Same message as last month re: tardiness, life has a funny way of galloping away from you, right? So, same apologies. February saw Grantham Running Club celebrate the wonderful exploits of all the club throughout 2022. A glitzy evening with a fabulous special guest; Dai Greene. February is also the month of love. Be it... Continue Reading →
Rachel Hamilton, Jan 2023
January can be a dark, dank and miserable month if you let it, but we won’t let it will we? Runners across the country knuckle down for the post Festive Season, marathon blocks begin in earnest and the mad ones pull one spikes and trails shoes as the Cross-Country season is in full throttle. So,... Continue Reading →
Peter Bonner, Dec 2022
December was full of festive frivolities and a chance to celebrate with family & friends the success and victories of the year.But running stops for no man. Thus, let’s have one last look at 2022, with December’s Member of The Month. XC Round Up First up Sunday 4th December saw several members venture north to... Continue Reading →
Holly Wragg, Nov 2022
XC Round Up The beginning of November sees one of the highlights of the XC calendar; The National Relays held at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield. I’ve previously waxed lyrical about the stirring scene that greets runners. Fast, frantic, muddy good fun. The ladies run in teams of three each covering a testing 3km lap.... Continue Reading →
Rob Howbrook, Oct 2022
As we hurtle toward the autumnal and wintery months with alarming speed, welcome to October’s Member of the Month! Round Up Part One The opening weekend of the month saw a rich buffet of races up and down this glorious Isle to feast upon. In terms of proximity, the closest was a sunny West Pinchbeck... Continue Reading →
Andrew MacAllister, Sept 2022
Round Up One of the largest half marathons in the world, the Great North Run is one of the jewels in the sporting calendar. With last minute doubts overcome – Indeed, question marks hung over all events that weekend following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Fourteen members of Grantham Running Club joined some 60,000... Continue Reading →
Hannah Whittaker, Aug 2022
Salutations once again my dear ol’ things! As the summer wore on, the hectic schedule of athletics reached its zenith at the European Championships. Once again GRC’s own performances mirrored the endeavours of the rising starlight’s in World Athletics. Round Up Starting us off this month, The Dovedale Dipper. A testing trail event for runners... Continue Reading →
Stefan Latter, Jul 22
As the sporting world set to gorge itself on an unprecedented run (geddit?!) of Athletics starting with the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon then the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham - The Green and Black army were up to the usual running endeavours! Perhaps key to note; was the backdrop of the searing summer heat,... Continue Reading →
Daniel Pearce, June 22
Oooof! Well, what can I say? Sorry, sorry and “Sorry" again! Not exactly my usual introduction, Dear CR, but I feel I must again sincerely apologies for the unusually long time it’s taken to get around to write this months (last months) Member of the Month – the one for June! Remember June? Yet another... Continue Reading →
Sam Dodwell, May 22
Greetings! Can I once again effuse my sincerest apologies from the very top of the piece. For various reasons, I won’t bore you with, time has not been my own this month! Boring introductions aside, lets crack on with May’s Member of the Month. It started with a bang! A popular and longstanding race fixture... Continue Reading →