Summer Solstice Entry and Info - Grantham Running Club

Race HQ & Contact
Course Details
Race Day Information
Number Collection
Headphones
Contact
2025 Results & Photos

The Summer Solstice is returning on the 20th June 2025.

**SOLD OUT**

*Please note we do not operate a transfer/deferral/refund system or a waiting list*

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝟭𝟬𝗞 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Please prepare ahead of time by hydrating well, apply sun cream, wear a sun hat, keep to the shade as much as possible and adjust your pace accordingly.

2025 will mark the 13^th occasion of this midsummer evening 10km road race organised by Grantham Running Club in the quiet lanes around Long Bennington. While not pancake flat, the accurately measured course has delivered many ‘season’s bests’ and a few elusive PBs. It is also an ideal course to attempt your first 10k race with chip timing and a limit of 500 runners and medals for all finishers.

Please see Terms and Conditions.

Race HQ & Race Day Contact

Long Bennington Sports Pavilion, 79 Main Rd, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5DJ (what3words ref ///homelands.replying.plantings), just off the A1 north of Grantham.

On-site toilets (including disabled facilties) and changing rooms
Free off road parking is provided in an adjacent field, please keep the course clear by using the car parks provided
The contact number for the Race HQ on race day is 07933 118835

Course Details

After assembling at Race HQ at the Long Bennington Pavilion, runners are walked to the start. The course begins on Valley Lane, Long Bennington and crosses the A1, heading west for nearly 2 miles. At the junction with Grange Lane, the runners turn south, towards Staunton in the Vale. At the village, the course turns east, with a gentle climb around the 4 mile mark. Veering north-east, the course recrosses the A1 and re-enters the village. A quick zig-zag brings runners onto the final third of a mile straight to finish back at Race HQ.

It is a fairly flat course with 33m of ascent and 33m of descent. There is a water station at 6km (Staunton). There is a first aid station here and one at the finish.

Race Day Information

The race will start at 7:30pm prompt. There will be a rolling road closure for most of the route in the direction of the race, please be aware that vehicles can travel on the other side of the road.

Number Collection: As race numbers are collected on the night, please allow time for this.

Runners will be required to run in accordance with the Highway Code and in single file wherever possible.

If you witness a fellow runner injured, or in difficulty, please make sure a marshal is informed before you continue your run.

The start is situated a few hundred metres from Race HQ and will be clearly signed. There are no toilets at the start area. The start area will remain live to traffic until the road closure is put in place at 7:20pm. Runners who get to the start prior to this time are requested not to block the road and to assemble in the car park adjacent. To help ensure a smooth start we will indicate time boxes at the roadside.

Once the race has started, runners will have the use of both carriageways for approximately 200 metres, after which you will be guided onto the nearside carriageway only. Runners are asked to run on the left-hand side throughout the race. This is for your own safety and is the shortest route round the course.

The finish line is just before the gateway as you re-enter Race HQ. There will be a gantry making it clearly visible. When you finish, please move off the carriageway onto the playing fields, along the funnel and collect your medal.