The dates are set for the 2024 three race not-for-profit series “The Canalslam” totalling nearly 400 miles. Each race can be entered as a one-off, but competitors completing all three receive a special canalslam finishers\’ award and inclusion in the hall of fame. The KACR will be back in 2025. Grand Union Canal 145 mile
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I’m not asking for a penny in this old man’s hat but, the geese are as fat as they’re likely to get, and therefore, according to the rhyme, Christmas must be coming. Also coming soon to a very select few, will be their 2022 Canalslam Trophies, marking the traditional closure of the canal racing season.
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In consideration of the success of the “one-off” Warwickshire Ring Canal Race, and of the difficulties experienced by the volunteer crews on the London to Bristol (KACR) event, Canalrace C.I.C. have felt a need to make changes. The man at the top, Keith Godden, considered shortening the KACR route, or even dropping the race in
Ian Hammett wins in 21h 3m. Laura Watts was First Lady in 28h 35m. Official results can be found here and the updated Hall of Fame here. 79 Starters. 55 Finishers. Unfortunately, the following had to cut short their journey: [canalrace-retirements event_id=42]
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4 January 2023 GUCR 2023 pre-registration on SiEntries closed at the stroke of midnight 31 October 2022 – 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 2024 draw for places opens 06:00 21 September 2023
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Starting at 06:00 Saturday 27th August 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 Leeds. [canalrace-event-log event_id=42 refresh=true]
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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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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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Sergey Ionov stayed in the game to ultimately take the victory, finishing in 23 hours 41 minutes – quite a feat following his 3rd place finish at Badwater 135 five weeks ago. First lady Chloe Brooks ran confidently from start to finish, arriving at Office Lock in 32 hours 6 minutes and taking five and
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Starting at 06:00 on Saturday 28th August 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 Leeds. [canalrace-event-log event_id=39 refresh=true]
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