Taking place in the historic and picturesque city of Lincoln since 1997, the City of Lincoln 10K is part of the Jane Tomlinson Run For All series which helps raise money to improve the lives of people living with cancer. 2024’s event forms part of Grantham Running Club’s own Grand Prix series so attracted a... Continue Reading →
Manchester Marathon
GRC had 11 members joined the strong field of runners for this year’s Manchester Marathon. With near perfect running conditions on Sunday 14th April, the runners joined nearly 22,000 others at the Old Trafford Cricket stadium where they set off in waves. Runners set off from the stadium into the city centre for the early... Continue Reading →
Ibiza Half Marathon
Three friends from Grantham Running Club made the journey to the sunny Island of Ibiza to race in the Santa Eulària Ibiza Marathon 22K. The race starts in the scenic town of Santa Gertrudis, at the highest point of the race and descends on an undulating route to sea level. With its white houses and pedestrian... Continue Reading →
London Landmarks Half Marathon
On Sunday 7th April 2024, 15 members of Grantham Running Club lined up alongside nearly 19,000 runners to take part in the iconic London Landmarks Half Marathon. Organised by the baby charity Tommy’s, the fundraising event takes runners around the sights of central London and is the only half marathon to go through both the... Continue Reading →
Paris Marathon
On Sunday 7th April, Grantham Running Club member Charlotte Wood took a trip across the Channel to take part in the Schneider Paris Marathon. This was only her second marathon and very different from London which she ran in April 2023.Having had a virus for 10 days over Easter, Charlotte wasn’t sure she was even... Continue Reading →
Rutland Half Marathon
On Sunday 7th April, 4 Grantham Running Club athletes made the short hop down the A1 to Rutland Water to take part in the Rutland Spring Half Marathon. Conditions were gale-force winds, but at least they were dry and sunny (for the first time in around 6 months). The course itself started at Barnsdale Wood... Continue Reading →
Maidenhead Easter 10 Mile
Taking place on Good Friday, the 2024 Maidenhead ten mile race was preceded by warnings from the event director about the impact of the dire weather on the bridleways and pavements which make up about half of this flat course. Based at a business park, the venue offers large amounts of car parking close to... Continue Reading →
Ashby 20
The Aldi Ashby 20 mile road race is organised by Ivanhoe Runners and its tag line is 'organised by runners for runners'. Taking place 5 weeks before the London marathon, it is a great opportunity for a challenging supported long run before the taper phase. This year the event started in pouring rain, with the... Continue Reading →
Hell on the Humber
On Saturday 23rd march GRC had 2 runners taking part in the 6 hour Hell on the Humber event. At a time of the year where many races are taking place over more conventional distances for Vicky Willan and Chris Limmer they chose something a little out of the ordinary. The format itself was relatively straightforward.... Continue Reading →
Cambridge Boundary Run
The Boundary Run is a not for profit run around the whole (marathon distance) or halfway round the Boundary of Cambridge City – or at least a route close to this. It is organised each year by the Cambridge University Hare & Hounds Club, which is their name for the cross-country team. The route means... Continue Reading →