The Thirty First
GRAND UNION CANAL 145 MILE RACE
(GUCR 2026)
Birmingham - London
"The Long Run"
Saturday 23rd May 2026 06:00 at Gas Street Basin, Birmingham, UK
2024 GUCR Results
| Pos. | M/F Pos. | Name | M/F | Time | min/mile | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Chris Kelly | M | 24:02:00 | 09:56 | |
| 2 | 2 | Petr Válek | M | 26:47:00 | 11:04 | |
| 3 | 3 | Matthew Ma | M | 29:23:00 | 12:09 | |
| 4 | 4 | Mathew Coulson | M | 30:24:00 | 12:34 | |
| 5 | 5 | Will Raybould | M | 30:48:00 | 12:44 | |
| 6 | 6 | James Brouner | M | 32:59:00 | 13:38 | |
| 6 | 6 | Lee Morgan | M | 32:59:00 | 13:38 | |
| 8 | 8 | Marsh Pullen | M | 33:32:00 | 13:52 | |
| 9 | 1 | Melissa Venables | F | 34:11:00 | 14:08 | |
| 10 | 9 | Martin Palmer | M | 34:54:00 | 14:26 | |
| 11 | 10 | Nicholas Barrington | M | 35:27:00 | 14:40 | |
| 12 | 11 | Michael Gray | M | 36:51:00 | 15:14 | |
| 12 | 2 | Laura McWhinnie | F | 36:51:00 | 15:14 | |
| 12 | 11 | Kenny Walker | M | 36:51:00 | 15:14 | |
| 15 | 13 | David Betteridge | M | 37:06:00 | 15:21 | |
| 15 | 13 | Mark Bissett | M | 37:06:00 | 15:21 | |
| 17 | 15 | Michal Cinciala | M | 37:30:00 | 15:31 | |
| 17 | 15 | Ashley Hogg | M | 37:30:00 | 15:31 | |
| 19 | 17 | Matthew Osborne | M | 38:17:00 | 15:50 | |
| 20 | 18 | Andrew Aldridge | M | 38:54:00 | 16:05 | |
| 20 | 18 | Sean Lynch | M | 38:54:00 | 16:05 | |
| 20 | 18 | Simon Robinson | M | 38:54:00 | 16:05 | |
| 23 | 21 | Liam Brook | M | 38:59:00 | 16:07 | |
| 24 | 22 | Fumiaki Imamura | M | 39:46:00 | 16:27 | |
| 25 | 3 | Suki Gregory | F | 39:53:00 | 16:30 | |
| 26 | 23 | Ronnie Staton | M | 40:00:00 | 16:33 | |
| 27 | 24 | Kenneth Fancett | M | 40:01:00 | 16:33 | |
| 28 | 25 | Alex Graham | M | 40:32:00 | 16:46 | |
| 29 | 26 | Lee Hodgkinson | M | 40:33:00 | 16:46 | |
| 30 | 4 | Heather Pritchard | F | 41:09:00 | 17:01 | |
| 31 | 27 | Derren Peters | M | 41:10:00 | 17:02 | |
| 32 | 28 | Gary Barnes | M | 42:30:00 | 17:35 | |
| 33 | 5 | Kerry Cooper | F | 42:32:00 | 17:36 | |
| 34 | 29 | Alistair Potter | M | 42:34:00 | 17:36 | |
| 35 | 30 | Harry Fraser | M | 42:46:00 | 17:41 | |
| 36 | 31 | Robin Thorne | M | 42:53:00 | 17:44 | |
| 36 | 31 | Jon Thorne | M | 42:53:00 | 17:44 | |
| 38 | 33 | Ellis Rust | M | 43:01:00 | 17:48 | |
| 39 | 34 | Kieron Davies | M | 43:16:00 | 17:54 | |
| 40 | 35 | Paul Pickford | M | 43:29:00 | 17:59 | |
| 41 | 36 | Andy Ives | M | 43:55:00 | 18:10 | |
| 41 | 36 | Philip Kujawa | M | 43:55:00 | 18:10 | |
| 41 | 36 | Carl Maguire | M | 43:55:00 | 18:10 | |
| 44 | 39 | Edward Blakey | M | 44:45:00 | 18:31 | |
| 45 | 40 | Steven Jones | M | 44:52:00 | 18:33 | |
| 45 | 6 | Lynne Maughan | F | 44:52:00 | 18:33 | |
| 45 | 40 | Alan Myles | M | 44:52:00 | 18:33 | |
| 45 | 40 | Jonathan Steele | M | 44:52:00 | 18:33 |
Entry Information
Find out more about entering the 2026 Grand Union Canal Race