- May 2026 – Nicci Whittaker
There were 102 performances in a bumper month for GRC. Members covered the Half Marathon distance in Leeds, Birmingham and… Continue Reading → - April 2026 – Gav Potter
April saw the opening of marathon season within the club with 29 members competing in 5 races at the marathon… Continue Reading → - March 2026 – Jake Richardson
March saw a variety of race distances covered by 79 members of the club. We saw the latest rounds of… Continue Reading → - February 2026 – Peter Bonner
February saw a variety of race distances covered by 42 members of the club, ranging from 10k’s to Marathons to… Continue Reading → - January 2026 – Jo Grace
January saw GRC represented 36 times in a cold and miserable month for running. There were 10k races on offer… Continue Reading → - December 2025 – Kate Marshall
December saw GRC represented 34 times to round up 2025. We had the continuation of the North Midlands Cross Country… Continue Reading → - November 2025 – David Poole
November saw GRC Represented 116 times. Numbers were higher than usual, boosted by cross country events at Wicksteed Park and… Continue Reading → - October 2025 – Kev Wallace
The month of October saw GRC represented 69 times. The major race of the month, and the continuation of the… Continue Reading → - September 2025 – Nicola Ruston-Litchfield
September saw GRC represented 99 times in a bumper month. The club held its annual club handicap race at Ropsley…. Continue Reading → - August 2025 – Peter Jennings
The month of August saw GRC represented 66 times duringt the summer month of racing. The club Grand Prix series… Continue Reading → - July 2025 – Andrew Goddard & Marj Spendlow
The month of July saw GRC represented 138 times. 76 of those performances came in the GRC 5k race held… Continue Reading → - June 2025 – Riley Maksymiw-Magan
June saw GRC represented 83 times in various events. The Club Grand Prix’s sole June race was the Peterborough 5k… Continue Reading → - May 2025 – Caroline Davis
May was a very competitive month for GRC with the club represented 120 times. Races included 4 rounds of the… Continue Reading → - April 2025 – Gav Potter
Historically April is a notoriously difficult month to call for member of the month with the Spring Marathon season in… Continue Reading → - March 2025 – Alan Carley
March saw 55 runners representing GRC at various distances, ranging from 10k to the first major marathon of the year… Continue Reading → - February 2025 – Marj Spendlow
February was another quieter month for racing in GRC with representation from 38 runners. Round 3 of the club Grand… Continue Reading → - January 2025 – Sarah High
January is usually one the quieter months for racing and this was true once again as only 39 GRC members… Continue Reading → - December 2024 – Jaimie Lord
In December, GRC was represented by 71 runners in 7 races, in what was a fairly quiet month for the… Continue Reading → - November 2024 – Russel Whittaker
In November, GRC was represented by 149 runners in 16 races. The month started with a big turnout in the… Continue Reading → - October 2024 – Emma Duncan & Joe ClarkOctober saw the start of the X Country season and GRC represented by 44 runners in 9 different races. The… Continue Reading →
- September 2024 – Catherine Payne
In September, GRC was represented by 106 runners in 20 races. This month saw a big turnout for two of… Continue Reading → - August 2024 – Jo Grace & Sam CatonIn August, GRC was represented by 39 runners in 6 races. The month also saw a big turnout for two… Continue Reading →
- July 2024 – Dale TowningThis July, GRC was represented by 97 runners taking part in 14 races with a big turn out for the… Continue Reading →
- June 2024 – Catherine PayneIn June, GRC was represented by 38 runners in 6 races throughout the month of June. The month also saw… Continue Reading →
- May 2024 – Jack Heathershaw
May saw GRC represented by 73 runners in 19 races throughout the month. There was also a big turnout for… Continue Reading → - April 2024 – Gav Potter
April saw GRC represented by 101 runners in 14 races with 31 also members taking part in their chosen marathons…. Continue Reading → - March 2024 – Cameron Hoggan
March saw GRC represented by 63 runners in 17 races ranging from 10k to 35 miles, with many runners getting… Continue Reading → - February 2024 – Joaquim JeronimoFebruary saw Grantham Running Club celebrate the achievements of all the club members throughout 2023 and it also saw the… Continue Reading →
- January 2024 – Carlene Veasey
The opening month of the year is traditionally something of a quieter month for racing but a return to the… Continue Reading → - December 23 – Russel Whittaker
Traditionally a quieter month, December bookends the year as we perhaps wind down and switch focus to celebrating with loved… Continue Reading → - November 2023 – Judi Allsopp & Gav Potter
November notables: The inaugural Mallard Cake Dash (it’s amazing what folk will do for cake…) saw a 5k and 10k… Continue Reading → - Piers Pye-Watson – October 2023
Runner Up I distinctly remember having a conversation with this athlete in early March at the Holme Pierrepont Notts 10-mile… Continue Reading → - Kate Marshall September 2023
Batten down the hatches as we summarise superb September… Belvoir Castle Half You fine Green & Black kin of Grantham… Continue Reading → - Robin Atter August 2023
Runner Up First on the pedestal is an enigma within our club – on form he is known for his… Continue Reading → - Nick Payne July 2023
The winner of this month’s member of the month earned the title in what can be described as a monumental,… Continue Reading → - Nicci Whittaker June 2023
Showing absolutely no sign of slowing down on her meteoric rise and vast improvement was the winner of June’s Member… Continue Reading → - Russel Whittaker May 2023In what seems to be a lifetime since we last praised and trumpeted the exploits of you crazy cats in… Continue Reading →
- Dean Riggall, April 2023
Strap in, readers, this is a long one, even by Mr Jepson’s usual standards. Part ONE Friday 12th May –… Continue Reading → - Zoë Wragg, Mar 2023
Blimey o’Reilly – it’s that time once again, Ladies and Gents! Assume the position… Let’s get ready to marvel at… Continue Reading → - Joaquim ‘Flash’ Jeronimo, Feb 2023
Same message as last month re: tardiness, life has a funny way of galloping away from you, right? So, same… Continue Reading → - Rachel Hamilton, Jan 2023
January can be a dark, dank and miserable month if you let it, but we won’t let it will we?… Continue Reading → - Peter Bonner, Dec 2022
December was full of festive frivolities and a chance to celebrate with family & friends the success and victories of… Continue Reading → - Holly Wragg, Nov 2022
XC Round Up The beginning of November sees one of the highlights of the XC calendar; The National Relays held… Continue Reading → - Rob Howbrook, Oct 2022
As we hurtle toward the autumnal and wintery months with alarming speed, welcome to October’s Member of the Month! Round… Continue Reading → - Andrew MacAllister, Sept 2022
Round Up One of the largest half marathons in the world, the Great North Run is one of the jewels… Continue Reading → - Hannah Whittaker, Aug 2022
Salutations once again my dear ol’ things! As the summer wore on, the hectic schedule of athletics reached its zenith… Continue Reading → - Stefan Latter, Jul 22
As the sporting world set to gorge itself on an unprecedented run (geddit?!) of Athletics starting with the World Athletics… Continue Reading → - Daniel Pearce, June 22
Oooof! Well, what can I say? Sorry, sorry and “Sorry” again! Not exactly my usual introduction, Dear CR, but I… Continue Reading → - Sam Dodwell, May 22
Greetings! Can I once again effuse my sincerest apologies from the very top of the piece. For various reasons, I… Continue Reading → - Sarah High, Apr 22
As is usually the case, the beginning of April signals the beginning of the major Marathon season for club runners… Continue Reading → - Kate Marshall, Mar 22
As the dust settles on the 3rd month and indeed first quarter of the year, it’s that time once again… Continue Reading → - Piers Pye-Watson, Feb 22Welcome to the review and Member of The Month of the ‘blink-and-you’ll-miss-it’ month that is February. A month that started… Continue Reading →
- Louise Kennedy, Jan 22
3…2..1… HAPPY NEW YEA… wait a second! Can you believe that was over a month ago! Where does the time… Continue Reading → - Sam Jepson, Dec 21
Firstly, before It’s not too late, may I personally wish you a happy, prosperous and healthy New Year, Constant Reader…. Continue Reading → - Alex Curtis, Nov 21
Sink into a comfy chair, Constant Reader. Pour a glass of something (‘Tis the Season after all) and let’s get… Continue Reading → - Joe Diggins, Oct 21
Well now, dear Constant Reader, may I be the first to colourise a picture of a simply outstanding October for… Continue Reading → - Aaron Smith, Sept 21
Hello Constant Reader and a warm welcome to September Member of the Month. September saw the last throes of summer… Continue Reading → - Julie Riggall, Aug 21
Races are well and truly up and running again now and August’s race performances proved that we’re very much back… Continue Reading → - Caroline Davis, July 21
As we entered July the nations sporting gaze turned from Europe to the jewel of East Asia: Japan and the… Continue Reading → - Ben Hatherley, June 21
Ahhh June – the height of the British summer; Wimbledon starts, Football was supposed to ‘Come Home’ and GRC saw… Continue Reading → - Chris Limmer, May 21
The Darling Buds of May, May Day Bank Holiday/s, the blossoming spring and longer, lighter evenings… Traditionally May is a… Continue Reading → - Aaron Smith, April 21
April… ahhh yes the Month of Marathons – all those winter moths of long, hard training paying off and coming… Continue Reading → - Wendy Fraser, March 21
A plethora of virtual events coloured March with stellar performances across multiple disciplines. Firstly, when asked to think of historical… Continue Reading → - Alan Carley, Feb 21
In a month usually focused on longer runs and hard races to finalise those Spring marathon plans and tactics, February… Continue Reading → - CJ Walker, Jan 21
This January saw the return of the clubs “Member of the Month” award. The year started with a new lockdown,… Continue Reading → - Sarah High, Jan 20
The New Year kicked off in its customary underwhelming manner in terms of racing with just a smattering of events… Continue Reading → - Andrew Pask, Dec 2019
December is definitely one of the quieter months of the year for racing – it’s not hard to wonder why… Continue Reading → - Sylv Hull, Nov 19
Before we kick off with the run through of nominations for November, a little book keeping is in order to… Continue Reading → - Phil Devine, Oct 19
Despite the start line cancellation of the Great Eastern Half – one of the most popular events amongst GRC runners… Continue Reading → - Holly Durham, Sept 19
Another month, another set of superb results from many members of Grantham Running Club: victories, podium finishes, extreme distances covered… Continue Reading → - Sam Jepson, Aug 19
The summer holidays means different strokes for different folks. Some like to enjoy the beach in hot climes, some exhaust… Continue Reading → - Catherine Payne, Jul 19
The summer holidays has seen the announcement of July’s Grantham Running Club Member of the Month delayed somewhat but the… Continue Reading → - Sam Dodwell, Jun 19
It was another strong month for Grantham Running Club and its members, with victories, club records and personal bests aplenty…. Continue Reading → - Simon Smith, May 19
Having harped on about how hard it was to produce a concise, definitive list of GRC Member of the Month… Continue Reading → - Jonny Palmer, Apr 19
As alluded to in the March MotM write up, April 2019 was a pretty spectacular month for Grantham Running Club… Continue Reading → - Adam Wasiołka, Mar 19
Writing this with the knowledge of the performances that took place in April 2019, March’s GRC Member of the Month… Continue Reading → - Caroline Davis, Feb 19
In some ways February is a bit of a curious month. With many runners targeting a spring Half Marathon or… Continue Reading → - Ian Williams, Jan 19
The opening month of the year is traditionally something of a fallow month in this region for racing. The Folksworth… Continue Reading → - Sylv Hull, Dec 2018
Although one of the quieter months for racing, December still saw many club members taking part in a variety of… Continue Reading → - Tony Johnson, Nov 18
November saw another long list of worthy nominees for Grantham Running Club Member of the Month with some outstanding performances… Continue Reading → - Andrew Pask, Oct 18
October 2018 saw a record number of nominations for GRC member of the month, so many that that there were… Continue Reading → - Julie Braker, Sept 18
With the voting panel (the club’s committee) being disbanded, only to be formed again, in a new, larger form, after… Continue Reading → - Sarah Chynoweth, Aug 18
For a month that is traditionally one of the quieter months on the racing scene, there were a surprisingly high… Continue Reading → - Peter Bonner, July 18
After a succession of months with increasingly large numbers of nominees the July 2018 GRC Member of the Month had… Continue Reading → - Grant Davies, June 18
Halfway through 2018 and the sixth GRC Member of the Month was another closely fought affair, with a very good… Continue Reading → - Matthew Kingston-Lee, May 2018
May’s GRC Member of the Month was a fiercely fought battle between the (fairly) young and not so young; the… Continue Reading → - Julie Gilbert, Apr 2018
With April being a month dominated by marathons, a distance which conjures countless tales of heroism and inspiration, April’s GRC… Continue Reading → - Nick Payne, March 2018
For many a British based runner, the Beast from the East I / Beast from the East II made March… Continue Reading → - Craig Drury, Feb 2018
The month’s shortlist was dominated by runners who took part in two races that took place on the same day… Continue Reading → - Sarah High, Jan 18
In a month short on races, many of those shortlisted took part in the Folksworth 15 Mile Race, which will… Continue Reading → - Andy Atter, Jan 2017
Age: 35 Occupation: Primary School Teacher Years running: 2 with GRC. I dabbled in running a little bit before joining… Continue Reading → - SJ Willis, Dec 2016
Age: 37.. still! Occupation: Teaching Assistant in Village Primary School. Favourite Race: Favourite race was the London Marathon…..especially the end…. Continue Reading → - Martin Carter, Nov 2016
Occupation: Water Engineer. Favourite Race: Langtoft 10k -not my fastest 10k but proved to myself I could run well if… Continue Reading → - Scott Jones, Oct 2016
Occupation: Postman Years Running: 6 Favourite Race: I have a few favourite races for different reasons, and in fact i… Continue Reading → - Martin Carter, April 2016
Age: 33 Occupation: Water Engineer. Years Running: Just over a year. Favourite race: Newton’s Fraction, as it was my first… Continue Reading → - Chris Limmer, Dec 2015
Occupation: Science Teacher Years Running: 8 years 6 months (14 marathons) Favourite Race: Ashby 20, lovely undulating course, great support… Continue Reading → - Gav Meadows, Sept 2015
Age: Male Senior Occupation: Retained Firefighter/Lorry Driver/Delivery Driver Years Running: On & off since I joined the army at 18… Continue Reading → - Matthew Kingston-Lee, Aug 2015
Age: MV40 Occupation: Motorsport Picture Desk Editor Years Running: 36. I was hooked the moment I finished second at the… Continue Reading → - Andrew Pask, Jun 2015
Age: 34 Occupation: RAF Aircraft Avionics Engineer (currently Typhoon) Years Running: My first race was the Sleaford Half Marathon 2010…. Continue Reading → - Anna O’Hare, Dec 2014
Age: 25 Occupation: Teacher Years Running: 17, though I only started thinking about it and training more efficiently a few… Continue Reading →
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Holme Pierrepont RC Grand Prix
Four races, two weeks and mixed terrain, the HPRC Grand Prix series offered varied challenges across 5K, 5 miles, 4 miles and 10K routes in scenic Nottingham locations. Race 1: 5K at Nottingham EmbankmentThe series opened with the 5K at Nottingham Embankment, where Sylv Hull was the sole GRC representative in around 400 runners. The…
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Run Sandringham
Run Sandringham 24 took place from 12th to 14th June and nine members of GRC were primed and ready for various distances over the weekend. A number of Team GRC were making their debut at the event along with a couple of seasoned pros. The weather forecast during the week was showing high temperatures but…
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May 2026 – Nicci Whittaker
There were 102 performances in a bumper month for GRC. Members covered the Half Marathon distance in Leeds, Birmingham and Market Harborough. There was one appearance overseas at the Riga Marathon and 4 members representing at the 50k Trent Valley Ultra. The continuation of the GP series proved really popular with 34 runners taking to…