ITV Westcountry local news showed a short piece on the race which can be played via Flash or downloaded as a full-res (4.4M) or low-res (450K) WMV file. (Note that the low-res version is not very good quality - only really useful for those on dial-up.)
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 of you keep coming back for more so we must still be getting it right. Whatever it isn't, it is an experience.
Want to know more? There's lots to read on our writing page (including the infamous songs and poems) and on the Lean, Mean Runner Bean's website.
Want to see more? Look at our photos page.
| Grizzly history: | 1988 Unnamed
1989 Torment Ten 1990 Grizzly 12 1991 Hillocks and Rowlocks 1992 Eye of the Storm 1993 Sting of the Butterfly 1994 Magical Mystery Jog 1995 The Nightmare Returns 1996 Revenge of the Lemmings 1997 Apocalypse, Yes! 1998 Flight of Fancy 1999 Insanity and In Health 2000 Another Brick in the Wall 2001 A Race Oddity 2002 The Joker in the Pack 2003 The Jurassic Jaunt 2004 Infinity and Beyond 2005 One Thousand Steps For Mankind 2006 O'Limpiyak Dilemma 2007 Armageddon NowHere 2008 Armageddon Again 2009 Trails And Tribulations 2010 Any suggestions? Free entry if you come up with the name we use. |
Sport has to be the most convergent of all human activies because athletes know that there is no fundamental difference between body, mind and spirit.
To be truly great, an athlete must develop all three together, exercise them all together and bring the strength of all three to bear on the contest.
Only then is greatness possible and only then does victory have universal meaning because it reflects the fullness and richness of the human heart.
- Mohammed Ali.