- 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
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 2024In 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 – Results
We 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 2024
This 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 → - Ibiza Half Marathon
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… Continue Reading → - London Landmarks Half Marathon
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… Continue Reading → - Paris Marathon
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… Continue Reading → - Rutland Half Marathon
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… Continue Reading → - Lenton Predictor 2nd May
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… Continue Reading → - Maidenhead Easter 10 Mile
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… Continue Reading → - Ashby 20
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… Continue Reading → - Hell on the Humber
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… Continue Reading → - Cambridge Boundary Run
The 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 Challenge
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… Continue Reading → - Bedford Oakley 20
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… Continue Reading → - Keith Hall Memorial 10K
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… Continue Reading → - Great British Seaside Marathon
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… Continue Reading → - North Lincs 10K & Half Marathon
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… 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 Marathon
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… Continue Reading → - Burghley 7
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…. Continue Reading → - Oundle 20 Mile
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… Continue Reading → - Nottingham 10K
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… 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 2024
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… 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 Results
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… Continue Reading → - Stamford Valentine’s 30K
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… Continue Reading → - Oundle 10K
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… Continue Reading → - Beer ‘n’ Bling 2024
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… Continue Reading → - GRC Awards Night 2023 Report
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… Continue Reading → - Rauceby Ripper
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… Continue Reading → - Folksworth 15
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… Continue Reading →
