Race Reports

With 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 →

On 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 →

On 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 →

On 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 →

On 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 →

Berry 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 →

Stunning 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 →

Exactly 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 →

Remember, 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 →

The 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 →

On 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 →

On 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 →

The 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 →

On 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 →

With 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 →

Set 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 →

Six 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 →

A 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 →

Whilst 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 →

On 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 →

Whilst 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 →

Andrew 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 →

On 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 →

While 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 →

The 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 →

The 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 →

On 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 →

In 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 →

Kate 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 →

The 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 →

On 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 →

The 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 →

Friday 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 →

On 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 →

On 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 →

Saturday 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 →

9th 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 →

Meet 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 →

The 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 →

Whilst 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 →

GRC 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 →

26 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 →

Grantham 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 →

Two 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 →

The 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 →

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 →

On 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 →

Saturday 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 →

16 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 →

On 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 →

On 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 →

It 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 →

50th 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 →

The 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 →

On 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 →

On 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 →

After 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 →

On 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 →

GRC 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 →

Each 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 →

In 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 →

The 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 →

One 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 →

Hopefully 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 →

The 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 →

The 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 →

The 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 →

This 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 →

The 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 →

Ten 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 →

After 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 →

Six 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 →

2 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 →

The 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 →

On 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 →

Grantham 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 →

For 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 →

On 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 →

On 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 →

Sunday 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 →

On 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 →

Hobo 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 →

Round 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 →

Hobo 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 →

On 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 →

On 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 →

8 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 →

On 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 →

10 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 →

On 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 →

Saturday, 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 →

Two 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 →

Well 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 →

On 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 →

Grantham 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 →

Grantham 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 →

The 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 →

Last 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 →

Andrew 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 →

Twenty 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 →