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 →
Midsummer Ferry Meadows 10k
Two members of GRC travelled the short distance on Sunday to take part in the Peterborough Midsummer 10k race organised by Sublime racing. A delightful run mainly on hard surface allowing the runners to take in the scenic views of beautiful landscape of meadows, lakes and woodland on a very warm morning. The course was... Continue Reading →
Great Estates Run Belvoir
On a warm Saturday 11th June, Grantham Running Club members Marj Spendlow and Peter Jennings took on the 5k and 10k Great Estates races at Belvoir Castle. Taking place over picturesque trails, Marj took on the 5k event which saw a dreaded hill climb over the first few Km’s of stone and more stone. Then... 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 →
Caythorpe Dash Run for Ukraine
Six GRC members made the very short trip to take part in the Caythorpe Dash 2022 which was donating all proceeds from the race to the Ukraine Appeal. Craig Drury was the solo GRC entrant in the half marathon event which took in trails, country lanes and farm tracks around Caythorpe Heath, Sudbrook, Carlton Scroop,... Continue Reading →
Vitality 10,000
The Vitality 10 000 race was held once again on the May Day Bank Holiday and as usual attracted some of Britain's top club runners for the incorporated National 10k championship. Included on the start line were the likes of Sir Mo Farah and Eilish McColgan. From the start-line on the Mall, the course winds... Continue Reading →
Langtoft 10k
The Langtoft 10k Road Race (and 3k fun run) ran once again on the 1st of May after a two year ‘you-know-what’ hiatus, for its 31st incarnation. A flat, fast course set over picturesque Lincolnshire countryside beckons a small field every year – with numbers capped at 400. Well-practiced and slick organisation keeps runners coming... Continue Reading →
Longhorn 10K
The Thoresby estate provided the was the setting for the SBR Longhorn Running Event which ran over a multi terrain course of tracks, tarmac and woodland. The event offered a range of distances from 5k up to the 60k ultra along with Cainicross. The backdrop to the start and finish to all races was the... Continue Reading →
Leicester Big 10k
On a sunny April Sunday, Grantham Running Club members Natalie Hardwick and Emma Weighill ventured along the A46 to the Leicester Big 10k. The welcomingly flat route started and finished in the very picturesque Abbey Park and consisted of a mixture park, closed road and the canal path with a repeated loop. Natalie, having signed... Continue Reading →
Run for Wildlife Spring 10k
On the 24th of April, 2 members of Grantham Running Club made the journey up the A1 to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park for the inaugural Run for Wildlife Spring 10k. Starting in the car park the route took the runners into the wildlife park with runners getting glimpse of the animals enclosed in the park... Continue Reading →
Queens Platinum Jubilee 10k RAF Waddington
Thursday 7th April provided an unusual mid week lunchtime start for almost 100 runners taking part in the race to raise funds for the RAF Benevolent Fund. The event was split into 5k and 10k categories, with a well marshalled course starting from the playing field and passing a Vulcan XM607 before heading out onto... Continue Reading →
Bourne Run in the Woods 10k
On Mothering Sunday, 27th March - five members of Grantham Running Club ventured to Bourne Woods to run the ‘Run in the Woods’ hosted by the Rotary club of Bourne. The event hosted a 3k and 10k option, with all five GRCers opting for the 10k. As the name suggests, it’s an off-road looped route through... Continue Reading →
Benidorm 10k
On Saturday 5th February Louise Kennedy donned the green and black vest to represent Grantham Running Club in a more exotic location than usual. The Benidorm 10k (and half-marathon) are run at sunset along a spectacular circuit by the sea closed roads. Accredited by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) the event is included in... Continue Reading →
Shawbury 10k
Stephen Fay was the lone runner representing Grantham Running Club in the RAF Shawbury 10k race on Sunday 27th February 2022 in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund. 253 runners lined up at the start line braving the chilly wind and benefiting from a warm up from an RAF physical training instructor, prior to a... Continue Reading →
Skegness Coasters 10k
On the 6th February, 3 members of Grantham Running Club took a wintery trek to the coast to take part in the Skegness Coasters 10k. This event made a welcome return having been delayed since 2019 due to the pandemic. The beginner-friendly flat course starts at Southview Leisure Centre and loops around Water Leisure Park... Continue Reading →