Welcome to the official website of Britain’s longest, non-stop, point-to-point towpath running races, the Grand Union Canal Race (GUCR 145), Kennet & Avon Canal Race (KACR 145) and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal Race (LLCR 130). The “Canalslam” totalling over 400 miles.

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Latest News

LLCR 2018 Results

by Dick Kearn | Aug 29, 2018 | LLCR

After a race-long duel with Alex, Stu stormed in to take his first CanalRace win and the Canalslam top slot. Wendy set her second course record of the season with her win. Fiona became our only Female Slammer. Congratulations to all finishers. 1 Stu Wilkie* 23:08 2...

KACR 2018 Results

by Keith Godden | Jul 31, 2018 | KACR

Fabio Rizzo Cascio wins in 28h 49m and Wendy Shaw becomes the new ladies record holder, finishing in 32h 46m 1 Fabio Rizzo Cascio 28h 49m 2 Mich Hardie 30h 10m 3 Pete Summers 31h 20m 4 James Bennett 31h 58m 5 Stu Wilkie 32h 37m 6 Wendy Shaw 32h 46m Ladies Winner 7...

2019 Canalrace Series Dates

by Keith Godden | Jul 1, 2018 | Canalslam, GUCR, KACR, LLCR

The dates are set for the 2019 GUCR 145 Birmingham - London 25th Anniversary Edition, KACR 145 Bristol - London 3rd Edition and LLCR 130 Liverpool - Leeds 6th Edition 2019 Grand Union Canal 145 mile Canal Race (GUCR 145) Birmingham - London, 0600 Sat 25th May (Spring...

GUCR 2018 Provisional Results

by Keith Godden | May 27, 2018 | GUCR

After a lightning start, Paul Maskell maintained his lead all the way to the finish with a winning time of 25h 35m 1st Paul Maskell 25:35 2nd Sergey Ionov 26:20 3rd Stu Wilkie 30:44 4th Patrick McGuiness 31:05 5th Iain Stewart 31:28 6th Stephen Walker 31:32 7th Katrin...

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