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Introducing the Gongoozler Award

16 September 2025 🚨 One Year. Two Races. One Award. Introducing the Gongoozler 🚨 Complete GUCR 145 and LLCR 130 in 2026 to earn this one-time-only honour. In 2026, we’re launching something new (and just a little bit daft): The Gongoozler Award — a limited-edition...

2026 Canalrace Season Entry Notes

02 September 2025 Entries for the 2026 Canalrace season open from Thursday 18 September at 06:00 on SiEntries. Both races can be entered as a one-off, but competitors completing the Double will receive the one of a kind Gongoozler Award. The option to enter more than...

GUCR 2025 ‘Uphill’ Results and Retirements

GUCR 2025 ‘Uphill’ Results and Retirements Rick Nicholls is 3rd time lucky and wins in 26 hours 25 minutes, Michelle White is first lady in 31 hours 16 minutes. Rick Nicholls : 26h 25m Michelle White : 31h 16m Official results can be found here and the updated Hall of Fame here. 87 Starters. 43 Finishers....

GUCR 2025 Race Log & Live Results

Starting 06:00 Saturday 24th May you can see details of Retirements and Finishers on our Live Results section. Below also shows updates of all goings-on in the form of a race-log for the duration until the last canalrunner arrives in Gas Street. Race LogThis page will...

2026 Canalrace Series Dates

The dates are set for the 2026 not-for-profit two ultra race Canalrace series. Grand Union Canal 145 mile Race (GUCR) 2026 Birmingham – London “The Long Run – Downhill” Saturday 23rd May 2026 06:00 at Gas Street, Birmingham, UK (Spring bank holiday...

GUCR 2025 Provisional Entry List

Thanks go to Roz, Brian, Andy, Tracy, Dick, Jan and Cathy for their assistance at The Locksbrook Inn for the draw today. Below is the provisional list of runners for the 30th Grand Union Canal Race allocated from the 182 entries received. Competitors that have paid...

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