Between those choices, the Giant. No doubt about it. I would pick the narrower of those two tires (33c limit is not going to be applicable to a local race like you're describing).
If there's any chance you'll be shouldering the bike, remove your bottle cages and strip down anything else you can take off it.
Otherwise...Practice your mount/dismount and carrying techniques. Start slowly and get the sequence of moves right.
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