5 members of Grantham Running Club made their way to the Revesby Running Festival organised by Trident Events. Set against the stunning backdrop of the privately owned Revesby Estate, the festival offered up various events including a 5K, 10K, half marathon and Challenge the Estate to choose from. The GRC five took on the (approximately)... Continue Reading →
GRC 5K
The 5th edition of the ever-popular GRC 5K race took place at Harrowby Hall Lane on 04 July 2025. In near perfect conditions, the race which doubled up as Round 13 of the GRC GP Series attracted a bumper 76 runners, made up of regular club members and members of this years Begin to Run... Continue Reading →
Whissendine 6ix
For most people, a hot Friday evening during a heatwave would present an ideal opportunity to relax in a beer garden complaining about the temperature. Not for 11 members of Grantham Running Club who decided to take part in the 38th Whissendine 6ix road race round the hilly lanes of Rutland. The sell-out event formed... Continue Reading →
Rasselbock 6 Hour
On Sunday 6th July 2025 two members of Grantham Running Club joined 190 runners taking on the Rasselbock 6 hour event which is held at the beautiful Sherwood Pines in Nottinghamshire. The idea of the event is to run as many loops of 5.79km in 6 hours, bwteen 9am and 3pm. The event is held... Continue Reading →
Valley of the Owls Ultra
With its HQ at the Suffolk Running Centre near in Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, the event is one of a number of events throughout the year which are well organised by the small and friendly team at Zig Zag Running. The course was made up of two Half Marathon loops through scenic Suffolk countryside and... Continue Reading →
Broloppet 2025
If ever there was a race that felt like stepping into a legend, Broloppet 2025 delivered it by the mile. An event as rare as a solar eclipse, this 13.1 miles, a half-marathon from Denmark to Sweden turned thousands of runners into adventurers, crossing one of the world’s most iconic engineering marvels—the Øresund Bridge. The... Continue Reading →
Baslow Boot Bash
Cast your minds back… it is the 7th of June, the forecast for the Peak District was rain, torrential rain, thunder and lightning and more rain. With this in mind, 5 plucky GRC members, dug out their waders, full waterproofs and snorkels and prepared for a tough, challenging day; but what a wonderful day it... Continue Reading →
Run Sandringham 10K
On Sunday 15th June, two members of Grantham Running Club headed south to the Sandringham Royal Estate to take part in the Run Sandringham 10K. Brian Hawkins and Anna Harding joined around 1,500 runners took part across the 5K and 10K events, enjoying the scenic roads and trails around the estate, along with a summer... Continue Reading →
Peterborough 5K Series Race 1 – Eye
In a field on the outskirts of Eye near Peterborough 6 of GRC’s veteran runners stood proudly in their club tops. Poised in anticipation, walking sticks and Zimmer frames cast aside, noses blown and laces tightened they waited behind the start line among 460 other runners. The BBC weather team had kindly turned up the... Continue Reading →
Milton Keynes Marathon
The Milton Keynes running festival took place over the early May Bank Holiday where runners could challenge themselves to the Rocket 5k, the marathon, half marathon or the Superhero Fun Run. Grantham Running Club member Caroline Davis took on the marathon event hoping to better her Boston marathon performance and get back to a sub-4... Continue Reading →
Manchester Marathon
Manchester Marathon 2025 saw a record number of participants with 35,000 taking to the streets of Manchester, including 10 members of Grantham Running Club. Starting at Old Trafford the course had a new city centre finish on Oxford Road near Manchester University, with the streets from start to finish lined with more than 140,000 spectators.... Continue Reading →
London Marathon 2025
2025 marked the 45th anniversary of The London Marathon. 10 Grantham Running Club members laced up their shoes on the start line in Greenwich, eager to take on the most iconic 26.2 mile race in the world. This year, the London Marathon set a new world record for the largest number of finishers. All those... Continue Reading →
Ultra X 110 Scotland – Rachel Deans
Ultra X Scotland by Pack Performance takes place in the Scottish Highlands, a mountainous region in northwest Scotland known for its stunning scenery and trails, with the Great Glen and Loch Ness at its centre. It offers four event distances: 110km over two stages (Saturday & Sunday), a 60km (Saturday), 50km (Sunday) and 25km (Sunday)... Continue Reading →
Kew The Run Half Marathon
The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew hosted Run-Fest’s annual “Kew The Run” running weekend on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th of March this year, with the 10k event on the Saturday and the Half Marathon on the Sunday. The Half Marathon usually sees runners complete a lap of the gardens before heading down the Themes path... Continue Reading →
Boston Marathon Festival
Boston UK holds an annual running festival in April consisting of a marathon, half marathon, 10k and 5k distances. It’s an early start to the races and the weather was more favourable than last year. Instead of rain, it was on the rather warm side. Ros and Caroline The course takes runners out from Boston... Continue Reading →
Paris Marathon
Four members of Grantham Running Club were set to cross the Channel for their marathon debut at the iconic Schneider Electric Marathon in the beautiful city of Paris. Unfortunately, for one of the quartet, Harriet Bacon, months of gritty winter training were undone just weeks be-fore race day by the dreaded runner’s nemesis – injury.... Continue Reading →
Brighton Marathon
Chris Moore On Sunday the 6th of April, Chris Moore ran the Brighton Marathon to raise money for Brake (road safety charity) and so far he has raised £1156 not including gift aid. Having only returned to running last year (after a break of about 5 years) Chris set himself the goal of running a... Continue Reading →
Oakley 20 – Caroline Davis
Caroline Davis An alternative to the Ashby 20 is the Oakley 20 near Bedford which took place on 23rd March. Setting off from a brightening Grantham it remained cloudy throughout the run but was pleasantly warm. The start line was on a field which was nearly 2 laps before heading out on the road to... Continue Reading →
City of Lincoln 10K
Sunday 6 April 2025 saw the return of the very popular Jane Tomlinson's City of Lincoln 10K race. There were over 4,700 runners that crossed the finish line. Grantham Running Club was represented by 41 runners - a great turnout no doubt helped by the race being part of the club GP! The start line... Continue Reading →
Retford Half Marathon
The Retford Half Marathon was held on 16th March this year. This event incorporates the Nottinghamshire County Championships so attracts some of the best local running talent. Nine runners from Grantham Running Club were also there to contest the event with differing goals, some to test early season fitness, others to see how the marathon... Continue Reading →
Heaton Park Ultra Loop
Karl in action The Ultra Loop at Heaton Park in Manchester is an inclusive and flexible 8-hour event with no limit on how far you can run. Within the 8 hours, you are encouraged to run as many loops as you can. The mixed-terrain course combines roads and woodland trails around a 5km loop. Grantham... Continue Reading →
Belvoir Challenge
On of the legendary Belvoir Challenge cake stops Saturday 1st of March 2025 saw a mixture of 810 runners and walkers congregate at Harby village hall for the start of the annual Belvoir Challenge. This somewhat now infamous local event, known for its spectacular views, great cakes and, more often than not, excessive levels of mud,... Continue Reading →
Cambridge Boundary Run
Caroline and Ros at the start The Cambridge Boundary Run took place on 16th March on a lovely sunny but cold day for spectators. Grantham Running Club members Caroline Davis and Ros Sadler bumped into each other at the start line at the University of Cambridge sports centre. They set off to the boundary which began... Continue Reading →
North Lincs Half Marathon
11 members of Grantham Running Club made the journey to Quibell Park Stadium in Scun-thorpe on March 2nd to take part in the North Lincs Half Marathon, which saw some great per-formances including several new personal bests. First held in 2012, the Tape2Tape hosted North Lincolnshire Half Marathon makes full use of the famously flat... Continue Reading →
Grizzly 2025 – Who Let The Bogs Out?
Around 2,000 runners completed the Grizzly race in Seaton, Devon in the glorious Spring sunshine on Sunday 9th March. The race is a punishing 20 miler across pebble beaches, rugged clifftop paths and muddy bogs. After weeks of rain and far too many grey days the conditions were excellent for the runners who set out... Continue Reading →