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Starting 06:00 Saturday 25th May you can see details of Retirements and Finishers on our new 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 Little Venice.

Race Log

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Mon 27th May 03:04
52 Finishers. 97 Starters.
Mon 27th May 02:53
Stefan Olsson (No. 44) finishes in 52nd place with a time of 44:53 (41st Male)
Mon 27th May 01:50
Gabriel Flores (No. 112) finishes in 51st place with a time of 43:50 (40th Male)
Mon 27th May 01:45
Mark Boxwell (No. 106) finishes in 50th place with a time of 43:45 (39th Male)
Mon 27th May 01:35
Sara Butcher (No. 107) finishes in 49th place with a time of 43:35 (11th Female)
Mon 27th May 01:32
Daniel Mullin (No. 59) finishes in 48th place with a time of 43:32 (38th Male)
Mon 27th May 01:00
Max Tomlinson (No. 140) finishes in 47th place with a time of 43:00 (37th Male)
Mon 27th May 00:35
Rudi Vanden Berghe (No. 142) finishes in 46th place with a time of 42:35 (36th Male)
Mon 27th May 00:34
Christine Schroeder (No. 51) finishes in 45th place with a time of 42:34 (10th Female)
Sun 26th May 23:50
Nigel Croft (No. 109) finishes in 44th place with a time of 41:50 (35th Male)
Sun 26th May 23:47
Roz Glover (No. 25) finishes in 43rd place with a time of 41:47 (9th Female)
Sun 26th May 23:22
David Howson (No. 121) finishes in 42nd place with a time of 41:22 (34th Male)
Sun 26th May 23:19
Nick Gkikas (No. 24) finishes in 41st place with a time of 41:19 (33rd Male)
Sun 26th May 23:13
Alayne Malkin (No. 37) finishes in 40th place with a time of 41:13 (8th Female)
Sun 26th May 23:10
Jane Stephens (No. 137) finishes in 39th place with a time of 41:10 (7th Female)
Sun 26th May 23:07
Robert Dale (No. 13) finishes in 38th place with a time of 41:07 (32nd Male)
Sun 26th May 23:05
Faith Cowell (No. 108) finishes in 37th place with a time of 41:05 (6th Female)
Sun 26th May 23:01
Tom Garrod (No. 22) finishes in 36th place with a time of 41:01 (31st Male)
Sun 26th May 22:50
Andy Ives (No. 122) finishes in 35th place with a time of 40:50 (30th Male)
Sun 26th May 22:45
Baz Taylor (No. 139) finishes in 34th place with a time of 40:45 (29th Male)
Sun 26th May 21:35
Alan Lawrenson (No. 34) finishes in 33rd place with a time of 39:35 (28th Male)
Sun 26th May 21:27
Kent Møller (No. 39) finishes in 32nd place with a time of 39:27 (27th Male)
Sun 26th May 21:24
Akgun Ozsoy (No. 45) finishes in 31st place with a time of 39:24 (26th Male)
Sun 26th May 21:11
Danny Pike (No. 46) finishes in 30th place with a time of 39:11 (25th Male)
Sun 26th May 21:09
Gavin Collins (No. 10) finishes in 29th place with a time of 39:09 (24th Male)
Sun 26th May 21:05
John Fanshawe (No. 18) finishes in 28th place with a time of 39:05 (23rd Male)
Sun 26th May 20:53
Grahame Shaddick (No. 52) finishes in 27th place with a time of 38:53 (22nd Male)
Sun 26th May 20:47
Mike Blamires (No. 105) finishes in 26th place with a time of 38:47 (21st Male)
Sun 26th May 20:46
David Wilson (No. 147) finishes in 25th place with a time of 38:46 (20th Male)
Sun 26th May 20:17
Scott Jenkins (No. 149) finishes in 24th place with a time of 38:17 (19th Male)
Sun 26th May 20:12
Liz Pharoah (No. 131) finishes in 23rd place with a time of 38:12 (5th Female)
Sun 26th May 19:59
Jan Davies (No. 63) finishes in 22nd place with a time of 37:59 (4th Female)
Sun 26th May 19:58
Duncan Walling (No. 145) finishes in 21st place with a time of 37:58 (18th Male)
Sun 26th May 19:46
Mark Coutts (No. 12) finishes in 20th place with a time of 37:46 (17th Male)
Sun 26th May 19:40
Sarah Price (No. 134) finishes in 19th place with a time of 37:40 (3rd Female)
Sun 26th May 19:38
Rhys Jenkins (No. 123) finishes in 18th place with a time of 37:38 (16th Male)
Sun 26th May 19:30
Peter Johnson (No. 32) finishes in 16th place with a time of 37:30 (14th Male)
Sun 26th May 19:30
Stuart Shipley (No. 64) finishes in 16th place with a time of 37:30 (14th Male)
Sun 26th May 18:32
Mark Farthing (No. 19) finishes in 15th place with a time of 36:32 (13th Male)
Sun 26th May 17:08
Carl Zalek (No. 58) finishes in 14th place with a time of 35:08 (12th Male)
Sun 26th May 16:56
Tim Royall (No. 49) retires at Bridge 180
Notes : Hurt knee
Sun 26th May 16:47
Sandra Tullett (No. 141) finishes in 13th place with a time of 34:47 (2nd Female)
Sun 26th May 16:43
Steve Gordon (No. 117) finishes in 12th place with a time of 34:43 (11th Male)
Sun 26th May 16:41
Ian Shelley (No. 53) retires at Coxley Green
Notes : In pieces
Sun 26th May 16:30
Mathew Bowers (No. 4) finishes in 11th place with a time of 34:30 (10th Male)
Sun 26th May 16:05
Edward Blakey (No. 104) retires at Kings Langley
Notes : Feet are terrible
Sun 26th May 15:20
Paul Ali (No. 1) finishes in 9th place with a time of 33:20 (8th Male)
Sun 26th May 15:20
Pete Summers (No. 138) finishes in 9th place with a time of 33:20 (8th Male)
Sun 26th May 14:40
Mark Ducker (No. 17) finishes in 8th place with a time of 32:40 (7th Male)
Sun 26th May 14:21
Mark Bissett (No. 3) finishes in 7th place with a time of 32:21 (6th Male)
Sun 26th May 13:29
Dawn Gardner (No. 114) retires at Cowley Lock
Notes : Legs
Sun 26th May 13:29
Simon Prytherch (No. 48) finishes in 6th place with a time of 31:29 (5th Male)
Sun 26th May 13:06
Tom Sawyer (No. 136) finishes in 5th place with a time of 31:06 (4th Male)
Sun 26th May 12:36
Deborah Jewson (No. 31) retires at CP7
Notes : Missed cutoff
Sun 26th May 10:46
David Harvey (No. 27) finishes in 4th place with a time of 28:46 (3rd Male)
Sun 26th May 10:35
Mark Haynes (No. 28) retires at CP7
Notes : Done
Sun 26th May 10:35
Ali Young (No. 148) finishes in 3rd place with a time of 28:35 (1st Female)
Sun 26th May 10:17
Sergey Ionov (No. 30) finishes in 2nd place with a time of 28:17 (2nd Male)
Sun 26th May 09:35
Alistair Potter (No. 133) retires at Ivinghoe
Notes : Injured ankle
Sun 26th May 09:15
Laura Watts (No. 146) retires at 108 miles
Notes : Battered
Sun 26th May 09:10
David Liddall (No. 35) retires at CP7
Notes : Legs had enough
Sun 26th May 08:50
Keith Burge (No. 6) retires at Hemel Hempstead
Sun 26th May 07:16
Alexander Whearity winner of the 25th Grand Union Canal Race 25h 08m
Sun 26th May 07:08
Alex Whearity (No. 57) finishes in 1st place with a time of 25:08 (1st Male)
Sun 26th May 05:29
Otto Karhunen (No. 62) retires at CP7
Notes : Had enough for today
Sun 26th May 05:20
Daniel Del Piccolo (No. 14) retires at CP7
Sun 26th May 05:20
David Barker (No. 102) retires at CP7
Notes : Injury
Sun 26th May 05:08
Alex through Hambrough Tavern CP9 at 05:01
Sun 26th May 04:05
Rhys Glide (No. 115) retires
Notes : Sickness
Sun 26th May 03:42
David Gillespie (No. 23) retires at CP7
Notes : Had enough
Sun 26th May 03:40
Paul Adams (No. 101) retires
Notes : Nothing left
Sun 26th May 03:09
Vincent O'Brien (No. 129) retires at 76 miles
Sun 26th May 02:20
Helen Pike (No. 132) retires at Tesco Leighton Buzzard
Notes : Dizzy
Sun 26th May 01:26
Derren Peters (No. 130) retires at 74 miles
Notes : Knee injured
Sun 26th May 01:24
Jennifer Sangster (No. 50) retires at Just before CP7
Notes : Shin splints
Sun 26th May 01:05
Marc Vervoort (No. 144) retires at CP5
Sun 26th May 01:00
Thomas Herbert Kokholm (No. 33) retires at 1 mile from CP5
Notes : missed cutoff
Sun 26th May 00:44
Melissa Venables (No. 61) retires at CP6
Notes : Not my day
Sun 26th May 00:09
Ettienne De Beer (No. 111) retires at CP6
Notes : Sickness
Sat 25th May 23:50
Alan Myles (No. 40) retires at Shell Garage
Notes : Wrong turn up Northampton arm, out of time to get to CP5
Sat 25th May 23:09
Hasan Ocakli (No. 60) retires at CP5
Notes : No energy left
Sat 25th May 23:03
Jeremy Hunter (No. 29) retires at CP5
Notes : Ankle locked up
Sat 25th May 22:46
Alex through CP7 Tring Reservoirs Carpark 98.9 miles at 22:30
Sat 25th May 22:45
Mark Fox (No. 113) retires
Notes : Pulled groin
Sat 25th May 22:39
Pete Chandler (No. 8) retires at CP5
Notes : Hurt calf
Sat 25th May 22:30
John MacDougall (No. 36) retires at CP6
Notes : Hips won’t go any further
Sat 25th May 21:36
Nathan Flear (No. 20) retires at CP6
Notes : Had a long day
Sat 25th May 21:35
Peter Kronester (No. 126) retires at Between CP6 and CP7
Notes : The body and mind says no
Sat 25th May 19:40
Niall Dinwoodie (No. 16) retires at CP4
Notes : Missed cutoff
Sat 25th May 19:37
David Rose (No. 135) retires at CP4
Sat 25th May 19:25
Nikola Coutts (No. 11) retires at CP4
Notes : Dehydration
Sat 25th May 19:15
John Poole (No. 47) retires at CP4
Notes : Had enough
Sat 25th May 19:09
Ollie Goulden (No. 26) retires at Bridge 47
Notes : Injured foot
Sat 25th May 18:19
Matt Clements (No. 9) retires at Just North of Stoke Bruerne
Notes : Knee injury
Sat 25th May 18:00
Steven Burch (No. 5) retires at CP4
Sat 25th May 17:50
Jim Burn (No. 7) retires at CP5
Notes : Not feeling it
Sat 25th May 16:55
Alex takes the lead at Navigation Bridge 70.3 miles 16:50
Sat 25th May 15:35
Alex CP4 ~15 minutes later
Sat 25th May 15:35
Ian Thomas (No. 56) retires at Between CP2 and CP3
Notes : Fall and tight hamstring
Sat 25th May 15:34
Nathan at CP4 53 miles 13:45
Sat 25th May 15:00
Andy O'Grady (No. 42) retires at Just after CP3
Notes : Too hot
Sat 25th May 14:25
Stephen Bignell (No. 103) retires at CP3
Notes : Had enough
Sat 25th May 13:00
CP2 Hatton Locks closed. 96 remaining
Sat 25th May 12:38
Leaders at CP3 36 miles
Sat 25th May 12:15
Nathan Taylor (No. 55) retires at CP3
Sat 25th May 11:46
Eddie Mills (No. 38) retires at CP2
Notes : Missed cutoff
Sat 25th May 07:57
Leading group of four looking up for it. 07:31 through CP1
Sat 25th May 06:26
Mark Haynes decided to show up after all. 97 starters
Sat 25th May 06:08
96 runners start the 25th Grand Union Canal Race

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