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 from the following link: GRC WhatsApp Group. Membership has to be... Continue Reading →
SOLD OUT – Summer Solstice 2023
The Summer Solstice 10k at Long Bennington has sold out. Thank you to everyone that has entered and supported us. Running clubs up and down the land are really struggling to fill races, and your support when money is tight is massively appreciated. Sorry, but there are no entries on the day. The race starts... Continue Reading →
Club 5K 2023 (GP round 11)
Round 11 of the club GP series gets underway on Friday 30th June at 19:15 and it's the popular Club 5K race up on Turnor Rd (it's so popular we used the shot above from last year for our main website header!). The course is an out-and-back above the town that starts on Hall Road,... Continue Reading →
Dean Riggall, April 2023
Strap in, readers, this is a long one, even by Mr Jepson's usual standards.Part ONEFriday 12th May – 12:46pm: I’ll be honest, Constant Reader, I’ve no bloody idea where to start... so I guess I’ll start there! Edit: Out of necessity I must slightly tweak the structure of this month’s MoTM. I don’t intend to... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the New GRC Website!
We've been beavering away behind the scenes to create an improved website for the club, and we're delighted to finally unveil it. As much as possible, we tried to adopt a 'KISS' approach - 'Keep It Simple, Stupid!' - or to quote another Internet design maxim, 'Don't make me think!'. We hope that you'll find... Continue Reading →
Edinburgh Marathon Festival
The bank Holiday weekend saw seven members of Grantham Running Club pack their PE Kits and head north and over the border to take part in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival. The festival has different running events on over the Saturday and Sunday including 1K, 2K and 5K for juniors, and an adults 5K and 10K... Continue Reading →
Beeston Trent 5
On the very warm evening of 24th May, 16 members of GRC took part in the Trent 5 mile race hosted by Beeston AC. The course was a mix of terrains which made some sections more challenging than others. After coming tantalisingly close to the finish line, runners were sent on what felt like a... Continue Reading →
Deepings 10k
On a lovely late spring day, 3 GRC members made their way to Deeping St James to take part in the Deeping Rotary 10k charity race. The race takes place through town and county and is a flat single circuit which finished on the playing fields. The 163 runners taking part were treated to idea... Continue Reading →
Luxembourg Half Marathon & 5K
After years of envying other local clubs with their foreign trips, Grantham Running Club finally put one together and what a weekend it was. Luxembourg City was the chosen venue and what an impressive city. Everything was pristine, the inner-city views were astonishing and getting around was so easy with free public transport. A team... Continue Reading →
Grim Reaper 10 Mile
On the lovely sunny morning of Saturday the 20th of May, five Grantham Running Club members attended the Grim Reaper, a multi distance event at the stunning Grimsthorpe Castle where runners had options for solo 100, 70 and 40 mile distances as well a 10 mile day race and night race. Team GRC opted for... Continue Reading →
Skelly 10k Trail Race
GRC members Robert Pask and Stefan Latter took the short trip to Lincoln for The Skelly 10k Trail race on Friday 19th May. Organised by The Lincoln and District Runners, this evening trail race didn’t disappoint with a mixture of cycle paths, woodland trails, farm fields and gravel tracks making up the 10k loop. Robert... Continue Reading →
Wymeswold Waddle
Each year the pretty North Leicestershire village of Wymeswold hosts a five-mile race known as the Waddle alongside a 2k family fun run and annual duck race on the village stream. Held to raise funds for the Wolds Community First Responders and Wymeswold Pre-school, the race has the simple format of an out and back... Continue Reading →
Lisbon Eco Half Marathon
In the world of running, there is the well-worn adage of 'Nothing new on race day'.However, after a rush of blood to the head resulted in an impromptu entry into a half marathon around Lisbon, GRC member Naomi Rivers threw this received wisdom straight out of the window. Wearing new shoes, a new hydration vest... Continue Reading →
East Yorkshire Half Marathon
The Coronation weekend saw the inaugural East Yorkshire 10k and Half Marathon, organised by Runthrough from Burton Constable Hall, a country house, gardens and historic family collection located near Hull. One member of Grantham Running Club made the misty trip across the Humber Bridge to take part in this event, with Peter Bonner finishing in... Continue Reading →
Milton Keynes Marathon
One member of GRC, Peter Jennings, took part in the marathon at Milton Keynes on Bank Holiday Monday. The marathon, marathon-relay (teams of 4) and half marathon all started at the same time on the last day of a weekend of running, cycling and entertainment events. The course primary consisted of a road section and... Continue Reading →
London Marathon 2023
Hopefully you're sitting comfortably with a cup of tea for this one: The 23rd of April saw the 43rd running of the London Marathon. The mass participation event is a highlight in the sporting calendar where the whole nation watches elite athletes and ordinary people take part in the same gruelling event over 26.2 miles... Continue Reading →
Beer and Bling 2023
Despite a considerable number of the forty or so runners in the Langtoft 10k earlier that day having come away with a bit of sunburn, members were a bit disappointed when the weather was considerably less pleasant by the time it came to assemble for the annual Beer and Bling social at the Nobody Inn.Although... Continue Reading →
Gozo Half Marathon
The forty eighth Teamsport Gozo running day half marathon, 10k,5k, Family runs and Walkathons held Sunday 30th April attracted 1100 entries from 40 different countries. Weighing up the choices of either a half marathon or 10k I decided to enter the half. I felt quite pleased with myself until I looked further into the details... Continue Reading →
Langtoft 10k
The final Sunday in April dawned warm and sunny as large numbers of runners from Grantham made their way the short distance past Bourne to the lovely village of Langtoft. The playing fields were hosting the 31st edition of what is becoming an increased rarity, a well-organised volunteer-led road race with its roots in the... Continue Reading →
Longhorn 10k, Half Marathon & Marathon
The Thoresby estate provided the setting for the SBR Longhorn Running Event which is run over a multi terrain course of tracks, tarmac and woodland. The backdrop to the start and finish to all races was the majestic Thoresby Hall; formerly a private home built in the 17th century for the 3rd Earl of Manvers... Continue Reading →
Manchester Marathon
This year, 11 members of Grantham Running Club made the journey North to Manchester to test the months of hard, long training and early mornings. With near perfect running conditions on Sunday 16th April, the runners joined nearly 28,000 others at the Old Trafford Cricket stadium where they set off in waves. From the stadium,... Continue Reading →
Lincoln 10k 2023
The historic uphill area of Lincoln has hosted a 10k race since 1997 and for several years has been part of Jane Tomlinson's Run For All series of events which raise money to help children be happier and healthier and improve the lives of people living with cancer. More than 2500 runners, including fourteen representing... Continue Reading →
Boston (UK) Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, 2023
Ten athletes from Grantham Running Club travelled to the fens to take part in the Boston UK Marathon. Originally held on the same day as the iconic World Marathon Major of the same name, the lesser known Boston UK Marathon boasts to be the flattest marathon in the country with full, half, 10km and relay... Continue Reading →
Lenton Predictor, 2023
After days of beautiful spring weather, it had to be the day of the inaugural Lenton Predictor that turned decidedly dreary, with drizzle all afternoon. Nevertheless, 27 hardy souls assembled on the start line at St Peter's in Lenton for this twist on the usual race format. If you line up a selection of runners... Continue Reading →
Belvoir Half Marathon, 2023
Six members of Grantham Running Club made the short journey to the village of Hose in the Vale of Belvoir for the fourth round of the club’s own Grand Prix Series. The event has taken place in the Vale since 1982 and follows a gently undulating, scenic route taking in the villages of Harby, Langar,... Continue Reading →