Belgrave Harriers\’ Sam Amend wins this Platinum Jubilee weekend in a new ladies record time of 25 hours 45 minutes! Ian Hammett is 1st Man, arriving at Little Venice in 27 hours 48 minutes. Congratulations to all finishers. Official results can be found here and the updated Hall of Fame here. 98 Starters. 53 Finishers. GUCR
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Starting 06:00 Friday 3rd June you can see details of Retirements and Finishers on our Live Results section. Below also shows updates of all goings-on in the form of a race-log for the duration until the last canalrunner arrives in Little Venice. [canalrace-event-log event_id=40 refresh=true]
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From our reporter Nick Keard As those who’ve read the history of GUCR will know, in 1993 British Waterways opened the GUC towpath as a public right of way. To coincide with the opening, BW suggested that the Trail Running Association might like to organise a foot-race from Birmingham to London. Their idea was to
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Stop-press news: To celebrate 30 years of Canal Mania V2, the 2023 GUC race will be \”Uphill\” from London to Birmingham! Furthermore, early checkpoints on the 2023 London to Bristol (KACR) event will now be approximately marathon distance apart, later ones about 15 miles or less. The dates are set for the 2023 three race
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Below is the provisional list of runners for the 2022 Grand Union Canal Race allocated from the 234 entries received. Competitors that have paid their race-fees to confirm their place can be found on the GUCR Entry List. David Allan Samantha Amend Mark Anslow Sam Atkinson Daniel Aylott Gary Barnes Mick Barnes Paul Barnicott Matthew
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10 January 2022 GUCR 2022 pre-registration on SiEntries closed at the stroke of midnight 31 October 2021 – the draw and allocation of all places is now complete. The provisional entry list can be found here; there is no waiting list. Pre-registration to enter the GUCR 2023 draw for places opens 06:00 22 September 2022
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Alex Whearity successfully executed his sub-24 hour race plan to defend his 2019 GUCR title, arriving at Little Venice in 23 hours and 25 minutes. Melissa Venables blessed us with her smile all the way to win on her second go in 29 hours and 17 minutes. The 2021 Steve Phillips’ annual “Run for Your
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Starting 06:00 Saturday 29th May you can see details of Retirements and Finishers on our new Live Results section. Below also shows updates of all goings-on in the form of a race-log for the duration until the last canalrunner arrives in Little Venice. [canalrace-event-log event_id=37 refresh=true]
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Introduction This information applies to all involved including competitors, volunteers, crews, buddy runners and spectators; it must be forwarded to all those attending the event. If there is any question, contact Keith Godden on keith.godden@canalrace.org.uk or 07780 685538. Covid-19 risks will be mitigated through social distancing, hand hygiene and face coverings at Registration, Baggage Drop,
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Advice on finishing The 145 from a multiple Grand Union Canal Race finisher Written by Paul Ali. Welcome to the Grand Union Canal Race, a well-regarded classic British ultramarathon event. If you are running this event for the first time then you are likely to have lots of questions about the event, the race experience
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