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The 2011 Grizzly Run.

2012 Grizzly

“Every Hill Has A Silver Lining”

The 2012 Grizzly will be on Sunday 11th March with entry forms available on the evening of Friday 16th September from the Axe Valley Runners web site.

Twentyish muddy, hilly, boggy, beachy miles of the multiest-terrain running experience you will find this side of the end of time. So what's it all about? Well, it's by no means the toughest race around; indeed, some say that it's getting too easy but they're missing the point. It has changed over the years and nearly died on a few occasions, but hundreds keep coming back for more, so the Axe Valley Runners must still be getting it right. Whatever it isn't, it is an experience.

The 2011 was the 24th Grizzly and was held on Sunday 13th March.

There were over 2,100 finishers for the Grizzly and the shorter Cub run out of a record entry of 2,600 runners a increase on the 1,792 runners who finished in 2010.

2011 Results.

The first four were:-

  • 597 Adam Stirk - Sandhurst Joggers (2:38:23 )
  • 1332 Graham Robinson - Sandhurst Joggers ( 2:41:44 )
  • 1990 Patrick Devine-Wright - Axe Valley Runners ( 2:42:18 )
  • 255 Neil Holmes - Erme Valley Harriers ( 2:43:56 )

The first four women were:-

  • 726 Jo Meek - Tavistock AC ( 2:49:52 )
  • 1388 Clare Prosser - Wells City Harriers ( 3:00:52)
  • 835 Lin Lascelles - Maiden Newton RC (3:03:04)
  • 1449 Lizzie Kendon - (3:08:54)

A full list of race results can be found on the Axe Valley Runners web site.

The 2011 Grizzly took place at 10:30am on Sunday 13th March.

The Grizzly run is organised by the Axe Valley Runners (website www.axevalleyrunners.org.uk) who organised the first 8 mile long race in 1988 starting at Beer Head.

It is number three on the ranking of Britain's most popular running events just behind the London Marathon and the Great North Run

The Grizzly is different from the London Marathon and the Great North Run because it really does go 'cross country' for a distance of 19 to 20 miles, or round about 31 kilometres.

Previous races have been called:

  • 1988: Unnamed Runners
  • 1989: Torment Tenners
  • 1990: Grizzly 12ers
  • 1991: Hillockers and Rowlockers
  • 1992: Eye of the Stormers
  • 1993: Sting of the Butter-fliers
  • 1994: Magical Memory Joggers
  • 1995: Nightmare Returners
  • 1996: Lemming Revengers
  • 1997: Apocalypse-Yes!
  • 1998: Flight of Fancy
  • 1999: Insanity and in Health
  • 2000: Another Brick
  • 2001: A Race Oddity
  • 2002: The Jokers in the Pack
  • 2003: Jurassic Jaunt
  • 2004: Infinity and Beyond
  • 2005: A Thousand Steps for Mankind
  • 2006: O'limpiyak Dilemma
  • 2007: Armageddon NowHere
  • 2008: Armageddon Again
  • 2009:Trails And Tribulations
  • 2010 Beauty and the Beach
  • 2011 Valley of the Bogs