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.

24th May 2025

25th July 2025

23rd August 2025

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2018 Canalrace Series Dates

The dates are set for the 2018 GUCR 145, KACR 145 and LLCR 130 [updated 6th January] 2018 Grand Union Canal 145 mile Canal Race (GUCR 145) Birmingham - London, 0600 Sat 26th May ENTRIES CLOSED To compete, Pre-register below...

Canalslam 2017 Results

17 runners completed all three Canalrace events to complete the 'Canalslam'. Below shows individual finish times for the GUCR 145, KACR 145 and LLCR 130 as well as the accumulated total time. 1 Paul Beechey 26:20 25:48 22:24 74:32 2 Paul Ali 31:43 29:08 22:24 83:15 3...

LLCR 2017 Results

Paul Ali and Paul Beechey crossed the line together to become joint winners in 22h 24m, while Georgina Harrison did it again taking her 2nd Canalrace win of the year in 29h 37m 1 Paul Ali 22h 24m Joint Winner 1 Paul Beechey 22h 24m Joint Winner 3 John Stocker 25h 49m...

KACR 2017 Results

After 2nd place at the GUCR, Paul Beechey went one step better to win the inaugural KACR 145 Bristol - London in a time of 25h 48m 1 Paul Beechey 25h 48m 2 Stu Wilkie 28h 30m 3 Paul Ali 29h 08m 4 Mich Hardie 29h 56m 5 John Stocker 30h 15m 6 Jay MacDonald 30h 52m 7...

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