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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

As is usually the case, the beginning of April signals the beginning of the major Marathon season for club runners up and down the country. It remains to be seen if the old adage of “Winter miles, Spring smiles” rings true, but it does bring about a unique and exciting time for us running purists.... Continue Reading →

As the dust settles on the 3rd month and indeed first quarter of the year, it’s that time once again to look back over the performances that caught the eye and crown March’s member of the Month. March saw the official start of the GRC Grand Prix Series - my thanks once again to Vicki... Continue Reading →

Welcome to the review and Member of The Month of the  ‘blink-and-you’ll-miss-it’ month that is February. A month that started with a prolonged spell of ghastly stormy and windy weather and ended with the winds of change blowing through Europe... In the grand scheme of things, running probably took a backward step. But I’m not... Continue Reading →

3…2..1… HAPPY NEW YEA… wait a second! Can you believe that was over a month ago! Where does the time go?  We are now 6 weeks in to 2022 – or should I say for the marathoners amongst the Green and Black army about 7 weeks until the ‘Spring Mara’ season! One thing I’m not... Continue Reading →

Firstly, before It’s not too late, may I personally wish you a happy, prosperous and healthy New Year, Constant Reader. I’m sure, like me, you can’t quite believe that 2021 is now last weeks hangover and it’s time to refocus, refresh and attack the 12 months of 2022 ahead. Before we do, let us collectively... Continue Reading →

Sink into a comfy chair, Constant Reader. Pour a glass of something (‘Tis the Season after all) and let’s get down to November’s Member of The Month: November – the time of year we runners like to get a little dirty! 😉 We trade road shoes for trails/spikes and “enjoy” stomping around fields, through lashings... Continue Reading →

Well now, dear Constant Reader, may I be the first to colourise a picture of a simply outstanding October for GRC? It certainly jumps out as one of the best months for quite some time. Such was the sheer volume and level of achievement, it’s fair to say deciding a winner has proven to be... Continue Reading →

Hello Constant Reader and a warm welcome to September Member of the Month. September saw the last throes of summer cling on like a toddler clutching a favoured toy to their bosom. It provided the ideal last few weeks of preparation for the fastly approaching October/Autumn marathons – the last long runs, the chance to... Continue Reading →

Races are well and truly up and running again now and August’s race performances proved that we’re very much back in business.  Stuart Baty is one nomination that is having an outstanding season. His 5k run at Chase the Sun races was a 47s PB, his 2nd PB at the distance this season.  Robin Atter... Continue Reading →

As we entered July the nations sporting gaze turned from Europe to the jewel of East Asia: Japan and the postponed Games of the XXXII Olympiad. As a multitude of sporting achievements and drama amazed and astounded in equal measure nearly 6,000 miles away, the runners of Grantham set about their own achievements, albeit slightly... Continue Reading →

Ahhh June - the height of the British summer; Wimbledon starts, Football was supposed to ‘Come Home’ and GRC saw the long overdue start of its popular Grand Prix series after a Covid hiatus.  2021 has been another year of change and disruption, not least the largest of the spring marathons (London and Manchester) both... Continue Reading →

The Darling Buds of May, May Day Bank Holiday/s, the blossoming spring and longer, lighter evenings… Traditionally May is a transitional month, one full of expectation and hope. Indeed in a running sense, it normally marks the end of Marathon season (for a couple of months at least) and attentions divert to the athletics world... Continue Reading →

April… ahhh yes the Month of Marathons - all those winter moths of long, hard training paying off and coming to fruition… or… as it happened; the month of just entering ‘some kind’ of race and feeling the trepidation and triumph of race day once again. With “roadmap” seemingly replacing “road racing” in the runners... Continue Reading →

A plethora of virtual events coloured March with stellar performances across multiple disciplines.  Firstly, when asked to think of historical Athletics moments through the annuals of time, many come to mind – but perhaps elevated to the level of ‘Legend’ is Sir Roger Bannister’s sub 4-minute mile, some 67 years ago! 1609 meters, 1760 yards... Continue Reading →

In a month usually focused on longer runs and hard races to finalise those Spring marathon plans and tactics, February can be a tough month on runners. It’s perhaps refreshing that, in light of continuing Covid-19 Pandemic restrictions, the February ‘Virtual’ event was the exact opposite of those long distances; the 3000m. Traditionally, a ‘track’... Continue Reading →