The GRC Grand Prix (or ‘GP’) is a member’s competition.
The Club presents a provisional calendar of races throughout the rest of 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 the estimated dates of races change.
Scoring is based on converting age-grading directly to points, so that everyone is on a level playing field. Each member’s best six scoring races count towards their final score.
Members can also nominate one ‘joker’ race that isn’t on the calendar to be included for the GP. The event nominated can be any road race in the world with a certificate for accuracy but must be nominated at least 24 hours in advance of it taking place. This can be done either by declaring on our GRC Members Only Facebook page, privately messaging Vicki Ball, Andrew Pask or Sam Jepson or by emailing: secretary@granthamrunningclub.co.uk.
The exception is the Club’s Summer Solstice 10K event may not be nominated as a joker entry.
Marathon Rounds – Given that we are still recovering from large scale race cancellations we have once again opted for a double Marathon ‘window’. As per the Joker option, this round must be declared prior to running the event.
2023 Calendar
| Round | Race Name | Date | Link |
| 1 | Retford Half Marathon | 5th March | Results |
| 2 | Notts 10 Mile | 11th March | Results Race Report |
| 3 | Spring Marathons | Spring | |
| 4 | Belvoir Half Marathon | 2nd April | Results Race Report |
| 5 | City of Lincoln 10K | 16th April | Results |
| 6 | Langtoft 10K | 30th April | Results Race Report |
| 7 | Lincoln 5Ks | May, June, July, August | Results Enter |
| 8 | Beeston AC Trent 5 Miles | 24th May | Results Race Report |
| 9 | Rutland Water 5K | 13th May | Results |
| 10 | Peterborough 5Ks | 14th June – Eye 28th June – Stamford 12th July – Ferry Meadows 26th July – Werrington 9th August – Ferry Meadows | Results |
| 11 | GRC 5K | 30th June | |
| 12 | Whissendine 6ix (6 miles) | 7th July | Results Race Report |
| 13 | Bassingham Bash 5 mile | 5th August | Results Race Report |
| 14 | Sleaford 10K | 11th August | Results Race Report |
| 15 | Newark Half Marathon | 13th August | Results Race Report |
| 16 | Autumn Marathon | Any 2023 road licenced marathon post 1st Sept | |
| 17 | Lincoln Half Marathon | **Postponed** | |
| 18 | West Pinchbeck 10K | 1st October | Results |
| 19 | Watermead parkrun | 7th October | Race Report and Results |
| 20 | Worksop Halloween Half Marathon | 29th October | Results |
| 21 | Derby 10 mile | 19th November | Results |
| 22 | Doncaster 10K | 26th November | Results |
| 23 | Doddington Hall Parkrun | 2nd December | |
| 24 | Keyworth Turkey Trot (half marathon) | 10th December | Enter |