Eleven members of Grantham Running Club competed in the 10th edition of the Derby 10 Miler which started and finished at the iconic Derby Arena. On a crisp bright morning with little wind and better than expected underfoot conditions considering the recent leaf fall and heavy rain there was an opportunity for those in good... Continue Reading →
Heckington 10 Mile
Held on the last full weekend in July, the Heckington Show is a quintessentially English Summer event. Saturday 26th July saw 15 members of Grantham Running Club head to enjoy the show and take on the sell-out Heckington 10-mile race, which forms part of the club's GP series. The race started off with cooler conditions... Continue Reading →
Grim Reaper
The bank holiday weekend saw Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire providing the backdrop to the Grim Reaper endurance running events. Competitors undertook various distances from 10, 40, 70 and 100 miles on a 10 mile loop around the estate. The route challenged runners with a mix of estate roads, limestone tracks and grass trails and there... Continue Reading →
Derby 10 Mile
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. Thankfully the weather was kind as the rain held off and with just a slight wind, the temperature was perfect for racing. The course started at Derby Arena where the... Continue Reading →
Heckington Show 10 Mile Road Race
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 Village Show In England!”As part of the event schedule it hosts a 10 mile road race in the surrounding fenland, this too continuing some sense of nostalgia having been first... Continue Reading →
Grim Reaper 10 Mile
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 the stunning Grimsthorpe Castle where runners had options for solo 100, 70 and 40 mile distances as well a 10 mile day race and night race. Team GRC opted for... Continue Reading →
Notts 10, 2023
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 for this low-key, old-school race. On a flat course that is exposed to any kind of wind, the team were fortunate that the weather on the day was as good... Continue Reading →
Grimsthorpe Gallop – 5k, 10k, 10 Mile, Half Marathon and Canicross
On the 12th June, Grantham Running Club staged its own invasion of Grimsthorpe Castle when 21 members descended to take part in the Grimsthorpe Gallop. Set in the beautiful grounds of the castle, the event hosted 4 distances: 5k, 10k, 10 miles and half marathon. Various Canicross races were also on the agenda. All four... Continue Reading →
Chase the Sun
The annual Leicestershire Chase the Sun multi-distance running event tempted 8 Grantham Running Club members to the airfield at Prestwold Hall on Thursday, 9th June. While the previous year's event had been cold, wet and windy, this year's was at least dry and warm. Runners that warmed up alongside the finishing straight soon discovered that... Continue Reading →
Tadworth 10
Debut 10 Mile for Dobbs GRC's Rick Dobbs made his 10 mile debut on Sunday, competing at the Tadworth 10. The tough course consisting of 50% road and 50% off road was made even more difficult with the extreme wind and rain on the day. Rick, a graduate of GRC's spring beginners class finished in... Continue Reading →
Nene Valley 10 mile Road Race
Nene Valley 10 mile Road Race Grantham Running Club had four athletes in this twisty urban two lapper round the housing estates of North Peterborough. It is a technically demanding race with tight turns, underpasses and overbridges which prevent the runners getting into any sort of rhythm, all of which was compounded by the high... Continue Reading →
Notts 10 Mile Road Race
In the early evening sunshine at the Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham Andrew Pask set a Personal Best time as he led the Grantham Running Club runners on this two lap race round the rowing lakes. There were impressive debuts at this distance by Andrew Spencer and Marc Tremain. With an off road... Continue Reading →
Nene Valley 10 2013
Nene Valley 10 Despite the slippy underfoot conditions cause by an overnight leaf fall the athletes from Grantham Running Club recorded some great times on this classic ten mile course round Peterborough. First home was GRC new boy in the form of his life clocking 57:20 to set his second PB in as many weeks,... Continue Reading →