by Keith Godden | May 25, 2020 | Canalslam, GUCR, KACR, LLCR
The dates are set for the 2021 three race series “The Canalslam” totalling over 400 miles. Each race can be entered as a one-off, but competitors completing all three receive a special award. Also see 2021 season entry notes here Grand Union Canal 145 mile Race (GUCR)...
by Dick Kearn | Mar 7, 2020 | GUCR, History
Left to right in the picture: Ian Hope, Dick Kearn, Geoff Worsley, Fiona Wycherley and Bruce Harding “The 145”, as it was known in its early years, was instigated in 1993 by British Waterways’ Bruce Harding to promote the opening of Canal Towpaths to the public as...
by Keith Godden | Mar 7, 2020 | Canalslam, GUCR, KACR, LLCR
28 January 2021 Having stared into the Canalrace crystal ball, we are none the wiser whether the GUCR will be able to go ahead on Spring Bank Holiday weekend. We will keep monitoring the situation between now and the end of April. Should it become necessary, we will...
by Keith Godden | Nov 2, 2019 | Canalslam, GUCR
Thanks go to Caroline Farren, Paul Mason, Glyn Raymen, Mark & Nikola Coutts, Maisy and Cathy for their assistance at The Woolpack for the draw today. Below is the provisional list of runners for the 26th Grand Union Canal Race allocated from the 285 entries...
by Keith Godden | Sep 26, 2019 | Canalslam, GUCR, KACR, LLCR
SiEntries is now accepting entries for the 2020 GUCR 145 Birmingham – London, KACR 145 London – Bristol and LLCR 130 Liverpool – Leeds. Supported (with own crew): £60, Unsupported (tended by organisers): £90. Includes booking fee. £2 levy if...
by Dick Kearn | Aug 29, 2019 | Canalslam, GUCR, KACR, LLCR
The 2019 August Bank Holiday was officially the hottest on record. Despite the extreme heat, Alex Whearity, the hot favourite for the Men’s Canalslam Title with two wins already in the bag, stuck to his “no-sitting” plan, to claim a new series record, as well as his...
