This year’s GRC's annual club handicap 10k race will take place on the 4th of September at Ropsley. This is a staggered start race with your start time being allocated to you against a pre-determined prediction, the fastest runners go off last. The aim is to beat your predicted time with the winner the one... Continue Reading →

The Summer Solstice 10K is now SOLD OUT! Thank you to everyone who has entered, we can't wait to see you on the start line! Please note transfers are not available so we do not operate a waiting list.

Following the 2025 Presentation Night in February, the Committee invited feedback and comments to consider further improvements and after a long period of discussion, the following changes have been implemented; The Grand Prix and Club Champion Awards will merge into one "GRC Championship"*. The Club Champion Award and Points Champion are to be retired. The... Continue Reading →

We have a full-on 2025 planned for our members with a variety of social events and runs. This is the list with links to book your places. We also have our calendar where everything is listed. March 20th – Ropsley Social Run. Book your place here: 5K, 10K, 10 Miles March 22nd - Belton House... Continue Reading →

On Saturday 22nd March 2025, GRC will be taking over as volunteers at Belton House parkrun! We will be covering all the jobs that make parkrun function from pacing, setup, takedown and everything in between. We are asking as many club members as possible to join us and volunteer! We want to promote the best... Continue Reading →

Back in January, we launched a competition to design the medal and artwork for the 2025 Summer Solstice. Thanks to all those who submitted designs. We have a winner! Congratulations to Jon Smyth! We're sure you'll all agree the design is brilliant and will look amazing as a finisher medal! Entries for the Summer Solstice... Continue Reading →

At the recent GRC Awards Night, a raffle was held to raise funds for our chosen local charity the BHive Community in Grantham. We were very happy to be able to visit their facilities to hand over more than £400 to Rob Dixon who also gave us a tour of the radio studio. The Bhive... Continue Reading →

Nearly 90 members attended Grantham Running Club’s annual presentation evening at the Masonic Hall at Faraday House at the weekend. The hugely popular event recognises the achievements of the members over the previous year with silverware awarded for some amazing performances. The evening also offered an opportunity to look back at some of the best... Continue Reading →

Do you want to start running, but find it hard to motivate yourself? Too many people start running but can't remain motivated, and without like-minded people to encourage you along the way, running can seem a lonely way to get fit. Our Beginning to Run programme is open to all abilities, and is perfect if you’re... Continue Reading →

This year's race will take place on the evening of the 20th June at Long Bennington. Click here for more information and entry!

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 the club comes together to celebrate member's achievements over the year and take a light-hearted look at the highs and lows of this running malarkey. Be warned, there will be... Continue Reading →

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 Tennis Club. Festive fancy dress is encouraged. This run will be around 7k (I’ll confirm nearer the time as route is determined by the best lights but will be similar... Continue Reading →

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 liven things up a bit. On Thursday 31/10 there will be Halloween-themed fancy dress runs. 5k and 10k options are available. These will be multi-pace, with multiple run leaders. For... Continue Reading →

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. 5K and 10K with mixed pace groups and drinks afterwards. Aiming to set off at 18:45 so we're back in good time for food and drinks. 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱Food is also available... Continue Reading →

Click for results and photos 1. Claire Cooney, 2. Hannah Noble, 3. Hannah Wilkinson 1. Matthew Bowser, 2. Lee Mullen, 3. Jake Richardson

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 town running. Russel & Nicci Whittaker are very kindly putting on a BBQ, offering hot dogs & burgers for everyone after the run (please bring your own drinks). There will... Continue Reading →

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 finishing at the pub for chips and drinky poos.There will be a choice of 5K, 10K and 10 miles, mixed pace groups so very social. The routes will be all... Continue Reading →

Lenton Predictor Runners 2023 2023 Lenton Predictor winner Wendy Fraser with Race Director, Paul Jepson 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 work out how quickly they think the 10K course will take them and then run without... Continue Reading →

Head torch pub runs are back for 2024! The first one will be on Thursday, 28th March at 7pm from the Green Man at Ropsley, (24 High St, Ropsley, Grantham NG33 4BE). You will need your headtorch and high viz as we will be running round unlit country roads. Then we will all meet back... Continue Reading →

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 calendar of races throughout the year, with at least one race over the ‘classic’ distances: 5K, 5 Miles, 10K, 10 Miles, and Half Marathon. The calendar is subject to amendment if... Continue Reading →

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 and show off the season's medal spoils with pride at the Nobody Inn from 19:00. Not got a marathon medal?  Not a problem, just bring whatever medal you've worked hard... Continue Reading →

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 the achievements of the members over the previous year with silverware awarded for some amazing performances. The evening also offered an opportunity to look back at some of the best... Continue Reading →

Do you want to start running, but find it hard to motivate yourself? Too many people start running but can't remain motivated, and without like-minded people to encourage you along the way, running can seem a lonely way to get fit. Our Beginning to Run programme is open to all abilities, and perfect if you’re... Continue Reading →

A heads up to save the date for the annual GRC presentation evening on the 3rd February. This is a great night where the club comes together to celebrate member's achievements over the year and take a light-hearted look at the highs and lows of this running malarkey. Be warned, there will be a slide... Continue Reading →

We had an absolutely brilliant turnout to the annual Christmas Lights run this year, with around 80 members showing up in all manner of outfits. Run leaders then had the daunting task of safely shepherding the flock around the best light displays Grantham had to offer before finishing at Grantham Tennis Club for social drinks and... Continue Reading →

We've got a bunch of social events happening over the Christmas period, starting with the Christmas party on the 16th. Then we have the Christmas Lights Run, on Thursday 21st Dec. This is a gentle run of roughly 7k, with plenty of stops along the way to admire the light displays around town, and so... Continue Reading →

We'd like to invite you to the GRC Christmas Bash at Faraday House, Chambers Street, Grantham on the 16th December at 7pm. The night of festivities will include a 3 course meal, disco, and a photo booth which will doubt witness some sights! Tickets are £38 each including a tip for the waiting staff. The... Continue Reading →

Following discussions on what non-running social activity to do, the Escape Room in Nottingham was the winner. Saturday 18th November is the date. Cryptology Rooms have a number of brilliant rooms if you want to take a look at what is involved: https://cryptologyrooms.co.uk/nottingham/cypherdynehttps://cryptologyrooms.co.uk/nottingham/rameseizehttps://cryptologyrooms.co.uk/nottingham/robberyhttps://cryptologyrooms.co.uk/nottingham/dreamscape Basically a bunch of us get locked in a room and we have an hour... Continue Reading →

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 head torch run finishing at the pub for chips and drinky poos. There will be a choice of 5K, 10K and 10K plus, mixed pace groups so very social. The routes... Continue Reading →

The Grantham Running Club 2023 AGM has been scheduled for Friday 27th October, 7.30pm - 9pm. The venue for the GRC 2023 AGM is the Grantham Tennis Club, Gonerby Road, Gonerby Hill Foot, Grantham, NG31 8HU, with the intention being that we continue the evening with drinks in Grantham afterwards. This AGM will also be live-streamed on the GRC... Continue Reading →

Be safe. Be seen!It’s that time of year again, we will be implementing Hi Viz requirements for ALL Club runs, effective immediately! The nights are drawing in quickly, Run Leaders may be able to include some routes which go off road but will finish on lit roads. Need a Hi Viz solution? The club have... Continue Reading →

As we're clinging on the summer and light nights, we're doing another pub run  This time from Woody's Bar & Restaurant and there will be a choice of 5K and 10K and the routes will be a mostly road. Address: Woodland Waters, Willoughby Rd, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG32 3RT. 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱Much like the Dirty Duck run,... Continue Reading →

This year’s GRC's annual club handicap 10k race will take place on the 7th of September.This is a staggered start race with your start time being allocated to you against a pre-determined prediction. The aim is to beat your predicted time with the winner the one who crosses the line first, beating their prediction by... Continue Reading →

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 →

To make the most of the remains of the summer we have another chip run organised. This time from the Dirty Duck in Woolsthorpe. Once again there will be a choice of 5K, 10K and 10 miles so there is something for all abilities and distances. The routes will be a mixture of trail and... Continue Reading →

What a fantastic turnout we had last night to our summer chip run starting and finishing at the Green Man in Ropsley. As always the pub looked after us brilliantly it was great to see so many new faces joining in the fun. Another one is in the works soon so watch this space!

Time for another summer pub run! This time it will be from GRC favourite The Green Man in Ropsley whose cheesy chips are the stuff of legend. There will be a choice of 5k, 10k and 10 miles so there will be something to suit all members. The groups will be mixed pace and super... Continue Reading →

See how you did and if you got a good race photo on the results page! Click here for links

We're really excited to announce that we have partnered with Scimitar Custom who produce some very fine athletic kit to provide some of our legendary green and black colours. We're kicking off the new partnership with a new short-sleeved t-shirt with an updated design and a brand new buff. We hope you like them! Check... Continue Reading →

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 →

Kicking off next week from The Stag in Barkston at 18:30, our pub/chip runs will be returning! There will be a choice of 5k, 10k and 8 miles so there will be something to suit everyone. The groups will be mixed pace and super social and the routes will be a mix of road and... Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

Lincolnshire Athletics Association Road Section are pleased to announce the introduction of the 2023 Lincolnshire Athletics Association Road Running County Championships. The 2023 edition of the Lincolnshire AA Road Running County Championships will take place over an anticipated 3 fixtures across the summer, with expected distances of 5K, 5 miles and 10 miles. More information... Continue Reading →

This coming Wednesday, 5th April, at 6.30pm, we would like to invite you to Lenton village to participate in the inaugural Lenton Predictor. "What’s that," we hear you ask? Well, it’s a run with a twist. The course is a 10K road route with some undulation, in a loop, within the Lenton countryside. Each participant... Continue Reading →