A bright sunny morning on the 24th March saw three members of Grantham Running Club taking part in the Keith Hall Memorial 10k road race in the village of Thorney near Peterborough. A long walk from the hastily re-arranged car park to the race headquarters and start line assisted in the pre-race warm up. The... Continue Reading →
North Lincs 10K & Half Marathon
Given the exceedingly wet winter that the region has endured it was hardly surprising that the North Lincolnshire Half Marathon, held on the last Sunday before the Spring equinox, would see incessant rain fall on the near 1500 strong field that included ten members of Grantham Running Club who made the journey to Quibell Park... Continue Reading →
Nottingham 10K
It was a somewhat grey and miserable Mother’s Day that greeted around 1,500 runners who gathered in the Market Square in Nottingham to take part in the Run for All Nottingham 10k.The event returned with a new city centre route which started in the Old Market Square and wound its way round the city before... Continue Reading →
Summer Solstice Entries Open!
Grantham Running Club's flagship race, the Summer Solstice is taking place on the 21st June 2024. The evening 10K starts at 7:30pm and takes runners round the quiet roads of Long Bennington and while not quite pancake flat, offers a good chance of a PB. For full details of the event and to enter click... Continue Reading →
Oundle 10K
Round 1 of the Grantham Running Club GP Series 2024 got underway on a cold January morning at the Oundle 10K. A bumper 14 GRC runners braved the cold in otherwise good conditions for racing, all hoping to set a strong early benchmark for races to come. Unfortunately, due to heavy rain the day before,... Continue Reading →
Cleethorpes New Year’s Day 10K
One member of Grantham Running club made the trip over to the seaside town of Cleethorpes for the New Year’s Day event put on by Cleethorpes AC. Rick Dobbs was running for the third time at his home town event. The course is flat, fast but exposed to the elements in a few places. The... Continue Reading →
Gainsborough Morton 10K
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 10k. More than 1,000 runners where thankful for a dry start on what was forecast to be a wet day. The 10am start saw the runners head out of Morton... Continue Reading →
George Munday 10K
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 Group Captain who served during the Second World War and was awarded the Distinguish Flying Cross. Organised by Three Counties Running Club, the race is a fast course along flat... Continue Reading →
Alton Towers 10K & 5K
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 race kicked off in front of the legendary towers then wound its way Rita and TH13TEEN before looping around Smiler and Oblivion. Runners then headed into CBeebies land where the... Continue Reading →
Mallard Cake Dash
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 also the event organisers Trident Sports biggest race to date. For the 5 & 10k, the route started in the grounds of Westwood lakes with runners weaving around the lodges... Continue Reading →