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The breakfast challenge has been served

In support of Galvin’s Chance, London Hilton on Park Lane welcomed nearly 80 runners on 18th May 2012 from the worlds of hospitality, sport, business and the general public. The Mayfair Park and Tower Race incorporates a 4.5 km sprint around the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park followed by a gruelling tower run up the 475 stairs of London Hilton on Park Lane to Michelin-starred Galvin at Windows restaurant on the 28th floor. After rising to the challenge, the runners had the chance to recover and re-hydrate with a champagne breakfast in the restaurant at the top of the 331 foot tall hotel.

Amongst the runners of the race, which started at 8:30am, were Monica Galetti, Senior Sous Chef at Le Gavroche, Galvin’s Chance founder and Galvin at Windows general manager, Fred Sirieix, and Simon Vincent, area president, Europe, Hilton Worldwide.

This year’s male winner was Alan Murchison, finishing in an electric and race record-breaking 17 minutes and 21 seconds. Niki Bruce took the top honours for female participants, finishing in exactly 18 minutes. Could you beat our 2012 runners? Click here for the 2012 race results

Early indications are that more than £20,000 has been raised from the event in sponsorship for Galvin’s Chance. Galvin’s Chance is an innovative into-work programme for young people aged 18-24 who may be ex-offenders or who are deemed disadvantaged, including those ‘at risk’ of gang culture. It offers young Londoners training, mentoring and a series of apprenticeships in some of London’s finest hotels and restaurants as part of a course to equip and support them into full-time employment. The project was initiated by Chris Galvin and Fred Sirieix at the Galvin at Windows restaurant, the finish point for the race. Galvin’s Chance is a charitable initiative of Hilton in the Community Foundation and is delivered in partnership with Hilton Worldwide, The Springboard Charity, London Probation, Westminster Kingsway College (WKC) and various four and five-star hotels and fine-dining restaurants in London.

Speaking at the event, Galvin’s Chance founder and Chef de Patron at Galvin at Windows, Chris Galvin said, “Galvin’s Chance is about giving young people a chance. Sometimes it is simply a case of showing what great opportunities exist out there. Despite the vital contribution hospitality makes to the economy, front-of-house is still a woefully misunderstood part of our business. But it is everything! Galvin’s Chance gives young people the chance to get a foothold and get ahead in this exciting and diverse sector."

2012 pictures to come soon so in the meantime here are some pictures from 2011's race:

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