Nearly 90 members attended Grantham Running Club’s annual presentation evening at the Masonic Hall at Faraday House at the weekend. The hugely popular event recognises the achievements of the members over the previous year with silverware awarded for some amazing performances. The evening also offered an opportunity to look back at some of the best and funniest moments of 2024 with various slideshows and alternative awards.
The awards part of the evening began with the presentation of the Club standards which are awarded for people’s best age graded performance in a qualifying road race and range from Tin up to Platinum standard.
Next (after a break for food and a trip to the bar) came the individual trophies for various categories. Big winners of the night included Gavin Potter, Holly Durham and Catherine Payne who won in multiple categories and whose tables were heaving with silverware at the end of the night.
The evening certainly had the feelgood factor with members enthusiastically celebrating one another’s accomplishments and socialising together, embodying the true spirit of GRC.
Full Results
Men’s 5k Champion – Gavin Potter
Ladies 5k Champion – Catherine Payne
Men’s 10k Champion – Gavin Potter
Ladies 10k Champion – Holly Durham
Men’s Half Marathon Champion – Gavin Potter
Ladies Half Marathon Champion – Holly Durham
Men’s Marathon Champion – Gavin Potter
Ladies Marathon Champion – Holly Durham
Ultra-Runner of the year – Dale Towning
Cross Country Runner of the year – Marj Spendlow
Best Newcomer – Jaimie Lord
Biggest Improvement – Riley Maksymiw-Magan
Men’s Points Champion – Paul Jepson
Ladies Points Champion – Caroline Davis
Members Member of the year – Fraser Marshall
Men’s GP Series Champion – Matthew Kingston-Lee
Ladies GP Series Champion – Catherine Payne
Men’s Club Champion – Matthew Kingston-Lee
Ladies Club Champion – Catherine Payne
Nathan Walker Memorial Trophy – Fraser Marshall
Honourary Life Memberships – Helen Brown, Robert McArdle, Paul Davidson, Andrew Pask
Pictures c/o Susan Copping and Matthew Kingston-Lee