Grand Union Canal 145 mile Race
The Grand Union Canal Race (GUCR) is an ultramarathon run from the centre of Birmingham to the centre of London along the Grand Union Canal. Competitors are required to complete the 145-mile (233 km) distance within a time limit of 45 hours. Resting for more than 40 minutes at a time is not permitted.[1] The maximum number of competitors is 100 and is very quickly reached.
The race record is held by Dan Lawson who completed the course in 22 hours 15 minutes in May 2015.[2]
Results
[edit]Winners[3]
| Year | Winner | Time (Hours:Minutes) | Country | |
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| 2024 | Chris Kelly | 24:02 |  Great Britain
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| 2023 | Matthew Ma | 27:52 | Great Britain
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| 2022 | Samantha Amend | 24:45 | Great Britain
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| 2021 | Alexander Whearity | 23:25 | Great Britain
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| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2019 | Alexander Whearity | 25:08 | Great Britain
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| 2018 | Paul Maskell | 25:35 | Great Britain
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| 2017 | Sergey Ionov | 25:54 |  Russia
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| 2016 | Andy Jordan | 25:49 | Great Britain
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| 2015 | Dan Lawson | 22:15 | Great Britain
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| 2014 | Pat Robbins | 26:20 | Great Britain
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| 2013 | James Elson | 29:10 | Great Britain
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| 2012 | Debbie Martin-Corsani | 28:01 | Great Britain
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| 2011 | Pat Robbins | 25:37 | Great Britain
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| 2010 | Pat Robbins | 26:24 | Great Britain
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| 2009 | Pat Robbins | 26:24 | Great Britain
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| 2008 | Pat Robbins | 27:09 | Great Britain
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| 2007 | Tim Holsgrove | 29:39 | Great Britain
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| 2006 | Matt Giles | 29:02 | Great Britain
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| 2005 | Bob Brown/John Kinder | 29:39 | Great Britain
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| 2004 | Gary Wale | 32:36 | Great Britain
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| 2003 | Claude Hardel | 27:35 |  France
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| 2002 | Robert Goodwin | 30:11 | Great Britain
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| 2001 | Chris Fanning | 31:05 |  Ireland
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| 2000 | Phil Redden | 34:08 | Great Britain
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| 1999 | Neville Stonehouse | 33:16 | Great Britain
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| 1998 | Rod Palmer | 28:58 | Great Britain
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| 1997 | Rod Palmer | 31:11 | Great Britain
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| 1993 | Dick Kearn | 32:50 | Great Britain
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References
[edit]- ^ GUCR. (2019). The twenty fifth Grand Union Canal 145 mile Race. Entries: Rules. Retrieved 2018-11-03
- ^ Official web site
- ^ Official GUCR Results Page
External links
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