On a sunny April Sunday, Grantham Running Club members Natalie Hardwick and Emma Weighill ventured along the A46 to the Leicester Big 10k. The welcomingly flat route started and finished in the very picturesque Abbey Park and consisted of a mixture park, closed road and the canal path with a repeated loop. Natalie, having signed... Continue Reading →
Run for Wildlife Spring 10k
On the 24th of April, 2 members of Grantham Running Club made the journey up the A1 to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park for the inaugural Run for Wildlife Spring 10k. Starting in the car park the route took the runners into the wildlife park with runners getting glimpse of the animals enclosed in the park... Continue Reading →
Boston Half and Full Marathon
On bank holiday Monday 18th April, 22 members of GRC took the trip along the A52 to Boston where twenty took on the Half Marathon and two ran the full Marathon. Both races started in the Market Place with the race taking runners east through Freiston and then to Butterwick where the route splits with... Continue Reading →
Belvoir Half Marathon
On the 10th April, Wendy Smith took part in the Belvoir Half Marathon, her second half marathon since joining Grantham Running Club. There are normally about 700 runners for the event though for some reason which the organisers could not understand, there were only 400 entries this year. On the day the sun was shining,... Continue Reading →
Millennium Way Ultra Marathon
Chris Limmer lined up at the start line of the 41mile Millennium way ultra marathon just a week after running the Manchester marathon dressed as Tinkerbell. The two events could not be more different with just 99 starters standing in the bus station of the town of Newport near Telford on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border. The... Continue Reading →
Queens Platinum Jubilee 10k RAF Waddington
Thursday 7th April provided an unusual mid week lunchtime start for almost 100 runners taking part in the race to raise funds for the RAF Benevolent Fund. The event was split into 5k and 10k categories, with a well marshalled course starting from the playing field and passing a Vulcan XM607 before heading out onto... Continue Reading →
London Landmark Half Marathon
Two members of Grantham Running Club took a trip to the Big Smoke to take part in the London Landmark half marathon on Sunday 3rd April. Organised by the baby charity Tommy's, as the name suggests, the run was all about the views of the city's landmarks while runners got to explore the capital. It... Continue Reading →
Manchester Marathon
Grantham Running Club had 14 members join the 24,000 strong field for this year's Manchester Marathon which doubled up as the English Commonwealth Games trials. Starting and finishing at the Old Trafford Cricket stadium, the race began in cold, near freezing temperatures. Setting off in waved starts, the growing piles of discarded clothing that runners... Continue Reading →
New GRC Record – Marathon with Wardrobe
GRC Runner Algernon Briggs has achieved a club first by becoming the first to complete a marathon while building an IKEA wardrobe.The feat, regarded as one of the most challenging in modern road running, requires the runner to construct an IKEA wardrobe of any size from scratch while undertaking a marathon distance. Competitors are disqualified... Continue Reading →
Bourne Run in the Woods 10k
On Mothering Sunday, 27th March - five members of Grantham Running Club ventured to Bourne Woods to run the ‘Run in the Woods’ hosted by the Rotary club of Bourne. The event hosted a 3k and 10k option, with all five GRCers opting for the 10k. As the name suggests, it’s an off-road looped route through... Continue Reading →
Burghley 7
Eleven members of Grantham Running Club joined a field of over 1400 taking part in the Burghley 7 road race on the 13th of March. A sensational course linking Burghley and Stamford which started and finished within the grounds of Burghley house. The event allowed incredible access to the private areas of the Burghley estate,... Continue Reading →
Retford Half Marathon
The 2022 edition of the GRC Grand Prix series got underway with the Retford Half Marathon this weekend. The race over the quiet, fairly flat Nottinghamshire roads drew in a high-quality field all hoping for a good early season benchmark. However only 4 GRC runners entered the race due to numerous clashes and marathon work-ups.... Continue Reading →
Cambridge Half Marathon
Five members of Grantham Running Club joined a field of 14,000 taking part in the 11th annual Cambridge Half Marathon on 6th March. Having moved to October for the 2021 event, due to ongoing pandemic restrictions, the race returned to its spring home for 2022. The varied route, starting and finishing at Midsummer Common, takes... Continue Reading →
Essex 20
Robert McArdle completed the Essex 20 in 2:37:32.
Benidorm 10k
On Saturday 5th February Louise Kennedy donned the green and black vest to represent Grantham Running Club in a more exotic location than usual. The Benidorm 10k (and half-marathon) are run at sunset along a spectacular circuit by the sea closed roads. Accredited by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) the event is included in... Continue Reading →
The Belvoir Challenge
The sun shone on the members of Grantham Running Club that took part in The Belvoir Challenge on Saturday 26 March, an event that sees participants following footpaths and trails through the Vale of Belvoir in Leicestershire. The challenging event, famed for its hills and checkpoints stocked with a multitude of cakes and sandwiches, is a... Continue Reading →
Shawbury 10k
Stephen Fay was the lone runner representing Grantham Running Club in the RAF Shawbury 10k race on Sunday 27th February 2022 in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund. 253 runners lined up at the start line braving the chilly wind and benefiting from a warm up from an RAF physical training instructor, prior to a... Continue Reading →
Stamford 30k
The Stamford Striders' St Valentine 30K (18.6 miles in old money) Race is the flagship event organised by the Club, run each year on the Sunday closest to St Valentine's Day. Nationally recognised as a tough event, it provides a good training run for those planning a spring marathon. Starting and finishing at Stamford's Welland... Continue Reading →
Holme Pierrepont Races
With the majority of the club entering the Stamford 30k, on Sunday 13th February, three members of Grantham Running Club decided to make the trip along the A52 to the National Watersports Centre - Holme Pierrepont to take on both the Half Marathon and 10K races. First off at the earlier race time of 09:00,... Continue Reading →
Anglezarke Amble
Paul Rushworth travelled to West Lancashire to represent Grantham Running Club in the annual Anglezarke Amble event. The 24 mile run traversed the West Pennine Moors including ascents of Rivington Pike, Winter Hill, Turton Moor, Darwen Moor and Great Hill. The severe weather forecast largely failed to materialise, although strong winds at the highest point (456 metres)... Continue Reading →
Skegness Coasters 10k
On the 6th February, 3 members of Grantham Running Club took a wintery trek to the coast to take part in the Skegness Coasters 10k. This event made a welcome return having been delayed since 2019 due to the pandemic. The beginner-friendly flat course starts at Southview Leisure Centre and loops around Water Leisure Park... Continue Reading →
Rauceby Ripper
The Rauceby Ripper is an (approximately) 8.5 - 9 mile multi terrain race over farm trails, field edges, public footpaths and short road sections. Starting within the grounds of Rauceby Hall in the village of South Rauceby, the field of runners set off in dry but cold and blustery conditions. Warnings by the organisers of... Continue Reading →
Peterborough Grand Prix 5k Series: Stamford Race
Back Row: Rob, Peter, Nev, Catherine and Robert. Front Row: Helen, Jaime and Suzy The Stamford leg of this series attracts the fewest runners either because it is so far out of the city or because it is not as fast a course. As prizes are awarded on cumulative positions rather than time this makes... Continue Reading →