- 2023 Valencia Trinidad Alfonso MarathonWith a growing reputation as one of the fastest Marathons in the world, it’s a wonder that only one member of Grantham Running Club escaped… Continue Reading →
- North Midlands XC – Wickstead ParkOn a lovely sunny afternoon prior to the recent cold spell, fourteen members of GRC ventured to Wickstead Park in Kettering, the setting for the… Continue Reading →
- Derby 10 MileOn 19th November, 2023, 14 members of Grantham Running Club joined 1,456 runners who descended on Derby to take on the 10 mile road race…. Continue Reading →
- Gainsborough Morton 10KOn Sunday 19th November seven members of Grantham Running Club headed to North Lincolnshire and the Trent side town of Gainsborough for the Gainsborough Morton… Continue Reading →
- George Munday 10KOn Remembrance Sunday, two Grantham Running Club members travelled to just outside Wisbech Cambridgeshire to take part in the George Munday 10K, named after a… Continue Reading →
- English National Cross Country RelaysBerry Hill Park, Mansfield was the venue for the prestigious English National Cross Country relays, which took place on 4th November, and as cross country… Continue Reading →
- Alton Towers 10K & 5KStunning autumnal scenery and cool but sunny conditions greeted the members of Grantham Running Club who took part in the RunThrough Alton Towers 10K. The… Continue Reading →
- New York MarathonExactly 3 weeks before crossing the finish line GRC member Warren Stark thought it would be a great idea to have his appendix out, as… Continue Reading →
- Mallard Cake DashRemember, remember the 5th of November, where 8 members of GRC took the trip along the A52 to Wyberton for the inaugural event which was… Continue Reading →
- North Midlands League Cross CountryThe Cross Country season has kicked off with several members of Grantham Running Club heading to Markeaton Park in Derby last weekend for the first… Continue Reading →
- Duxford DashOn the 22nd of October, a quartet from Grantham Running Club headed to the Imperial War Museum in Cambridgeshire to take part in the Duxford… Continue Reading →
- Great Eastern RunOn Sunday 15th October, 10 members of Grantham Running Club took part in the Great Eastern Run half marathon in Peterborough. Runners hoped this year… Continue Reading →
- Thoresby Leaf KickThe Thoresby Leaf Kick event was held on Sunday 15th October at Thoresby Hall on the edge of Sherwood Forest with a variety of distances on… Continue Reading →
- Yorkshire MarathonOn Sunday 15th October the sole representative in the Yorkshire marathon from Grantham was Chris Limmer. In its 10th year the race started at the university before… Continue Reading →
- Manchester Half MarathonWith most of the Grantham Running Club crew heading to Peterborough for the Great Eastern Run, on a crisp Sunday morning Wayne Baxter made the… Continue Reading →
- Stilton Stumble 10KSet out at Cropwell Bishop four mature, crackers runners from GRC took on the Emmental challenge to see if they could Gouda distance on this… Continue Reading →
- Krakow Parkrun and Half MarathonSix of Grantham Running Club’s finest heroes have just returned from a legendary quest in Krakow, Poland. Not for them the easy option from the… Continue Reading →
- Watermead Parkrun GRC TakeoverA warmer-than-average October Saturday morning saw 31 members of Grantham Running Club travel to Watermead Country Park in north Leicester for the second of three… Continue Reading →
- Shrewsbury Half MarathonWhilst many members where off to explore new territory, on the 8th October Grantham Running Club member Jo Grace returned to home soil to take… Continue Reading →
- Loch Ness MarathonOn Sunday 1st October 2024 Robin Atter of Grantham Running Club took part in the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon. With his love of Scotland and… Continue Reading →
- Leicester Running Festival Half MarathonWhilst most of the running club were chasing PBs at one of the club’s GP events at West Pinchbeck, on the 1st October, Vicki Ball… Continue Reading →
- Cardiff Half MarathonAndrew Pask and Sam Jepson were the only GRC members to join 27,500 on the streets of Cardiff for the biggest ever Cardiff Half Marathon…. Continue Reading →
- Beast of BrynOn Sunday 24th September Grantham Running Club member Mark Carter took part in the Beast of Bryn 15-mile trail race that is held in South… Continue Reading →
- Caythorpe DashWhile a majority of GRC were running at Equinox in Belvoir, Stefan Latter and Lizzy Soper opted for the 5k trail run in Caythorpe. The… Continue Reading →
- Robin Hood Half MarathonThe 2023 Robin Hood Half Marathon took place on the 29th September on a windy but relatively mild day. As one of the longest established… Continue Reading →
- Equinox24The weekend of the 16th September saw Equinox24 return to the grounds of Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. The 24-hour running event takes place around the… Continue Reading →
- Great North RunOn Sunday 10th September, 16 members of Grantham Running Club headed up to (a very warm) Newcastle to take part in the Great North Run…. Continue Reading →
- Grimsthorpe GallopIn the midst of a heatwave on September 10th, 11, members of Grantham Running Club headed off to Grimsthorpe Castle to take part in the… Continue Reading →
- Thames Ultra ChallengeKate Marshall was the solo representative of Grantham Running Club at the 100k Thames Path Ultra Challenge. Following the Thames from Putney Bridge to Henley,… Continue Reading →
- Wilne 10KThe 12th Available Car Wilne 10k road race was held on 3rd September 2023 and 8 members of Grantham Running Club made the journey to… Continue Reading →
- Belvoir Half Marathon and 10KOn the overcast morning of the 2nd September 2023, a few intrepid members of the Grantham Running Club arrived at Belvoir Castle for the inaugural… Continue Reading →
- DB Wood Newark Half MarathonThe DB Wood Newark Half Marathon took place on the 13th of August 2023 and taking the short journey up the A1 were six Grantham… Continue Reading →
- Sleaford 10KFriday 11th August saw the award-winning Sleaford 10K race take place round the Lincolnshire countryside. Starting and finishing at Scredington Village Hall, the route is… Continue Reading →
- Dovedale DipperOn 5th August 26-mile Big Dipper and 15-mile Little Dipper trail races (which turned out to be 16 miles) took place in the Peak District…. Continue Reading →
- Bassingham Bash 5 MileOn 5th August the Bassingham Bash took place. This flat, fast five mile race always attracts a high calibre field of runners and this year… Continue Reading →
- Odyssey 12 hour Trail Race, St NeotsSaturday 15th July saw 4 members of Grantham Running Club join members of the Spider Runners online running community to participate in the Odyssey 12… Continue Reading →
- Rasselbock Summer Run 20239th July saw group of runners from Grantham Running Club take part in the Rasselbock Summer Run, a looped 6 hour race at Sherwood Pines…. Continue Reading →
- Lincoln Wellington 5K Series and Memory MileMeet 3 and County Championships The third in the series of 5K races run by Lincoln Wellington AC saw a bumper 20 members of Grantham… Continue Reading →
- Heckington Show 10 Mile Road RaceThe weekend saw the 155th Heckington Show – a quintessential show celebrating and championing the best of rural life and pursuits. It is purportedly ‘The Largest… Continue Reading →
- Waddesdon Manor 5KWhilst working in Buckinghamshire, Andrew Pask decided to enter the mid-week summer 5k at the stunning Waddesdon Manor. Andrew was without mates, being the only… Continue Reading →
- Land’s End to John O’GroatsGRC member and ultra running specialist Nick Payne has always had the goal of being able to eat 6,000 calories a day and still lose… Continue Reading →
- Whissendine 6ix26 members of Grantham Running Club took the short journey to the village of Whissendine for the Whissendine 6ix which has been an annual event… Continue Reading →
- Elephant Bear and Bull 100Grantham Running Club’s Paul Rushworth accomplished a long held ambition by completing the Long Distance Walkers Association’s flagship 100 mile event. The ‘Elephant Bear and… Continue Reading →
- Normanby Hall 10KTwo GRC members joined 648 other runners for a 10k round the lovely Normanby Hall estate just outside Scunthorpe. First back was Dale Towning in… Continue Reading →
- Summer Solstice 10KThe evening of Friday 23rd June 2023 marked the running of 11th annual Summer Solstice 10K, the flagship race organised annually by Grantham Running Club…. Continue Reading →
- Lincoln Wellington 5k Series (Meet 2)On Tuesday 27th June 2023, Grantham Running Club achieved some great results as sixteen members took part in the second round of the Lincoln Wellington… Continue Reading →
- Rutland 10kOn Saturday 24th June, 9 members of GRC took part in the Rutland Water 10km race.As the name suggests it was a run round part… Continue Reading →
- Canalathon 2023Saturday 4th June marked the second annual Grantham Running club canalathon. In this event a group of 6 runners set off from Nottingham at 8am… Continue Reading →
- Woodhall Spa 10K16 members of Grantham Running Club arrived to support the return of the popular Woodhall Spa 10k in boiling June conditions. New organisers Curly’s Athletes… Continue Reading →
- Peterborough GP Series – Eye 5kOn Wednesday 14th June 2023 the annual Peterborough GP Series returned to Eye for the first of the 5 races. There were 8 GRC runners… Continue Reading →
- Buxton Half MarathonOn Sunday 28th May Mark Carter was the sole representative for Grantham Running Club in the Buxton Half Marathon. This was only his third half… Continue Reading →
- Gordon Welbourn Race WeekIt was back to school for GRC runners Stefan Latter and Daniel Pearce on Tuesday 6th June as the field at Newark Academy was the… Continue Reading →
- Helvellyn and the Dodds50th Birthday Celebrations for Grantham Running Club’s Craig Drury There are many ways to celebrate a 50th birthday but Grantham Running Club’s Craig Drury chose… Continue Reading →
- Edinburgh Marathon FestivalThe bank Holiday weekend saw seven members of Grantham Running Club pack their PE Kits and head north and over the border to take part… Continue Reading →
- Beeston Trent 5On the very warm evening of 24th May, 16 members of GRC took part in the Trent 5 mile race hosted by Beeston AC. The… Continue Reading →
- Deepings 10kOn a lovely late spring day, 3 GRC members made their way to Deeping St James to take part in the Deeping Rotary 10k charity… Continue Reading →
- Luxembourg Half Marathon & 5KAfter years of envying other local clubs with their foreign trips, Grantham Running Club finally put one together and what a weekend it was. Luxembourg… Continue Reading →
- Grim Reaper 10 MileOn the lovely sunny morning of Saturday the 20th of May, five Grantham Running Club members attended the Grim Reaper, a multi distance event at… Continue Reading →
- Skelly 10k Trail RaceGRC members Robert Pask and Stefan Latter took the short trip to Lincoln for The Skelly 10k Trail race on Friday 19th May. Organised by… Continue Reading →
- Wymeswold WaddleEach year the pretty North Leicestershire village of Wymeswold hosts a five-mile race known as the Waddle alongside a 2k family fun run and annual… Continue Reading →
- Lisbon Eco Half MarathonIn the world of running, there is the well-worn adage of ‘Nothing new on race day’. However, after a rush of blood to the head… Continue Reading →
- East Yorkshire Half MarathonThe Coronation weekend saw the inaugural East Yorkshire 10k and Half Marathon, organised by Runthrough from Burton Constable Hall, a country house, gardens and historic… Continue Reading →
- Milton Keynes MarathonOne member of GRC, Peter Jennings, took part in the marathon at Milton Keynes on Bank Holiday Monday. The marathon, marathon-relay (teams of 4) and… Continue Reading →
- London Marathon 2023Hopefully you’re sitting comfortably with a cup of tea for this one: The 23rd of April saw the 43rd running of the London Marathon. The… Continue Reading →
- Gozo Half MarathonThe forty eighth Teamsport Gozo running day half marathon, 10k,5k, Family runs and Walkathons held Sunday 30th April attracted 1100 entries from 40 different countries…. Continue Reading →
- Langtoft 10kThe final Sunday in April dawned warm and sunny as large numbers of runners from Grantham made their way the short distance past Bourne to… Continue Reading →
- Longhorn 10k, Half Marathon & MarathonThe Thoresby estate provided the setting for the SBR Longhorn Running Event which is run over a multi terrain course of tracks, tarmac and woodland…. Continue Reading →
- Manchester MarathonThis year, 11 members of Grantham Running Club made the journey North to Manchester to test the months of hard, long training and early mornings…. Continue Reading →
- Lincoln 10k 2023The historic uphill area of Lincoln has hosted a 10k race since 1997 and for several years has been part of Jane Tomlinson’s Run For… Continue Reading →
- Boston (UK) Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, 2023Ten athletes from Grantham Running Club travelled to the fens to take part in the Boston UK Marathon. Originally held on the same day as… Continue Reading →
- Lenton Predictor, 2023After days of beautiful spring weather, it had to be the day of the inaugural Lenton Predictor that turned decidedly dreary, with drizzle all afternoon…. Continue Reading →
- Belvoir Half Marathon, 2023Six members of Grantham Running Club made the short journey to the village of Hose in the Vale of Belvoir for the fourth round of… Continue Reading →
- London Landmarks Half Marathon 20232 April 2023 saw London close its roads in the city and Westminster area, so eager runners could take part in the Landmarks Half Marathon…. Continue Reading →
- Barmington Bimble, 2023The annual Barmington Bimble is a favourite race for GRC members. The course is a simple out-and-back, but with one small twist; it’s 5K up… Continue Reading →
- Ironbridge Half Marathon, 2023On a cold and rainy morning, new member of Grantham Running Club Balint Beni arrived at the starting line for the Ironbridge half marathon, his… Continue Reading →
- Fleet Half Marathon, 2023Grantham Running Club’s Andrew Pask travelled to Hampshire for the Fleet Half Marathon. This event also doubles up as the Armed Forces Inter-Services Half Marathon… Continue Reading →
- Bedford Oakley 20, 2023For those fancying a change of scenery from the Ashby 20 or miss out on a place, the Bedford Oakley 20 is a good shout…. Continue Reading →
- Caythorpe Dash, 2023On Sunday 26th March 5 members of Grantham Running Club made the short trip to the village of Caythorpe for the biannual Caythorpe Dash. Held… Continue Reading →
- Ashby 20, 2023On 26th March Robin Atter and second claim member Kirsty Dickens from Grantham Running Club made the journey over to Ashby de la Zouch to… Continue Reading →
- Cambridge Boundary Run, 2023Sunday 12 March saw four runners from Grantham Running Club meet up to take part in the Cambridge University Hare & Hounds annual Boundary run…. Continue Reading →
- Burghley 7, 2023On a bright and sunny spring morning, members of Grantham Running Club ventured the short distance down the A1 to Stamford for the Burghley 7. … Continue Reading →
- Waterway 30, 2023Hobo Pace hosts a range of events from 10 to 100 miles, all set around Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. Grantham Running Club’s Caroline Davis took… Continue Reading →
- Notts 10, 2023Round 2 of the GRC GP Series kicked of at Holme Pierrepont at the weekend and a GRC team of 6 joined the small field… Continue Reading →
- Waterway 30Hobo Pace hosts a range of events from 10 to 100 miles, all set around Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. Grantham Running Club’s Caroline Davis took… Continue Reading →
- Oundle 20, 2023On the 5th of March, 6 members of Grantham Running Club took part alongside 388 other runners in the 20 mile race at Oundle. The… Continue Reading →
- North Lincs 10kOn Sunday 5th March, 5 members of Grantham Running Club made an early morning journey to a chilly Scunthorpe to take part in theNorth Lincs… Continue Reading →
- Leicestershire Half Marathon, 20238 members of the Grantham running club made their way to the stunning Grade 1 listed Prestwold Hall in the heart of the Leicestershire Wolds… Continue Reading →
- Brighton Half MarathonOn Sunday 26th February GRC dipped its toe into the freezing English Channel. Club member Andrew MacAllister took part in the Brighton Half Marathon with… Continue Reading →
- Stamford Valentine’s 30k, 202310 members of Grantham running club took the short trip down the A1 to take part in the Stamford Striders’ Valentine’s 30k,held on Sunday, February… Continue Reading →
- Skegness 10kOn Sunday 5th February four runners from Grantham Running Club headed to the coast to race in the Skegness 10k. The race is organised by Skegness… Continue Reading →
- Rauceby RipperSaturday, 4th February 2023 saw the annual return of The Rauceby Ripper. A multi terrain race consisting of mud, sand, gravel, a little bit of… Continue Reading →
- Bolsover 10kTwo members of Grantham Running Club took part in the Bolsover Derbyshire 10k Road race which had been rescheduled from last December due to icy… Continue Reading →
- Folksworth 15Well 2023 has dawned cold and frosty, and many people in Grantham Running Club and elsewhere have found their minds turning to the marathons that… Continue Reading →
- Sherwood Pines 10kOn a cold but bright and sunny morning, five members of Grantham Running Club made the trip to Sherwood Pines in Nottinghamshire for one of… Continue Reading →
- Cross Country Championships – BiscathorpeGrantham Running Club fielded two strong teams for the Lincolnshire Cross Country Championships held at Biscathorpe at the weekend. The course is known for its… Continue Reading →
- Adana Half MarathonGrantham Running Club’s resident rolling stone Nev Chamberlain continued his mission to run races in far flung places with a trip round the the Adana… Continue Reading →
- Turkey TrotThe Turkey Trot half marathon is the traditional end point of Grantham Running Club’s racing year, being the final event on their Grand Prix Championship…. Continue Reading →
- Louth and Heanor Cross CountryLast weekend saw members of GRC participating at not just one, but two cross country fixtures. First up on Saturday was the third round of… Continue Reading →
- Valencia MarathonAndrew Pask was the sole GRC representative in the increasingly prestigious Valencia Marathon in Spain, joining around 30,000 other runners. With world records at stake,… Continue Reading →
- Doncaster 10kTwenty one members of Grantham Running Club took part in the Doncaster 10k on Sunday 27th November. The morning drizzle cleared in perfect time, to… Continue Reading →