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1 o c. e g lle a h c io u d a r k 5 2 r o k 0 5, 100k Jue 2015

27-28 Jue 2015 Walk it, Jog it, or Ru it - a edurace challege alog a historic route.

The sceery will surprise you it s the Capital s best kept secret; the Challege will ispire you - it s Lodo s Great Escape! W A LK IT.JOG IT.RUN IT. Your Challege. Your W ay.

A fial war up i the teted village, the eager groups set off to joi the caal at Little Veice; ruers out first o a clear towpath - walkers & joggers hot o their heels.

2 27-28 Jue 2015 Walk it, Jog it, or Ru it - a edurace challege alog a historic route. It s 100k, 50k, or 25k o the Grad Uio Caal towpath, a hidde gree corridor that wids its way fro the heart of Lodo out towards the Chilters. The sceery will surprise you it s the Capital s best kept secret; the Challege will ispire you - it s Lodo s Great Escape! W A LK IT.JOG IT.RUN IT. Your Challege. Your W ay. Saturday orig - Cetral Lodo. A fial war up i the teted village, the eager groups set off to joi the caal at Little Veice; ruers out first o a clear towpath - walkers & joggers hot o their heels. Ahead lies 100k of towpaths, fasciatig caal life, varied sceery, great rest stops with food, drik ad lots of support. Whatever your goal - 100k, 50k, or 25k - as a walk, a ru, or a jog - your Grad Uio Challege will be celebrated! Which distace is for you? The 25k, 50k or the full 100k? Push yourself a bit further i joi 2000 adveturers o The Grad Uio Challege, ad help to raise over 1 illio for so e special charities! w w w.graduiochallege.co

the route The Grad Uio Caal stretches fro Lodo to Birigha, a waterway backboe through Eglad, ad was fored i 1929 as a aalgaatio of a uber of differet caals ad waterways, ay datig back to the early

The 100k course is broke dow ito four 25k stages, with a ai rest stop at the ed of each. Alogside the full 100 k challege, there are two 50k challege evets, ad four of 25k.

3 the route The Grad Uio Caal stretches fro Lodo to Birigha, a waterway backboe through Eglad, ad was fored i 1929 as a aalgaatio of a uber of differet caals ad waterways, ay datig back to the early 1800 s, to copete agaist the railways ad roads beig built. With the coectig etwork of caals it is the UK s logest waterway totallig early 300 iles. The ai start is i Paddigto, Cetral Lodo. The 100k course is broke dow ito four 25k stages, with a ai rest stop at the ed of each. Alogside the full 100 k challege, there are two 50k challege evets, ad four of 25k. All start locatios, ajor 25k rest stop & fiish poits are located close to trai statios for ease of joiig ad departig the challege - we also supply shuttle buses to those earby statios for those departig the challege. W hat s icluded S igificat poits Lodo S tart: Maida Vale, Nr Paddigto 25k Rest Stop: Lake Far Coutry Park, Hayes 50k H alf W ay Poit: Cassiobury Park, Watford 75k Rest Stop: Trig, Hertfordshire 10 0k Fiish: Bletchley, Bucks. R oute optios W alks & Rus 10 0k : Edurace Walk, or Ultra Maratho Ru 50k : Walk or ru as a aratho plus challege 25k : Four walk optios & two rus For ore iforatio o the route please visit A aazig sese of achieveet Oly you have the ier stregth, deteriatio ad resolve to get across the fiish lie - but we esure you have all the support, care ad hospitality you eed to help you alog the way. This challege is fully iclusive - ad by that we ea you have all the food ad drik you eed to keep your eergy levels up - with hospitality ad facilities every 12.5k for you to rest, relax ad recuperate as you go. Participat website area kit lists / traiig plas / erchadise / Facebook group. Support fro your chose charity to help with fudraisig. Over 300 charities to fudraise for your charity, your choice! Traiig days optioal daytie ad ight tie walks eet fellow challegers. 3 ajor food ad rest stops at 25, 50, 75k. 5 check poits / sack stops i betwee. FREE food & drik at rest stops & fiish! A fully siged route pik arrows + glow sticks. Route aps ad GPX files. Pace walkers, edics, doctors, asseuses, ad vehicles to support you all the way. A fiisher s coeorative edal, T shirt ad glass of fizz as you cross the lie.

Whether you re a first tie log distace walker, a occasioal edurace copetitor, or a seasoed ultra ruer there s a uique challege alog the Grad Uio Caal to test you.

4 H ow to joi W alk, Jog or Ru It! Most will walk it at their ow pace, quite a few will jog parts of it, ad soe will ru the full 100k ultra-aratho style! A test of staia ad deteriatio, but with soe traiig ad our faous o-evet support ad hospitality, it s achievable. Whether you re a first tie log distace walker, a occasioal edurace copetitor, or a seasoed ultra ruer there s a uique challege alog the Grad Uio Caal to test you. Tea s & Idividuals If you tackle the challege as a walk, you ll be aogst ay others who start out o their ow; ay seasoed ruers also prefer the solo optio. As a idividual our tea supports you all the way. The Grad Uio Challege is also perfect for teas of frieds, faily, ad colleagues. Alteratively, take the challege o as a relay with a tea of 4, with each idividual takig o a 25k sectio. This costs 100 to register the tea, with a fudraisig target of 700. Please see the website for ore details. Sig up a tea of 5 or ore ad all receive a FREE traiig top worth 20 each! Corporate Tea s Are you ad your colleagues lookig for a challege? Perhaps fudraisig for your charity of the year, or as a fu tea buildig exercise. For 2015 we have our Corporate Tea Hospitality Packages for teas of 10 or ore with discouts ad free places! Teas ca be a ixture of walkers, ruers, 100k, 56k ad 25k challegers - we will put soethig together to ake your challege extra special - with other add o upgrades available to purchase! If you do t wish to take o the full 100k - your tea ca relay!

Fudraisig for charity By sigig up to the challege you are coittig to fudraise a iiu sposorship of 475 for the 100k, 295 for the 50k, or 175 for the 25k challege your fudraisig efforts will ot go

We ve partered with ay of the UK s leadig charities to offer you the flexibility ad choice to support ad fudraise the charity of your choice.

5 Fudraisig for charity By sigig up to the challege you are coittig to fudraise a iiu sposorship of 475 for the 100k, 295 for the 50k, or 175 for the 25k challege your fudraisig efforts will ot go urewarded ad will supply you with uch eeded fudraisig resources to the charity of your choice. We ve partered with ay of the UK s leadig charities to offer you the flexibility ad choice to support ad fudraise the charity of your choice. If you are sigig up to the challege as a tea you ca elect to fudraise for the sae, or differet charities. The full list of the charities we are curretly workig with ca be foud o the Charity Parters sectio of our website, alteratively if there is a charity curretly ot listed you would like to support you ca still sig up ad we will get the o board! To sig up to the challege as a walker, or ruer you eed to register via our olie bookig for o our website Other evets! Check out the reaiig Ultra Challege Series! 2/3 May 23/24 May Isle of Wight Challege 2/3 May 2015 For the first tie ever tackle a full 106k circuit alog the coastlie of the Isle of Wight - circuavigatig the islad - walk, jog or ru the route for a bak holiday weeked ot to be forgotte! 54k ad 32k optio also available. Lodo 2 Brighto Challege 23/24 May 2015 The origial 100 k challege! For 2015 there s 56k & 44k half-way optios also. It s a great route & a tough challege, ad ore will take o the evet as a walk, jog or as oe of the UK s top ultra-aratho challeges. Coitet Distace Registratio Fee (Secures your place i the challege) 100KM KM KM Fudraisig Coitet 50% of the fudraisig target is due to be subitted to your charity 6 weeks prior to the challege, the reaiig 50% 4 weeks after. 29/30 August 12/13 Septeber Lodo 2 Cabridge Challege 29/30 August 2015 New for 2015 The Lodo 2 Cabridge Challege is a 100k or 50k walk, jog or ru followig the River Lea out of the capital. Startig close to the Olypic Park, ejoy this sceic route ito the coutryside, before fiishig i Cabridge. Thaes Path Challege 12/13 Septeber 2015 I its fourth year - the 100k Thaes Path Challege is growig ito a ass celebratio of oe of Lodo s ost icoic features - the Thaes! Fro Putey to Heley with 25 & 50 k sectios - i 2015 thousads will walk, jog or ru it!

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25k June 2014 o c. e g e l l a h c o i u d a r g. w ww 25k 28-29 Jue 214 k k 5 1 28-29 Jue 214 Walk it, Jog it, or Ru it - a NEW edurace challege alog a historic route. It s 1 k, 5 k, or 25 k o the Grad Uio Caal towpath,