will receive special recognition: Derek Haines, Lucille Seymour, Derek Larner (posthumous), Maxine Everson, and Frank Flowers Sr. Their stories reflect the heart of GA BTR, reminding participants that endurance is built not only through races, but through consistency, service, and community legacy.

The weekend culminates in a powerful Easter community celebration with a community breakfast spearheaded by Chef Shanan Harrison of the Got Eggs & More government-certified poultry farm. With the generous volunteer support of executive chefs from the Ritz-Carlton, alongside Macabuca, Cracked Conch, and Chef Diego Smith of D’s, the team will come together to cook for more than 1,000 community members by 9:30 am on Easter Saturday at Seven Mile Public Beach. Chef Shanan’s omelette station has also been quietly mentoring young culinary enthusiasts and supporting our nation’s Youth Culinary Programme since 2017. Over the years, visiting wellness travellers have often spoken warmly of the breakfast as a memorable highlight of their Cayman experience.

Registration is now open for VIP TRIO athletes. Registration for the shorter distances will open in February. Volunteers and community partners who want to be part of an Easter weekend built on endurance, care, and connection are welcome to help fill our remaining slots. Sponsors suited to support endurance, wellness, and community initiatives are urged to email our virtual assistant, Yolande Lopez, at yolande@virtualassistant345.com . Volunteers are urged to email our virtual assistant, Latrese Haylock, at www.latrese0001@gmail.com .