Given the exceedingly wet winter that the region has endured it was hardly surprising that the North Lincolnshire Half Marathon, held on the last Sunday before the Spring equinox, would see incessant rain fall on the near 1500 strong field that included ten members of Grantham Running Club who made the journey to Quibell Park... Continue Reading →
Retford Half Marathon
Round 3 of the GRC Grand Prix took place at the Retford Half Marathon. On a rainy day, runners were left considering their life choices at the start but this was all forgotten as soon as the race got underway. Over a rolling course on closed roads, club organised races are becoming rare over this... Continue Reading →
Burghley 7
On a wet and cold Mother’s Day, 1,330 runners took to the roads of Stamford and Burghley, joined by 19 runners from Grantham Running Club. Despite the wet conditions from the start, GRC were in fine spirits and unfazed by the mud. The 7-mile mixed terrain route started off in the stunning grounds of Burghley... Continue Reading →
Oundle 20 Mile
On Sunday 10th March, 4 members of Grantham Running Club took part in the Oundle 20-mile race, alongside 384 other runners. The race takes place over an undulating course and sends runners through pretty Northamptonshire villages and round country lanes to give an excellent base indicator for those training for spring marathons. First back for... Continue Reading →
Nottingham 10K
It was a somewhat grey and miserable Mother’s Day that greeted around 1,500 runners who gathered in the Market Square in Nottingham to take part in the Run for All Nottingham 10k.The event returned with a new city centre route which started in the Old Market Square and wound its way round the city before... Continue Reading →
2023 GP Review and Results
As a reminder, here is the top line explanation of how it worked throughout the year: Simply, we took your age grading scoring from your race performance and converted these into points. The six highest races are totalled to form a league table throughout the year. As with previous incarnations there was the possibility to... Continue Reading →
Stamford Valentine’s 30K
On Sunday 11th February, 15 members of Grantham Running Club took the short trip south down the A1 to take part in the Stamford Striders' Valentine's 30k. It is recognised as a tough event, with lots of hills, providing a good training race for those planning a spring marathon. The race gave those members training for... Continue Reading →
Oundle 10K
Round 1 of the Grantham Running Club GP Series 2024 got underway on a cold January morning at the Oundle 10K. A bumper 14 GRC runners braved the cold in otherwise good conditions for racing, all hoping to set a strong early benchmark for races to come. Unfortunately, due to heavy rain the day before,... Continue Reading →
Rauceby Ripper
On Saturday 3rd February 9 GRC'ers headed over to Rauceby to take part in the Rauceby Ripper, a mixed terrain 9 mile race. Hosted by Sleaford Town Runners the event is very popular, selling out within 3 hours. First across the line for GRC was Peter Bonner who credits this race as a firm favourite... Continue Reading →
Folksworth 15
On Sunday 21st January five athletes from Grantham Running Club took part in the 33rd Folksworth 15 mile race. This race heralds the start of serious preparation for the round on spring marathons which includes Paris, Manchester and the iconic London one. This event near Peterborough is a tough test as the two lapper takes... Continue Reading →