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 series races; the Langtoft 10k and Beeston 5. It was also the first LWAC 5k race of the series. Nominees We start with Dale Towning, following on from his 35-mile run... Continue Reading →
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 Ward, who was the GRC ballot entry in the London Marathon and ran a great race clocking 04:02:22 in her first ever marathon. We next go to Riley Maksymiw-Magan, who broke... 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 for the upcoming marathons. Nominees:We start with Jo Grace, who ran a PB at the Retford Half Marathon clocking 1:52:58 and then a week later, ran the Ashby 20 in... Continue Reading →
February 2024 – Joaquim Jeronimo
February 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. GRC was represented by 42 runners in 5 races with 3 of them being road races and the other 2 cross country fixtures. Nominees We start with our first nominee;... 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 10k saw an influx of member putting on their race shoes for an early chance of starting the new year with a pb. January saw GRC represented by 37 members... 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 though as some tick along quite nicely or target the early weeks to peak, so let’s set to it esteemed members of the Green and Black Army! December saw GRC... 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 – a time that would see her tie for the second... Continue Reading →
Piers Pye-Watson – October 2023
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 be achieved. Well, dear Friends - Dreams do come true…... Continue Reading →
Kate Marshall September 2023
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 race route was changed at the last minute to remain... Continue Reading →
Robin Atter August 2023
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 away from the doctors waiting room…August he was on fireyaaaaah!... Continue Reading →