We don't maintain a list of accommodation but there are contact details for local tourist information centres on our links page.
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 |
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So there we were, getting stuck into it over a fast, bone-hard course.
We were just going hard at it all the time; it felt like I was sprinting flat out all the way.
It was simply a case of who could hang onto a hard, long sprint the longest. Real basic, animal stuff.
It's times like that when you get the feel of what running is all about. None of this politics,
none of this arguing with officials; just racing a bloke over the country, eyeballs out,
until one or the other of you falls down. Simple as that.
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