- 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 EstateOn 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 100KNever 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 10KThe 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 6ixOn 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 RunOn 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 10KOn 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 2Bushfield 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 LiveClick for results and photos
- Peterborough GP Series – R1 Eye 5KEye 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 Run𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 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 FestivalEdinburgh 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 ReaperThe 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 10kOn 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 10KOn 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 WeekendFour 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 Marathon3 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 MayTime 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 FestivalSince 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 VeaseyThe 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 7As 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 40Perfect 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 MarathonThe 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 →
- LonghornThe 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 WhittakerTraditionally 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 10KTaking 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 MarathonGRC 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 →
- Ibiza Half MarathonThree friends from Grantham Running Club made the journey to the sunny Island of Ibiza to race in the Santa Eulària Ibiza Marathon 22K. The… Continue Reading →
- London Landmarks Half MarathonOn Sunday 7th April 2024, 15 members of Grantham Running Club lined up alongside nearly 19,000 runners to take part in the iconic London Landmarks… Continue Reading →
- Paris MarathonOn Sunday 7th April, Grantham Running Club member Charlotte Wood took a trip across the Channel to take part in the Schneider Paris Marathon. This… Continue Reading →
- Rutland Half MarathonOn Sunday 7th April, 4 Grantham Running Club athletes made the short hop down the A1 to Rutland Water to take part in the Rutland… Continue Reading →
- Lenton Predictor 2nd MayThe Lenton Predictor which started in 2022, is the brainchild of Paul Jepson. Run from St Peter’s Church in Lenton, the Predictor requires runners to… Continue Reading →
- Maidenhead Easter 10 MileTaking place on Good Friday, the 2024 Maidenhead ten mile race was preceded by warnings from the event director about the impact of the dire… Continue Reading →
- Ashby 20The Aldi Ashby 20 mile road race is organised by Ivanhoe Runners and its tag line is ‘organised by runners for runners’. Taking place 5… Continue Reading →
- Hell on the HumberOn Saturday 23rd march GRC had 2 runners taking part in the 6 hour Hell on the Humber event. At a time of the year where… Continue Reading →
- Cambridge Boundary RunThe Boundary Run is a not for profit run around the whole (marathon distance) or halfway round the Boundary of Cambridge City – or at… Continue Reading →
- Belvoir ChallengeThe 34th Belvoir Challenge took place on 2nd March with a high turn out ready to take on either a 15-mile or 26-mile route. Every… Continue Reading →
- Bedford Oakley 20The third 20-mile race of the year sees the Bedford Oakley 20 take place around the countryside of Bedford and taking you through some picture… Continue Reading →
- Keith Hall Memorial 10KA bright sunny morning on the 24th March saw three members of Grantham Running Club taking part in the Keith Hall Memorial 10k road race… Continue Reading →
- Great British Seaside MarathonOn a sunny but chilly 23rd March 2024, 3 members of Grantham Running Club headed off to the coast to take part in the Great… Continue Reading →
- North Lincs 10K & Half MarathonGiven the exceedingly wet winter that the region has endured it was hardly surprising that the North Lincolnshire Half Marathon, held on the last Sunday… Continue Reading →
- Headtorch Chip Run 28th MarchHead torch pub runs are back for 2024! The first one will be on Thursday, 28th March at 7pm from the Green Man at Ropsley,… Continue Reading →
- Retford Half MarathonRound 3 of the GRC Grand Prix took place at the Retford Half Marathon. On a rainy day, runners were left considering their life choices… Continue Reading →
- Burghley 7On a wet and cold Mother’s Day, 1,330 runners took to the roads of Stamford and Burghley, joined by 19 runners from Grantham Running Club…. Continue Reading →
- Oundle 20 MileOn Sunday 10th March, 4 members of Grantham Running Club took part in the Oundle 20-mile race, alongside 384 other runners. The race takes place… Continue Reading →
- Nottingham 10KIt was a somewhat grey and miserable Mother’s Day that greeted around 1,500 runners who gathered in the Market Square in Nottingham to take part… Continue Reading →
- Summer Solstice Entries Open!Grantham Running Club’s flagship race, the Summer Solstice is taking place on the 21st June 2024. The evening 10K starts at 7:30pm and takes runners… Continue Reading →
- GP Calendar 2024The moment you’ve all been waiting for……The complete 2024 GRC Grand Prix (or ‘GP’) calendar is live. What is the GP Series? The Club presents a provisional… Continue Reading →
- November 2023 – Judi Allsopp & Gav PotterNovember notables: The inaugural Mallard Cake Dash (it’s amazing what folk will do for cake…) saw a 5k and 10k option around Westwood Lakes and… Continue Reading →
- 2023 GP Review and ResultsAs a reminder, here is the top line explanation of how it worked throughout the year: There were 22 separate rounds with again two marathon… Continue Reading →
- Stamford Valentine’s 30KOn Sunday 11th February, 15 members of Grantham Running Club took the short trip south down the A1 to take part in the Stamford Striders’ Valentine’s… Continue Reading →
- Oundle 10KRound 1 of the Grantham Running Club GP Series 2024 got underway on a cold January morning at the Oundle 10K. A bumper 14 GRC… Continue Reading →
- Beer ‘n’ Bling 2024To celebrate the end of the spring marathon season, this year’s Beer ‘n’ Bling will be on Sunday 5th May (Bank holiday weekend). So come… Continue Reading →
- GRC Awards Night 2023 ReportNearly 70 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 RipperOn Saturday 3rd February 9 GRC’ers headed over to Rauceby to take part in the Rauceby Ripper, a mixed terrain 9 mile race. Hosted by… Continue Reading →
- Folksworth 15On Sunday 21st January five athletes from Grantham Running Club took part in the 33rd Folksworth 15 mile race. This race heralds the start of… 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 →
- Lincolnshire Cross Country ChampionshipOnce again, the highlight of the local cross-country season, the Lincolnshire Cross Country Championship took place on Saturday 7th January.With little time to dust oneself down… Continue Reading →
- GRC Awards Night – save the dateA heads up to save the date for the annual GRC presentation evening on the 3rd February. This is a great night where the club… Continue Reading →
- Piers Pye-Watson – October 2023Runner Up I distinctly remember having a conversation with this athlete in early March at the Holme Pierrepont Notts 10-mile race in which she stated… Continue Reading →
- North Midlands xcountry league fixture 3Prior to Christmas several hardy members of Grantham Running Club took part in fixture 3 of the North Midlands XC League at Shipley Park in… Continue Reading →
- Cleethorpes New Year’s Day 10KOne member of Grantham Running club made the trip over to the seaside town of Cleethorpes for the New Year’s Day event put on by… Continue Reading →
- Christmas Lights RunWe had an absolutely brilliant turnout to the annual Christmas Lights run this year, with around 80 members showing up in all manner of outfits. Run… Continue Reading →
- Keyworth Turkey TrotThe Turkey Trot Half Marathon is the traditional end point of Grantham Running Club’s racing year and this year 9 of the more ‘seasoned’ members… Continue Reading →
- Christmas EventsWe’ve got a bunch of social events happening over the Christmas period, starting with the Christmas party on the 16th. Then we have the Christmas… Continue Reading →
- Ayia Napa Half MarathonLife really was a beach for one GRC runner on the first weekend in December, specifically Nissi Beach, as Daniel Pearce travelled to Cyprus to… Continue Reading →
- 2023 Valencia Trinidad Alfonso MarathonWith a growing reputation as one of the fastest Marathons in the world, it’s a wonder that only one member of Grantham Running Club escaped… Continue Reading →
- North Midlands XC – Wickstead ParkOn a lovely sunny afternoon prior to the recent cold spell, fourteen members of GRC ventured to Wickstead Park in Kettering, the setting for the… Continue Reading →
- Derby 10 MileOn 19th November, 2023, 14 members of Grantham Running Club joined 1,456 runners who descended on Derby to take on the 10 mile road race…. Continue Reading →
- Gainsborough Morton 10KOn Sunday 19th November seven members of Grantham Running Club headed to North Lincolnshire and the Trent side town of Gainsborough for the Gainsborough Morton… Continue Reading →
- George Munday 10KOn Remembrance Sunday, two Grantham Running Club members travelled to just outside Wisbech Cambridgeshire to take part in the George Munday 10K, named after a… Continue Reading →
- English National Cross Country RelaysBerry Hill Park, Mansfield was the venue for the prestigious English National Cross Country relays, which took place on 4th November, and as cross country… Continue Reading →
- Alton Towers 10K & 5KStunning autumnal scenery and cool but sunny conditions greeted the members of Grantham Running Club who took part in the RunThrough Alton Towers 10K. The… Continue Reading →
- Kate Marshall September 2023Batten down the hatches as we summarise superb September… Belvoir Castle Half You fine Green & Black kin of Grantham Running Club kick us off… Continue Reading →
- New York MarathonExactly 3 weeks before crossing the finish line GRC member Warren Stark thought it would be a great idea to have his appendix out, as… Continue Reading →
- Mallard Cake DashRemember, remember the 5th of November, where 8 members of GRC took the trip along the A52 to Wyberton for the inaugural event which was… Continue Reading →
- GRC Christmas Party!We’d like to invite you to the GRC Christmas Bash at Faraday House, Chambers Street, Grantham on the 16th December at 7pm. The night of… Continue Reading →
- North Midlands League Cross CountryThe Cross Country season has kicked off with several members of Grantham Running Club heading to Markeaton Park in Derby last weekend for the first… Continue Reading →
- Duxford DashOn the 22nd of October, a quartet from Grantham Running Club headed to the Imperial War Museum in Cambridgeshire to take part in the Duxford… Continue Reading →
- Great Eastern RunOn Sunday 15th October, 10 members of Grantham Running Club took part in the Great Eastern Run half marathon in Peterborough. Runners hoped this year… Continue Reading →
- Thoresby Leaf KickThe Thoresby Leaf Kick event was held on Sunday 15th October at Thoresby Hall on the edge of Sherwood Forest with a variety of distances on… Continue Reading →
- Yorkshire MarathonOn Sunday 15th October the sole representative in the Yorkshire marathon from Grantham was Chris Limmer. In its 10th year the race started at the university before… Continue Reading →
- Manchester Half MarathonWith most of the Grantham Running Club crew heading to Peterborough for the Great Eastern Run, on a crisp Sunday morning Wayne Baxter made the… Continue Reading →
- Stilton Stumble 10KSet out at Cropwell Bishop four mature, crackers runners from GRC took on the Emmental challenge to see if they could Gouda distance on this… Continue Reading →
- Escape Room SocialFollowing discussions on what non-running social activity to do, the Escape Room in Nottingham was the winner. Saturday 18th November is the date. Cryptology Rooms have a number… Continue Reading →
- Krakow Parkrun and Half MarathonSix of Grantham Running Club’s finest heroes have just returned from a legendary quest in Krakow, Poland. Not for them the easy option from the… Continue Reading →
- Watermead Parkrun GRC TakeoverA warmer-than-average October Saturday morning saw 31 members of Grantham Running Club travel to Watermead Country Park in north Leicester for the second of three… Continue Reading →
- Headtorch Pub Run 19th OctoberTime for another social chippy run! We’re back to the Green Man at Ropsley (24 High St, Ropsley, Grantham NG33 4BE) for a social head… Continue Reading →
- Shrewsbury Half MarathonWhilst many members where off to explore new territory, on the 8th October Grantham Running Club member Jo Grace returned to home soil to take… Continue Reading →
- Loch Ness MarathonOn Sunday 1st October 2024 Robin Atter of Grantham Running Club took part in the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon. With his love of Scotland and… Continue Reading →
- Leicester Running Festival Half MarathonWhilst most of the running club were chasing PBs at one of the club’s GP events at West Pinchbeck, on the 1st October, Vicki Ball… Continue Reading →
- Cardiff Half MarathonAndrew Pask and Sam Jepson were the only GRC members to join 27,500 on the streets of Cardiff for the biggest ever Cardiff Half Marathon…. Continue Reading →
- Robin Atter August 2023Runner Up First on the pedestal is an enigma within our club – on form he is known for his speed and never far away… Continue Reading →
- Nick Payne July 2023The winner of this month’s member of the month earned the title in what can be described as a monumental, gargantuan, Herculean five-week effort racked… Continue Reading →
- Beast of BrynOn Sunday 24th September Grantham Running Club member Mark Carter took part in the Beast of Bryn 15-mile trail race that is held in South… Continue Reading →
- GRC AGM 2023The Grantham Running Club 2023 AGM has been scheduled for Friday 27th October, 7.30pm – 9pm. The venue for the GRC 2023 AGM is the Grantham Tennis Club, Gonerby… Continue Reading →
- Nicci Whittaker June 2023Showing absolutely no sign of slowing down on her meteoric rise and vast improvement was the winner of June’s Member of The Month. A relative… Continue Reading →
- Caythorpe DashWhile a majority of GRC were running at Equinox in Belvoir, Stefan Latter and Lizzy Soper opted for the 5k trail run in Caythorpe. The… Continue Reading →
- Robin Hood Half MarathonThe 2023 Robin Hood Half Marathon took place on the 29th September on a windy but relatively mild day. As one of the longest established… Continue Reading →