- Boston Marathon Festival
Boston UK holds an annual running festival in April consisting of a marathon, half marathon, 10k and 5k distances. It’s an early start to the… Continue Reading → - Paris Marathon
Four members of Grantham Running Club were set to cross the Channel for their marathon debut at the iconic Schneider Electric Marathon in the beautiful… Continue Reading → - Brighton Marathon
On Sunday the 6th of April, Chris Moore ran the Brighton Marathon to raise money for Brake (road safety charity) and so far he has… Continue Reading → - Oakley 20 – Caroline Davis
An alternative to the Ashby 20 is the Oakley 20 near Bedford which took place on 23rd March. Setting off from a brightening Grantham it… Continue Reading → - City of Lincoln 10K
Sunday 6 April 2025 saw the return of the very popular Jane Tomlinson’s City of Lincoln 10K race. There were over 4,700 runners that crossed… Continue Reading → - March 2025 – Alan Carley
March saw 55 runners representing GRC at various distances, ranging from 10k to the first major marathon of the year in Tokyo. Round 4 and… Continue Reading → - Retford Half Marathon
The Retford Half Marathon was held on 16th March this year. This event incorporates the Nottinghamshire County Championships so attracts some of the best local… Continue Reading → - February 2025 – Marj Spendlow
February was another quieter month for racing in GRC with representation from 38 runners. Round 3 of the club Grand Prix series took place around… Continue Reading → - Heaton Park Ultra Loop
The Ultra Loop at Heaton Park in Manchester is an inclusive and flexible 8-hour event with no limit on how far you can run. Within… Continue Reading → - Belvoir Challenge
Saturday 1st of March 2025 saw a mixture of 810 runners and walkers congregate at Harby village hall for the start of the annual Belvoir Challenge…. Continue Reading → - Cambridge Boundary Run
The Cambridge Boundary Run took place on 16th March on a lovely sunny but cold day for spectators. Grantham Running Club members Caroline Davis and Ros… Continue Reading → - Changes to the Grand Prix
Following the 2025 Presentation Night in February, the Committee invited feedback and comments to consider further improvements and after a long period of discussion, the… Continue Reading → - North Lincs Half Marathon
11 members of Grantham Running Club made the journey to Quibell Park Stadium in Scun-thorpe on March 2nd to take part in the North Lincs… Continue Reading → - Grizzly 2025 – Who Let The Bogs Out?
Around 2,000 runners completed the Grizzly race in Seaton, Devon in the glorious Spring sunshine on Sunday 9th March. The race is a punishing 20… Continue Reading → - Nottingham 10K
Sunday 9th March saw a small selection of Grantham Running Club members make the short trip up the A52 to the home of Robin Hood,… Continue Reading → - January 2025 – Sarah High
January is usually one the quieter months for racing and this was true once again as only 39 GRC members registered a race in the… Continue Reading → - 2025 Social and Running Events
We have a full-on 2025 planned for our members with a variety of social events and runs. This is the list with links to book… Continue Reading → - Tokyo Marathon
Whilst the UK were all sleeping on Saturday night, Grantham Running Club member Warren Stark was completing leg four of his 50th birthday bucket list… Continue Reading → - GRC parkrun Takeover!
On Saturday 22nd March 2025, GRC will be taking over as volunteers at Belton House parkrun! We will be covering all the jobs that make… Continue Reading → - Summer Solstice Medal Reveal!
Back in January, we launched a competition to design the medal and artwork for the 2025 Summer Solstice. Thanks to all those who submitted designs…. Continue Reading → - GRC Donation to the B.Hive Community
At the recent GRC Awards Night, a raffle was held to raise funds for our chosen local charity the BHive Community in Grantham. We were… Continue Reading → - Bolsover 10K
Sunday 9th February was foggy, grey and cold. Thankfully the wind held off providing ideal running conditions for the 923 participants in the Bolsover 10K…. Continue Reading → - GRC Awards Night 2025
Nearly 90 members attended Grantham Running Club’s annual presentation evening at the Masonic Hall at Faraday House at the weekend. The hugely popular event recognises… Continue Reading → - Rauceby Ripper
On a cold and grey morning in February, 13 members of GRC laced up their shoes to take on the Rauceby Ripper, a 9-9.5 mile… Continue Reading → - Skegness 10K
On Sunday 9th February 2025, nearly 650 runners took a trip to Butlins, joined by 8 members of Grantham Running Club. Partly to take in… Continue Reading → - December 2024 – Jaimie Lord
In December, GRC was represented by 71 runners in 7 races, in what was a fairly quiet month for the club. It started with the… Continue Reading → - XC Championships – Biscathorpe
On a thoroughly miserable, chilly day with biting winds, several members of Grantham Running Club, trekked North to Biscathorpe near Louth for this season’s Lincolnshire… Continue Reading → - XC – Bulwell Hall
Bulwell Hall Park was the venue for the final fixture of the 2024 season’s North Midlands Cross Country League with ten hardy members of GRC… Continue Reading → - Beginning to Run Programme Now Open!
Do you want to start running, but find it hard to motivate yourself? Too many people start running but can’t remain motivated, and without like-minded… Continue Reading → - Summer Solstice 10K Entries Open!
This year’s race will take place on the evening of the 20th June at Long Bennington. Click here for more information and entry! - Awards Night – 8th February
Save the date! We would like to invite you to the annual GRC Awards night on the 8th February. This is a great night where… Continue Reading → - November 2024 – Russel Whittaker
In November, GRC was represented by 149 runners in 16 races. The month started with a big turnout in the national cross country relays at… Continue Reading → - Rauceby 10K
A damp and grey dawn on St Stephens day saw seven members of Grantham Running Club make their way to Rauceby Hall Estate for the… Continue Reading → - Turkey Trot Half
Eleven brave souls from Grantham Running Club made the trip to Keyworth near Nottingham for the annual Turkey Trot Half Marathon on Sunday 8th December…. Continue Reading → - XC – Shipley Park
Several hardy members of Grantham Running Club ventured to Shipley Park in Heanor recently to take part in the third fixture of the North Midlands XC… Continue Reading → - Stroxton Cross Country
GRC was well represented at another Lincolnshire XC event on 3rd December, which took place at Stroxton, near Grantham.11 men and 5 women made up… Continue Reading → - Christmas Runs and Social Events
Christmas Lights Run The next event in our festive calendar will be the annual GRC Christmas lights run at 7pm on the 19th from Grantham… Continue Reading → - Southwold 10K
In what has now become an annual pilgrimage, two Grantham Running Club members joined the field of 663 runners for the Adnams Southwold 10k 2024… Continue Reading → - Doncaster 10K
On an unseasonably warm 24th November, 18 runners from the Grantham Running Club herd competed in Doncaster 10K. With going good to firm, and no… Continue Reading → - Cross Country – Corby
West Glebe Park in Corby was the venue for the second North Midlands Cross Country League fixture. On an unseasonably mild afternoon GRC was represented by… Continue Reading → - George Munday 10K
On Remembrance Sunday, two members of Grantham Running Club travelled to Wisbech in Cambridgeshire to take part in the George Munday 10k road race. The… Continue Reading → - Mallard Cake Dash
On Remembrance Sunday, 10th December 2024, 11 GRC members headed to Westwood Lakes in Wyberton to Trident Sports Mallard Cake Dash. A minute’s silence was… Continue Reading → - Warrington Way 40
On the 9th November, Grantham Running Club member Dale Towning crowned his amazing year of becoming a fully-fledged ultra runner by taking on the 10th… Continue Reading → - October 2024 – Emma Duncan & Joe Clark
October saw the start of the X Country season and GRC represented by 44 runners in 9 different races. The club had strong attendance at… Continue Reading → - National Cross Country Relays
The Saucony English Cross Country Relay Championships took place at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield on Saturday 2nd November. Always a definite date in the… Continue Reading → - Equinox24
Best make yourself a cup of tea and get comfy, this one’s a beast… The weekend of the 21st of September saw Equinox24 return to… Continue Reading → - Markeaton Park X Country
On Saturday 12th October, 13 members of Grantham Running Club headed over to Markeaton Park, Derby to take part in the first of 4 legs… Continue Reading → - Great Eastern Run
On Sunday 14th October, a menagerie of green and black clad runners made the short jaunt down the A1 to the AEPG Great Eastern Run,… Continue Reading → - Humber Half Marathon
At the end of September two members of Grantham Running Club lined up with over 1000 others to run the rearranged and well organised Humber… Continue Reading → - September 2024 – Catherine Payne
In September, GRC was represented by 106 runners in 20 races. This month saw a big turnout for two of the club GP series events… Continue Reading → - Halloween Fancy Dress Run
Do you like running? Do you like being silly? Well, you’ve joined the right club! As Halloween falls on a training night, we’ve decided to… Continue Reading → - August 2024 – Jo Grace & Sam CatonIn August, GRC was represented by 39 runners in 6 races. The month also saw a big turnout for two of the GP series races… Continue Reading →
- Cross Country Fixtures
It’s that time of year again! If anyone fancies a bit of offroad action the latest cross country dates have been announced: North Midlands Cross… Continue Reading → - West Pinchbeck 10K
Sunday 29th September 2024 saw 18 GRC members take to the roads of West Pinchbeck near Spalding for the 10k. Starting just outside the school… Continue Reading → - Shelford 5K
On Sunday 29th September 2024, four members of Grantham Running Club made the trip to the village of Great Shelford in Cambridgeshire for their annual… Continue Reading → - Vitality 10K
On a wet cold September Sunday, travelling alone on a delayed early train from Peterborough to the Big Smoke, Vicki Geeson arrived with little time… Continue Reading → - July 2024 – Dale TowningThis July, GRC was represented by 97 runners taking part in 14 races with a big turn out for the GRC 5k race and 2… Continue Reading →
- June 2024 – Catherine PayneIn June, GRC was represented by 38 runners in 6 races throughout the month of June. The month also saw a big turnout for the… Continue Reading →
- Robin Hood 100
Two years after deciding to take on the Dukeries 40 and seeing the Hobo Pace 100 mile race and thinking there was no way I… Continue Reading → - Cleethorpes 10K & Half Marathon
Starting of as a bright autumn day with little breeze (for a change), the 15th September saw four members of Grantham Running Club making their… Continue Reading → - Watermead parkrun
The 141st Saturday parkrun in Watermead Country Park, Leicester, saw 346 people run, walk, hop, skip or dance around two lakes and along five kilometres… Continue Reading → - Great North Run 2024
On the 8th September, 18 GRC members took themselves across the Tyne to the start line of the world’s largest half marathon, The Great North… Continue Reading → - May 2024 – Jack Heathershaw
May saw GRC represented by 73 runners in 19 races throughout the month. There was also a big turnout for two of the club’s GP… Continue Reading → - Handicap 2024 – ResultsWe had another great evening at Ropsley with our 10K handicap. Here are the results:
- April 2024 – Gav Potter
April saw GRC represented by 101 runners in 14 races with 31 also members taking part in their chosen marathons. Nominees: We start first with Andrea… Continue Reading → - March 2024 – Cameron Hoggan
March saw GRC represented by 63 runners in 17 races ranging from 10k to 35 miles, with many runners getting their last race prep in… Continue Reading → - GRC Handicap 2024This year’s GRC’s annual club handicap 10k race will take place on the 5th of September. This is a staggered start race with your start… Continue Reading →
- Pub Social Run
Time for another pub run before we lose the light! Wednesday 21st August from Woody’s at Ancaster, Woodland Waters, Willoughby Road, Ancaster, Grantham, NG32 3RT…. Continue Reading → - Dambusters 10K
Tommy Napier represented GRC at a BORN2RUN event which specialises in organising running events in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Dambusters 10km race was… Continue Reading → - Bassingham Bash
The Bassingham Bash, which took place on Saturday 3rd August always attracts a very strong field of athletes and this year was no different with… Continue Reading → - Big School 12 Hour Run
On Sunday 4th August, it was time to go back to school for Curly’s The Big School 12 hour run. This is an endurance event… Continue Reading → - Monorierdei Running Festival
The Monorierdei Running Festival in Hungary was a challenging yet inspiring event, testing the endurance and resilience of over 400 participants. With extreme heat and… Continue Reading → - February 2024 – Joaquim JeronimoFebruary saw Grantham Running Club celebrate the achievements of all the club members throughout 2023 and it also saw the end of the cross-country season…. Continue Reading →
- GRC 5KThe ever-growing Grantham Running Club 5k race took place at Harrowby Hall Lane, attracting a bumper 64 runners all attempting to take advantage of the… Continue Reading →
- Race the Estate
On a hot July morning, 4 club members of Grantham Running Club made their way to the Revesby Estate in the heart of Lincolnshire to… Continue Reading → - Race to the Stones 100K
Never one to shy away from a challenge, and fast becoming one of the club’s gnarliest runners, Grantham Running Club’s Dale Towning continues his mission… Continue Reading → - Spilsby Show 10K
The Spilsby Show took place over the weekend in Lincolnshire and featured a 10K trail race hosted by Skegness and District Running Club. With the… Continue Reading → - Whissendine 6ix
On Friday 12th July, 17 members of Grantham Running Club visited the village of Whissendine for the annual 6-mile event which has been running since… Continue Reading → - Rasselbock Run
On the 7th July 7th 2024 four members of Grantham Running Club took on the Rasselbock Run, which consisted of 5.54 km laps around a… Continue Reading → - Great North 10K
On Sunday 7th July the streets of Newcastle came alive with DJs, singers and steel bands as the Great North Run 10k took place. The… Continue Reading → - Peterborough GP Series – Round 2
Bushfield Joggers hosted round two of the 2024 GP races from the Ferry Meadows Visitor Centre attracting almost 430 runners to the main race of… Continue Reading → - Summer Solstice Results Live
Click for results and photos - Peterborough GP Series – R1 Eye 5K
Eye Community Runners hosted round one of the 2024 GP races from their clubhouse at Lindisfarne Road, Eye attracting almost 450 runners to the main… Continue Reading → - Social BBQ Run
𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! After the success of last year’s barbecue run, we’re heading back to Kelby on the 17th July for some summery out of… Continue Reading → - Edinburgh Marathon Festival
Edinburgh marathon festival 2024 took place over 2 consequtive days with junior, 5k and 10k races scheduled for Saturday 25th May and a half, full… Continue Reading → - Grim Reaper
The bank holiday weekend saw Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire providing the backdrop to the Grim Reaper endurance running events. Competitors undertook various distances from 10,… Continue Reading → - Skelly 10k
On Friday 17th May 2024, Robin Atter of Grantham Running Club travelled to Skellingthorpe to take part in the Skelly 10k Trail race. Starting and… Continue Reading → - Market Deeping 10K
On a bright sunny late spring day, three members of GRC made their way to Market Deeping to compete in the 10k road race. Starting… Continue Reading → - Burghley Multi Sport Weekend
Four members of GRC took part in Burghley multi-sport weekender within the spectacular grounds of Burghley House in Stamford. The run routes were not for… Continue Reading → - Birmingham 10K and Half Marathon
3 members of Grantham Running Club lined up in the heart of Birmingham to take part in the Great Birmingham 10K and Half Marathon, one… Continue Reading → - Chip Run – 23rd May
Time for another social chippy run! We’re back to the Green Man at Ropsley (24 High St, Ropsley, Grantham NG33 4BE) for a social run… Continue Reading → - Boston Marathon Festival
Since its inception 10 years ago as a single race, Lincolnshire’s Boston Marathon Festival has continued to grow into its current multi-distance format. Attracting runners… Continue Reading → - January 2024 – Carlene Veasey
The opening month of the year is traditionally something of a quieter month for racing but a return to the GP calendar for the Oundle… Continue Reading → - Rutland Water Parkun GP Round 7
As per WhatsApp Channel Announcement: Round 7 of the 2024 GP Series is parkrun (approx. 5k) at Rutland Water this Saturday 11th May. Event info,… Continue Reading → - Dukeries 40
Perfect weather greeted Grantham Running Club’s long distance expert Caroline Davis who took on the Dukeries 40 on the bank holiday weekend. Starting at Walesby,… Continue Reading → - London Marathon
The 21st of April saw the 44th running of the London Marathon. The event is a highlight in the sporting calendar where the whole nation… Continue Reading → - Longhorn
The Thoresby estate in Nottinghamshire provided the setting for the final SBR Longhorn Running Event over a multi terrain courses of tracks, tarmac and woodland. … Continue Reading → - December 23 – Russel Whittaker
Traditionally a quieter month, December bookends the year as we perhaps wind down and switch focus to celebrating with loved ones. The grind never stops… Continue Reading → - Lincoln 10K
Taking place in the historic and picturesque city of Lincoln since 1997, the City of Lincoln 10K is part of the Jane Tomlinson Run For… Continue Reading → - Manchester Marathon
GRC had 11 members joined the strong field of runners for this year’s Manchester Marathon. With near perfect running conditions on Sunday 14th April, the… Continue Reading →