A flat Marathon, Half Marathon or 10k in Devon? Impossible you say!

Well here it is the Grand Canal Canter along the picturesque Grand Western Canal, your choice of Marathon or two separate Half Marathons or a 10k on Sunday 2nd March 2025

The route starts at Tiverton Canal Basin and heads along the canal paths for 6.6 miles to Sampford Peverell, here is the turn around point, where you head back to Tiverton and for the Half Marathon the finish line, for the Marathon runners you repeat the course a second time. 10k runners run to Tiverton Bridge car park and turn at the marshal.

There is approx 90ft of ascent in the Half Marathon, approx 180ft of ascent in the Marathon making it a flat fast course along hard packed gravel canal paths.

Bespoke "Grand Canal Canter" medal for all finishers.

To spread the runners out along the route and minimise the number of runners on the route at any one time, we are holding two Half Marathon sessions on the day, the first has a 2hr 30 minute cut off time, the second has a 3hr 15 minute cut off time, the results of the two half marathons will be combined for the final results, the provisional timetable of events on the day is:

Half Marathon 1 -  8am Start (2hr 40 mins cut off) 

Marathon - 8.10am start (6hr 30 cut off)

10k - 8.30am (2 hr Cut off)

Half Marathon 2-  10.45am start (3hr 30mins cut off) 

make sure you enter the correct Half Marathon for the time you want to do

CUPLESS EVENT!

The Grand Canal Canter is a Cupless event, all runners must bring and carry either a water bottle, cup or running backpack with them. There are water containers to top up your water or fill your cup approx every 3 miles, but there are no cups provided.

Prices

Half Marathon Affiliated £33

Half Marathon Unaffiliated £35

Marathon Affiliated £38

Marathon Unaffiliated £40

10k Affilaited £22

10k Unafilliated £24

Runners must be over 18  or over 16 for the 10k