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Grand Union Canal 145 mile Race

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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

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Winners[3]

Year Winner Time (Hours:Minutes) Country
2024 Chris Kelly 24:02  Great Britain
2023 Matthew Ma 27:52  Great Britain
2022 Samantha Amend 24:45  Great Britain
2021 Alexander Whearity 23:25  Great Britain
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Alexander Whearity 25:08  Great Britain
2018 Paul Maskell 25:35  Great Britain
2017 Sergey Ionov 25:54  Russia
2016 Andy Jordan 25:49  Great Britain
2015 Dan Lawson 22:15  Great Britain
2014 Pat Robbins 26:20  Great Britain
2013 James Elson 29:10  Great Britain
2012 Debbie Martin-Corsani 28:01  Great Britain
2011 Pat Robbins 25:37  Great Britain
2010 Pat Robbins 26:24  Great Britain
2009 Pat Robbins 26:24  Great Britain
2008 Pat Robbins 27:09  Great Britain
2007 Tim Holsgrove 29:39  Great Britain
2006 Matt Giles 29:02  Great Britain
2005 Bob Brown/John Kinder 29:39  Great Britain
2004 Gary Wale 32:36  Great Britain
2003 Claude Hardel 27:35  France
2002 Robert Goodwin 30:11  Great Britain
2001 Chris Fanning 31:05  Ireland
2000 Phil Redden 34:08  Great Britain
1999 Neville Stonehouse 33:16  Great Britain
1998 Rod Palmer 28:58  Great Britain
1997 Rod Palmer 31:11  Great Britain
1993 Dick Kearn 32:50  Great Britain

References

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  1. ^ GUCR. (2019). The twenty fifth Grand Union Canal 145 mile Race. Entries: Rules. Retrieved 2018-11-03
  2. ^ Official web site
  3. ^ Official GUCR Results Page
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