Grind for Life Series at Lakeland Skatepark

Banner duty goes down at 8am. We won't be leaving until well after 8pm, but no one's complaining. The Body's return to the mic with us starts today and Jereme Knibbs is on the judging panel.

We'll be fresh as hell if the Feds watching. Was this this for us? Nah, I think it was for America's pastime going on in the fields next to us. Next year I'm going to ask them if we can put our judges in this thing.

Thanks Harry Fredlund for coming out to rip the 9 and Under Division. His dad Scott has been bringing him to skateboarding contests for years. That's a feeble grind right into first place.

Brandon Delgado was part of one of many of the parent/kid teams out there entering their own divisions. Brandon's in the 9 and under rolling in here and his dad Omar skated both the Street and Bowl contests, getting 2nd in both.

Mongolian BBQ was being served up all morning. Get some!

Laura Fong-Yee has another first place in the books with this feeble grind.

It's been a while since these two have been on the same airwaves together at the skateboard shindig. If you where there, you'd agree it went nicely, right? I sure agree and I'm looking forward to having The Body at all these stops for the GFL Series.

Most of these awesome little rippers also have their parents skating in the older divisions. Of course we all think skateboarding is cool, but when I think about that, it really hits me. Skateboarding is different and just straight up better than anything, isn't it? Crazy. These are the 9 and Under Division winners.

On the other side of that group photo is a nice grew of proud parents.

Keenan ripped in the 10 to 12 Division along with Rory, Jake, and Austin here.

That stance in a photo is like the new peace sign.

The next divisions up also have a crew of proud parents. I know everyone says it happens way too fast, but I can't wait until my boy grows up so we can lurk the skateboard shindigs together like this.

Will Schumatti took it in the 13 to 15 Division.

Skateboarding families and a nice crew of girls that also rip. The diversity of the wood and wheels is so good. Laura won it for the Girls Division.

Richard Hatten has a nicely flicked and caught hardflip.

I can't do a frontside big heelflip either way, but I would imagine that it's a little easier doing it switch. Alex Peavey has a super sized one done regular. Damn!

Johnny Reidy's 360 filp and snap is going to grow right before our eyes over the years of doing these Contests.

Z-Flex gives out the Always Radical Award at each GFL Contest. This one went to one of our favorite young dudes, Rory Doran.

Omar Delgado boardslides to 2nd place. Having a 30 and Up Division really set the tone of this whole contest being fun first and competition second.

Street Greek ripped in both Bowl and Street. He's got it like that with a frontside tailslide on the bump to ledge.

You might have a frontside 360 down a stair set, but how about 10 or 15 of them on flat like Mike Rogers? Thanks again for having us take over the series you started, Mike!

Jake Sykes has a great switch flip.

JP Messner got this half Cab noseblunt slide 270 out right after time.

Now I'm on the other side of the camera after handing over my Nikon to Brandon Starr. We're going to get a different view of the Contest through his lens eye. I told him to go get a photo of Buck Smith and some random chill shots of whatever he finds interesting. We used this shot to learn how autofocus works.

Brandon's first photo is a nice Jurassic griptape job.

Look like Brandon is an Uncle Sam fan. Who isn't.

I wonder how many Red Bull's Brandon had all day. He's putting the MXT on blast here. Thanks for bringing that, Cullen!

Brandon's photo from the Second 2 None Barber tent. They were giving out free trims all day.

Is Brandon documenting this event better than I am? Great photo of Mike Rogers. Thanks for doing one of my jobs for a bit, Brandon!

Brandon wants you to follow @TheBoardr on all social networks.

Bradon's mean muggin' portrait of Chris Noel.

I found this photo in the camera after my instructions to Brandon to go get a headshot of Buck Smith for me. Looks like he was practicing with a little long distance stalking. Buck is an intimidating dude, even with the mall grab.

Thanks Brandon for mustering up the courage to get a portrait of Buck Smith.

Does this mean Brandon wants a puppy?

Brandon's taking a photo of that trophy he wants. Thanks Indy for making these for the entire series.

Old guys do not care about your silly labeling of how boards are grasped. Brandon got a nice photo of Michael Daly aka Santa Claus.

Maybe if they started parting their hair in the opposite directions, we could tell them apart easier? Brandon says what's up to the Noel twins.

Nice portrait of Alex Bibiloni, Brandon.

Okay, the camera is back in my hands now. Thanks for the lens duty, Brandon! Dave Headson won the 30 and Up Street Division. I never thought skateboarding would be this solid for my whole life when I first discovered it as a kid. I still can't believe it. I hope you're skating for as long as all these dudes here and also pass it along to your kids.

Marse Farmer won it in the 16 to 29 Street Division.

The littlest dude in this photo won the Street Sponsored Division.

If you were in this crowd, thanks for coming to our skateboard shindig. The next one is April 12 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Kainalu Canubida was in the Bowl Intermediate slashing corners with his hands behind his back in between these backside hops over the hip. He's going to grow up to be one stylish dude for sure.

Wait, Chris Cole was there?

Yodabomb has the boneless boost like a man.

It won't be long before Dave's daughter Emily is going rock and rolls on the deck proper like this. Emily skated the 9 and Under Division.

Your classic burly old guy move is a lein air disaster like this one here from Buck Smith.

Jairus Rutherford from Second to None Barber Shop and Mike Rogers. Thanks for the free cuts, Jarius!

Jake Sykes' backside noseblunt was one and done for a first try sequence. Thanks Jake!

Josiah Portillo is one of many kids we've watched grow into fine young men over all the years of doing these skateboarding events. He's got a nice frontside air here.

David Morefiled if filming skateboarding when he's not ripping at skateboarding. Nice frontside nosegrind on the quarter.

The chief of the Jitt Squad has a grown man looking tailslide.

Mark Davenport blew minds in the bowl. This layback salad grind is a make and it was insane. Please make it to the next one, Mark!

Who would have though a Westside Skate Shop rider would be winning the Bowl Sponsored Division? Nick Wallace stale fish grabbed his way to 1st.

Porpe took advantage of the Second 2 None free cuts and got his horse mullet edged up.

Tony Walsh took Red Bull's Bull in a China Shop award with a rolled up Benji tucked in there.

Asher Lakes won the Bowl Intermediate Division.

Buck Smith won the 40 to 49 Bowl Division.

All these rippers are over 50. Mark Buncy won that division.

Nick Wallace won it in the Bowl Sponsored Division.

I had to use my 53 Pen on the Sponsored winners photo. Mark Davenport is getting beamed up by UFOs with the Lakeland cows. Nick Wallace is slashing with a Samurai sword. Pedro Delfino is Mr. Nice Guy with a halo and angel wings. Titus Massinello has an overhyped shakka. Tyler Coffman grew his beard out. Thanks again everyone who made this a great day of skateboarding.

The Editor is blown away that someone made a shirt dedicated to The Mag. That will land you an instant cover.

Guy sent over this photo of him on a frontside slasher in the 50 and Up Division.

Another one from Guy on a frontside slasher at sundown.