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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 All series which helps raise money to improve the lives of people living with cancer.  2024’s event forms part of… Continue Reading →

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 runners joined nearly 22,000 others at the Old Trafford Cricket stadium where they set off in waves. Runners set off… Continue Reading →

Three friends from Grantham Running Club made the journey to the sunny Island of Ibiza to race in the Santa Eulària Ibiza Marathon 22K. The race starts in the scenic town of Santa Gertrudis, at the highest point of the race and descends on an undulating… Continue Reading →

On 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 Half Marathon. Organised by the baby charity Tommy’s, the fundraising event takes runners around the sights of central London and… Continue Reading →

On Sunday 7th April, Grantham Running Club member Charlotte Wood took a trip across the Channel to take part in the Schneider Paris Marathon. This was only her second marathon and very different from London which she ran in April 2023.Having had a virus for… Continue Reading →

On Sunday 7th April, 4 Grantham Running Club athletes made the short hop down the A1 to Rutland Water to take part in the Rutland Spring Half Marathon. Conditions were gale-force winds, but at least they were dry and sunny (for the first time in… Continue Reading →

The 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 work out how quickly they think the 10K course will take them and then run without an activity tracker. The… Continue Reading →

Taking place on Good Friday, the 2024 Maidenhead ten mile race was preceded by warnings from the event director about the impact of the dire weather on the bridleways and pavements which make up about half of this flat course. Based at a business park,… Continue Reading →

The Aldi Ashby 20 mile road race is organised by Ivanhoe Runners and its tag line is ‘organised by runners for runners’. Taking place 5 weeks before the London marathon, it is a great opportunity for a challenging supported long run before the taper phase…. Continue Reading →

On 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 many races are taking place over more conventional distances for Vicky Willan and Chris Limmer they chose something a little… Continue Reading →

The Boundary Run is a not for profit run around the whole (marathon distance) or halfway round the Boundary of Cambridge City – or at least a route close to this. It is organised each year by the Cambridge University Hare & Hounds Club, which… Continue Reading →

The 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 year the course changes, but there were familiar parts to the course for the regulars amongst runners and walkers.  This… Continue Reading →

The 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 box villages with thatched cottages.  It is a 2-lap course with a larger lap and a welcome shorter lap on… Continue Reading →

A bright sunny morning on the 24th March saw three members of Grantham Running Club taking part in the Keith Hall Memorial 10k road race in the village of Thorney near Peterborough. A long walk from the hastily re-arranged car park to the race headquarters… Continue Reading →

On a sunny but chilly 23rd March 2024, 3 members of Grantham Running Club headed off to the coast to take part in the Great British Seaside Marathon and Ultra. Starting at Skegness Pier, the ultra-marathon took runners all the way to Mablethorpe where they… Continue Reading →

Given the exceedingly wet winter that the region has endured it was hardly surprising that the North Lincolnshire Half Marathon, held on the last Sunday before the Spring equinox, would see incessant rain fall on the near 1500 strong field that included ten members of… Continue Reading →

Head torch pub runs are back for 2024! The first one will be on Thursday, 28th March at 7pm from the Green Man at Ropsley, (24 High St, Ropsley, Grantham NG33 4BE). You will need your headtorch and high viz as we will be running… Continue Reading →

Round 3 of the GRC Grand Prix took place at the Retford Half Marathon. On a rainy day, runners were left considering their life choices at the start but this was all forgotten as soon as the race got underway. Over a rolling course on… Continue Reading →

On 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. Despite the wet conditions from the start, GRC were in fine spirits and unfazed by the mud. The 7-mile mixed… Continue Reading →

On 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 over an undulating course and sends runners through pretty Northamptonshire villages and round country lanes to give an excellent base… Continue Reading →

It 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 in the Run for All Nottingham 10k.The event returned with a new city centre route which started in the Old… Continue Reading →

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 round the quiet roads of Long Bennington and while not quite pancake flat, offers a good chance of a PB…. Continue Reading →

The 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 calendar of races throughout the year, with at least one race over the ‘classic’ distances: 5K, 5 Miles, 10K, 10… Continue Reading →

November 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 Jenny’s Wood Wyberton, near Boston. Winning the women’s race overall was Holly Durham in a fantastic time of 21:02 –… Continue Reading →

As a reminder, here is the top line explanation of how it worked throughout the year: There were 22 separate rounds with again two marathon rounds included.We also trialled a ‘best of’ score in the two local 5k series; Lincoln Wellington 5k with 4 races… Continue Reading →

On 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 30k. It is recognised as a tough event, with lots of hills, providing a good training race for those planning… Continue Reading →

Round 1 of the Grantham Running Club GP Series 2024 got underway on a cold January morning at the Oundle 10K. A bumper 14 GRC runners braved the cold in otherwise good conditions for racing, all hoping to set a strong early benchmark for races… Continue Reading →

To 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 and show off the season’s medal spoils with pride at the Nobody Inn from 19:00. Not got a marathon medal? … Continue Reading →

Nearly 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 the achievements of the members over the previous year with silverware awarded for some amazing performances. The evening also offered… Continue Reading →

On 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 Sleaford Town Runners the event is very popular, selling out within 3 hours. First across the line for GRC was… Continue Reading →

On Sunday 21st January five athletes from Grantham Running Club took part in the 33rd Folksworth 15 mile race. This race heralds the start of serious preparation for the round on spring marathons which includes Paris, Manchester and the iconic London one. This event near… Continue Reading →

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 people to encourage you along the way, running can seem a lonely way to get fit. Our Beginning to Run… Continue Reading →

Once 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 from the excesses of the festive season, it was straight into what can only be described as one of the… Continue Reading →

A heads up to save the date for the annual GRC presentation evening on the 3rd February. This is a great night where the club comes together to celebrate member’s achievements over the year and take a light-hearted look at the highs and lows of… Continue Reading →

Runner 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 then the ‘dream’ would be a sub-2-hour half…The Heckington 10 miler prehaps starting to give thoughts that the ‘dream’ could… Continue Reading →

Prior to Christmas several hardy members of Grantham Running Club took part in fixture 3 of the North Midlands XC League at Shipley Park in Heanor. Run around parkland with a few hilly sections and a short stretch through woodland, the event was a proper… Continue Reading →

One 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 Cleethorpes AC.  Rick Dobbs was running for the third time at his home town event. The course is flat, fast… Continue Reading →

We 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 leaders then had the daunting task of safely shepherding the flock around the best light displays Grantham had to offer… Continue Reading →

The 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 toed the start line of this pre-Christmas tester. In an era of professional race organising companies, the race has a… Continue Reading →

We’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 Lights Run, on Thursday 21st Dec. This is a gentle run of roughly 7k, with plenty of stops along the… Continue Reading →

Life really was a beach for one GRC runner on the first weekend in December, specifically Nissi Beach, as Daniel Pearce travelled to Cyprus to race in the Ayia Napa Half Marathon. An international field of just over 100 runners took part in the event… Continue Reading →

With 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 the bitter frost and snow to run the 2023 Valencia Marathon on Sunday 3rd December. Samuel Jepson thankfully didn’t make the… Continue Reading →

On a lovely sunny afternoon prior to the recent cold spell, fourteen members of GRC ventured to Wickstead Park in Kettering, the setting for the second fixture of the North Midlands Cross Country League. The course conditions were favourable being relatively firm underfoot and fairly… Continue Reading →

On 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. Thankfully the weather was kind as the rain held off and with just a slight wind, the temperature was perfect… Continue Reading →

On Sunday 19th November seven members of Grantham Running Club headed to North Lincolnshire and the Trent side town of Gainsborough for the Gainsborough Morton 10k. More than 1,000 runners where thankful for a dry start on what was forecast to be a wet day…. Continue Reading →

On Remembrance Sunday, two Grantham Running Club members travelled to just outside Wisbech Cambridgeshire to take part in the George Munday 10K, named after a Group Captain who served during the Second World War and was awarded the Distinguish Flying Cross. Organised by Three Counties… Continue Reading →

Berry Hill Park, Mansfield was the venue for the prestigious English National Cross Country relays, which took place on 4th November, and as cross country events go it had it all: mud, rain, cold wind and just enough incline along the course to make your… Continue Reading →

Stunning autumnal scenery and cool but sunny conditions greeted the members of Grantham Running Club who took part in the RunThrough Alton Towers 10K. The race kicked off in front of the legendary towers then wound its way Rita and TH13TEEN before looping around Smiler… Continue Reading →

Batten down the hatches as we summarise superb September… Belvoir Castle Half You fine Green & Black kin of Grantham Running Club kick us off at Belvoir Castle (foreshadowing a glut of activity here) for the inaugural running of the half marathon and 10K. The… Continue Reading →

Exactly 3 weeks before crossing the finish line GRC member Warren Stark thought it would be a great idea to have his appendix out, as you can imagine this somewhat ruined his race preparation. However, despite this setback, he was over the moon to even… Continue Reading →

Remember, remember the 5th of November, where 8 members of GRC took the trip along the A52 to Wyberton for the inaugural event which was also the event organisers Trident Sports biggest race to date. For the 5 & 10k, the route started in the… Continue Reading →

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 festivities will include a 3 course meal, disco, and a photo booth which will doubt witness some sights! Tickets are… Continue Reading →

The Cross Country season has kicked off with several members of Grantham Running Club heading to Markeaton Park in Derby last weekend for the first fixture of the North Midlands Cross Country League. The sunny weather conditions were a pleasant change from the heavy rain… Continue Reading →

On the 22nd of October, a quartet from Grantham Running Club headed to the Imperial War Museum in Cambridgeshire to take part in the Duxford Dash 10K. The course consisted of 2 laps of the runway which was classed as flat but had a deceptive… Continue Reading →

On Sunday 15th October, 10 members of Grantham Running Club took part in the Great Eastern Run half marathon in Peterborough. Runners hoped this year would break the “curse” hanging over the event, with the race measuring short in 2022 and a security scare cancelling… Continue Reading →

The 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 offer. The route for most distances was a 10k loop around the estate across a mix of trail, forest and… Continue Reading →

On 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 passing through the historic centre and out towards Stamford Bridge and then back. Attracting all sorts of runners, the event… Continue Reading →

With most of the Grantham Running Club crew heading to Peterborough for the Great Eastern Run, on a crisp Sunday morning Wayne Baxter made the early start to head north for the Manchester half marathon as the sole GRC representative. 16,000 runners were ready to… Continue Reading →

Set out at Cropwell Bishop four mature, crackers runners from GRC took on the Emmental challenge to see if they could Gouda distance on this cold but sunny Sunday morning. With temperatures very low runners had to be Brie brave enough to wear a running… Continue Reading →

Following 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 of brilliant rooms if you want to take a look at what is involved: https://cryptologyrooms.co.uk/nottingham/cypherdynehttps://cryptologyrooms.co.uk/nottingham/rameseizehttps://cryptologyrooms.co.uk/nottingham/robberyhttps://cryptologyrooms.co.uk/nottingham/dreamscape Basically a bunch of us… Continue Reading →

Six 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 local legend of poisoning a dragon using cow carcasses stuffed full of sulphur (especially since half the team were vegetarian… Continue Reading →

A 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 parkrun meets in the club’s Grand Prix schedule. Mindful of the impact of the Green and Black Army arriving en… Continue Reading →

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 head torch run finishing at the pub for chips and drinky poos. There will be a choice of 5K, 10K and… Continue Reading →

Whilst many members where off to explore new territory, on the 8th October Grantham Running Club member Jo Grace returned to home soil to take on the Parento FM Shrewsbury Half Marathon. Two races were run at the event, a half marathon and also a… Continue Reading →

On Sunday 1st October 2024 Robin Atter of Grantham Running Club took part in the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon. With his love of Scotland and having completed his two previous marathons in Edinburgh, Loch Ness was on his bucket list to compete in his third… Continue Reading →

Whilst 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 chose to enter a longer distance at Leicester’s Running Festival. Holding both a 10k and half marathon distance, Vicki chose… Continue Reading →

Andrew 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. Lining up in front of the iconic Cardiff Castle, just behind the elite Kenyans the GRC duo were dreaming of… Continue Reading →

Runner Up First on the pedestal is an enigma within our club – on form he is known for his speed and never far away from the top of the tree. Conversely, he also dances on the edge of a volcano and is never far… Continue Reading →

The 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 with immense physical endurance, a strength of guts, soul and undeniably extreme mental fortitude reserved for a small but very… Continue Reading →

On 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 Wales near Port Talbot. This race starts and finishes in the village of Bryn and loops in a figure of… Continue Reading →

The 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 Road, Gonerby Hill Foot, Grantham, NG31 8HU, with the intention being that we continue the evening with drinks in Grantham… Continue Reading →

Showing 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 late comer to the sport, but of no great surprise that she’d take to running eventually given the family atmosphere… Continue Reading →

While a majority of GRC were running at Equinox in Belvoir, Stefan Latter and Lizzy Soper opted for the 5k trail run in Caythorpe. The sunny Sunday morning brought great running conditions in the local village of Caythorpe for their second event of the year…. Continue Reading →

The 2023 Robin Hood Half Marathon took place on the 29th September on a windy but relatively mild day.  As one of the longest established city centre road events in the UK, the race takes a picturesque route along Victoria Embankment, River Trent, past Nottingham… Continue Reading →

The weekend of the 16th September saw Equinox24 return to the grounds of Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. The 24-hour running event takes place around the beautiful grounds of the estate on a mixed terrain loop of 10k and played host to huge numbers of runners… Continue Reading →

On Sunday 10th September, 16 members of Grantham Running Club headed up to (a very warm) Newcastle to take part in the Great North Run. The run saw Sir Mo Farah take fourth place in what was the final race of his career, making this… Continue Reading →

In the midst of a heatwave on September 10th, 11, members of Grantham Running Club headed off to Grimsthorpe Castle to take part in the Grimsthorpe Gallop.  Organised by SBR Events, there was a choice of 5K, 10K, 10 mile and half marathon distances to… Continue Reading →

Be safe. Be seen!It’s that time of year again, we will be implementing Hi Viz requirements for ALL Club runs, effective immediately! The nights are drawing in quickly, Run Leaders may be able to include some routes which go off road but will finish on… Continue Reading →

Kate Marshall was the solo representative of Grantham Running Club at the 100k Thames Path Ultra Challenge. Following the Thames from Putney Bridge to Henley, the course takes in a variety of landmarks along the way, including the historic Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle…. Continue Reading →

The 12th Available Car Wilne 10k road race was held on 3rd September 2023 and 8 members of Grantham Running Club made the journey to East Derbyshire to take part.  The scenic, closed road course is known for being one of the flattest 10k races… Continue Reading →

On the overcast morning of the 2nd September 2023, a few intrepid members of the Grantham Running Club arrived at Belvoir Castle for the inaugural running of the half marathon and 10K. The race route was initially advertised to take in the castle grounds and… Continue Reading →

As we’re clinging on the summer and light nights, we’re doing another pub run  This time from Woody’s Bar & Restaurant and there will be a choice of 5K and 10K and the routes will be a mostly road. Address: Woodland Waters, Willoughby Rd, Grantham,… Continue Reading →

This year’s GRC’s annual club handicap 10k race will take place on the 7th of September.This is a staggered start race with your start time being allocated to you against a pre-determined prediction. The aim is to beat your predicted time with the winner the… Continue Reading →

The DB Wood Newark Half Marathon took place on the 13th of August 2023 and taking the short journey up the A1 were six Grantham Running Clubs members. The race starts in the Sconce and Devon Park, site of civil war battles, passes the Ice… Continue Reading →

Friday 11th August saw the award-winning Sleaford 10K race take place round the Lincolnshire countryside. Starting and finishing at Scredington Village Hall, the route is on quiet roads with some gentle hills and a welcome descent down Scredington Road back into the village.  The evening… Continue Reading →

On 5th August 26-mile Big Dipper and 15-mile Little Dipper trail races (which turned out to be 16 miles) took place in the Peak District. Organised by Peak Running, this is a challenging trail event for runners. The race starts in the village of Hartington… Continue Reading →

A new WhatsApp group enables the Club to make announcements to members, and allows us to flag important information to members that might not use FaceBook. This list does not allow replies and is for information only. Access is via the QR code below or… Continue Reading →

On 5th August the Bassingham Bash took place. This flat, fast five mile race always attracts a high calibre field of runners and this year was no different. The day started off with typical British weather of rain and more rain, but this had subsided… Continue Reading →

To make the most of the remains of the summer we have another chip run organised. This time from the Dirty Duck in Woolsthorpe. Once again there will be a choice of 5K, 10K and 10 miles so there is something for all abilities and… Continue Reading →

Saturday 15th July saw 4 members of Grantham Running Club join members of the Spider Runners online running community to participate in the Odyssey 12 hour trail race in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Staged as part of a larger triathlon weekend, the looped trail race saw… Continue Reading →

9th July saw group of runners from Grantham Running Club take part in the Rasselbock Summer Run, a looped 6 hour race at Sherwood Pines. The race is run on a scenic 5.79km loop in Sherwood Forest, and has one simple goal, to attempt to… Continue Reading →

What a fantastic turnout we had last night to our summer chip run starting and finishing at the Green Man in Ropsley. As always the pub looked after us brilliantly it was great to see so many new faces joining in the fun. Another one… Continue Reading →

Meet 3 and County Championships The third in the series of 5K races run by Lincoln Wellington AC saw a bumper 20 members of Grantham Running Club showing up to rub shoulders with some of the region’s most elite athletes. A 4 lapper round the… Continue Reading →

The weekend saw the 155th Heckington Show – a quintessential show celebrating and championing the best of rural life and pursuits. It is purportedly ‘The Largest Village Show In England!”As part of the event schedule it hosts a 10 mile road race in the surrounding fenland,… Continue Reading →

Whilst working in Buckinghamshire, Andrew Pask decided to enter the mid-week summer 5k at the stunning Waddesdon Manor. Andrew was without mates, being the only one in the famous green vest of our gorgeous town, as he joined 300 local runners. On a tough out… Continue Reading →

In what seems to be a lifetime since we last praised and trumpeted the exploits of you crazy cats in green and black, let’s sit down together and meander through what was Marvellous May! The month in review Peter Jennings and second claim member Kirsty… Continue Reading →

Time for another summer pub run! This time it will be from GRC favourite The Green Man in Ropsley whose cheesy chips are the stuff of legend. There will be a choice of 5k, 10k and 10 miles so there will be something to suit… Continue Reading →

GRC member and ultra running specialist Nick Payne has always had the goal of being able to eat 6,000 calories a day and still lose weight. To help him achieve this he decided to try to run the length of Great Britain.His route covered over… Continue Reading →

26 members of Grantham Running Club took the short journey to the village of Whissendine for the Whissendine 6ix which has been an annual event in the running calendar since 1985. The six-mile course is an anticlockwise one lap circuit bordering Stapleford Park and features… Continue Reading →

Grantham Running Club’s Paul Rushworth accomplished a long held ambition by completing the Long Distance Walkers Association’s flagship 100 mile event. The ‘Elephant Bear and Bull 100’ began in south Birmingham and visited Stratford Upon Avon, Warwick, Kenilworth, Coventry and Meridan in the heart of… Continue Reading →