Alongside the 10K-ers were the slightly more unhinged GRC members who opted for the half marathon in Benidorm.First back was Paul Scott, in his first race for GRC and his first Benidorm Half. He found it a great event, though the last 5 miles were challenging. He finished in 1:35:10 and 23rd in his age... Continue Reading →

On 26th October, Kevin Wallace of Grantham Running Club travelled to Leicester to run the Half Marathon as the sole club representative. Aiming for a relaxed and enjoyable run having already scored a PB at the Great Eastern Run a few weeks before, Kev lined up for the flat course began at a very busy... Continue Reading →

If ever there was a race that felt like stepping into a legend, Broloppet 2025 delivered it by the mile. An event as rare as a solar eclipse, this 13.1 miles, a half-marathon from Denmark to Sweden turned thousands of runners into adventurers, crossing one of the world’s most iconic engineering marvels—the Øresund Bridge. The... Continue Reading →

The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew hosted Run-Fest’s annual “Kew The Run” running weekend on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th of March this year, with the 10k event on the Saturday and the Half Marathon on the Sunday. The Half Marathon usually sees runners complete a lap of the gardens before heading down the Themes path... Continue Reading →

The Retford Half Marathon was held on 16th March this year. This event incorporates the Nottinghamshire County Championships so attracts some of the best local running talent. Nine runners from Grantham Running Club were also there to contest the event with differing goals, some to test early season fitness, others to see how the marathon... Continue Reading →

Eleven brave souls from Grantham Running Club made the trip to Keyworth near Nottingham for the annual Turkey Trot Half Marathon on Sunday 8th December. The well established pre-Christmas race offers a moderately hilly course and is a fundraiser for the 1st Keyworth Scout Group. Conditions on the day were particularly tough as runners endured... Continue Reading →

On Sunday 14th October, a menagerie of green and black clad runners made the short jaunt down the A1 to the AEPG Great Eastern Run, held in the city of Peterborough. The serenely flat course (<150 ft over the 13.1 miles) has enjoyed several revisions over the last few years and follows a largely out... Continue Reading →

At the end of September two members of Grantham Running Club lined up with over 1000 others to run the rearranged and well organised Humber bridge half marathon. A fine, bright sunny morning saw the runners head out towards the bridge with a slight incline and a nice long downward section into Lincolnshire. The scenic... Continue Reading →

On the 8th September, 18 GRC members took themselves across the Tyne to the start line of the world’s largest half marathon, The Great North Run! True to form, while standing amongst 60,000 runners, waiting to tackle the 13.1-mile course from Newcastle to South Shields, the heavens opened. Undeterred (well, they had driven 3 hours... Continue Reading →

Three friends from Grantham Running Club made the journey to the sunny Island of Ibiza to race in the Santa Eulària Ibiza Marathon 22K. The race starts in the scenic town of Santa Gertrudis, at the highest point of the race and descends on an undulating route to sea level.  With its white houses and pedestrian... Continue Reading →

On Sunday 7th April 2024, 15 members of Grantham Running Club lined up alongside nearly 19,000 runners to take part in the iconic London Landmarks Half Marathon. Organised by the baby charity Tommy’s, the fundraising event takes runners around the sights of central London and is the only half marathon to go through both the... Continue Reading →

On Sunday 7th April, 4 Grantham Running Club athletes made the short hop down the A1 to Rutland Water to take part in the Rutland Spring Half Marathon. Conditions were gale-force winds, but at least they were dry and sunny (for the first time in around 6 months). The course itself started at Barnsdale Wood... Continue Reading →

Round 3 of the GRC Grand Prix took place at the Retford Half Marathon. On a rainy day, runners were left considering their life choices at the start but this was all forgotten as soon as the race got underway. Over a rolling course on closed roads, club organised races are becoming rare over this... Continue Reading →

The Turkey Trot Half Marathon is the traditional end point of Grantham Running Club’s racing year and this year 9 of the more 'seasoned' members toed the start line of this pre-Christmas tester. In an era of professional race organising companies, the race has a long and illustrious history of being well organised by volunteers... Continue Reading →

Life really was a beach for one GRC runner on the first weekend in December, specifically Nissi Beach, as Daniel Pearce travelled to Cyprus to race in the Ayia Napa Half Marathon. An international field of just over 100 runners took part in the event organised by Nireas Triathlon.An 8:00am start time was planned to... 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 would break the “curse” hanging over the event, with the race measuring short in 2022 and a security scare cancelling the event in 2019 (2020 and 2021 did not go... 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 early start to head north for the Manchester half marathon as the sole GRC representative. 16,000 runners were ready to tackle the relatively flat 13.1 miles which starts near old... 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 on the Parento FM Shrewsbury Half Marathon. Two races were run at the event, a half marathon and also a metric half (8 miles) with the two routes joining together... 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 chose to enter a longer distance at Leicester’s Running Festival. Holding both a 10k and half marathon distance, Vicki chose to enter the half marathon as a test having not... 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. Lining up in front of the iconic Cardiff Castle, just behind the elite Kenyans the GRC duo were dreaming of big things. Setting off sharply, Sam pulled away at a... 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 city centre road events in the UK, the race takes a picturesque route along Victoria Embankment, River Trent, past Nottingham Castle, near the Robin Hood Statue, through the Nottingham Park... 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. The run saw Sir Mo Farah take fourth place in what was the final race of his career, making this a me-Mo-rable event for all involved. Crowds were treated to... 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 Running Clubs members. The race starts in the Sconce and Devon Park, site of civil war battles, passes the Ice Age Journey dig, where our ancestors settled over 13,000 years... 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 marathon and the first on open roads. Mark wanted to gain the experience of running in hilly terrain and can confirm that the course was definitely in that category! Soon... 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 resulted in an impromptu entry into a half marathon around Lisbon, GRC member Naomi Rivers threw this received wisdom straight out of the window. Wearing new shoes, a new hydration vest... 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 family collection located near Hull. One member of Grantham Running Club made the misty trip across the Humber Bridge to take part in this event, with Peter Bonner finishing in... 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. Weighing up the choices of either a half marathon or 10k I decided to enter the half. I felt quite pleased with myself until I looked further into the details... 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 the club’s own Grand Prix Series. The event has taken place in the Vale since 1982 and follows a gently undulating, scenic route taking in the villages of Harby, Langar,... 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. Over 17,000 Participants started on the iconic Pall Mall, then were able to take in the sights and sounds of London’s awe-inspiring landmarks, eventually finishing outside Downing Street. It was... 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 first race running in GRC colours. Despite the weather, he was excited to take on the challenge and see what he could do despite still suffering the effects of a... 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 Championships where Andrew was representing the Royal Air Force. Organised by Fleet & Crookham AC, this event is arguably the largest club organised half marathon in the country with nearly... 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 to challenge themselves in the half marathon. The course started and finished in front of the Hall and was a mixture of undulating country roads and tracks and a couple... 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 his son Joe. Joe lives in Shoreham by Sea but many club members may know him from a few guest appearances at GRC training runs.  The weather was bitterly cold,... 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 Half Marathon in South East Turkey. The international running event has taken place each year since 2011 over a super flat course with only 2 feet of elevation. Nev finished... 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. In an era of professional race organising companies, the race has a long and illustrious history of being well organised by volunteers and raising funds for the large Scout Group... Continue Reading →

A trio of runners travelled to Worksop to participate in the 40th anniversary of the Worksop Half Marathon. The event is accompanied by a distinctly spooky theme, with some participants dressing in traditional Halloween costumes.  Caroline Davis donned her best witch outfit and had to make sure the trail from the cape did not trip... Continue Reading →

Sunday 15th October 13 members of Grantham Running Club took a trip to Peterborough for the Great Eastern Run half marathon.  This event returned to the city after the disastrous 2019 event which had to be cancelled following a security alert and provided the 14th round in the club’s Grand Prix series. More than 2,304... Continue Reading →

Four members of Grantham Running Club made the journey to Nottingham on the 25th September to take part in the Robin Hood half marathon. Nearly 4,000 runners runners were cheered on by crowds as the annual race returned to Nottingham. Starting on the Victoria Embankment, the single lap traffic-free course took a picturesque route along... Continue Reading →

On the 18th of September, three members of Grantham Running Club made the journey along with 1,200 runners to Lincoln, to take part in the first Lincoln City Half Marathon, organised by Curly’s Athletes, in partnership with Lincoln City Foundation. Despite a last-minute change to the location of the finish line and event village, the... Continue Reading →

On Sunday 11th September, 14 members of Grantham Running Club headed up to Newcastle to take part in the Great North Run, which was back to its original course following last year’s out and back. Following the news of the Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the start to this race looked slightly different... Continue Reading →

On Sunday 14th August 5 athletes made the short trip up the A1 to run the Newark Half Marathon. The largely flat route started and finished at sconce park known for its famous links to the civil war. For the more than 600 starters it was very much going to be a battle just to... Continue Reading →

On the 29th May, after months of training, Grantham Running Club’s Robin Atter made his way to bonny Scotland to run the Edinburgh Marathon. This was Robin’s debut at the distance, and he was blown away by the atmosphere which was unlike anything he had experienced at other races.  The start was amazing, with prestart... Continue Reading →

Esther Fraser-Betts and John Nevard made the trip up the A1 to Leeds, for the half marathon along with Alex Curtis. The route started in The Headrow , with runners heading out of the city centre, taking in a section of the Ring Road and returning via Abbey Road and Kirkstall Road, past historic Kirkstall... Continue Reading →

On the 10th April, Wendy Smith took part in the Belvoir Half Marathon, her second half marathon since joining Grantham Running Club. There are normally about 700 runners for the event though for some reason which the organisers could not understand, there were only 400 entries this year. On the day the sun was shining,... Continue Reading →

Two members of Grantham Running Club took a trip to the Big Smoke to take part in the London Landmark half marathon on Sunday 3rd April. Organised by the baby charity Tommy's, as the name suggests, the run was all about the views of the city's landmarks while runners got to explore the capital.  It... Continue Reading →

The 2022 edition of the GRC Grand Prix series got underway with the Retford Half Marathon this weekend. The race over the quiet, fairly flat Nottinghamshire roads drew in a high-quality field all hoping for a good early season benchmark. However only 4 GRC runners entered the race due to numerous clashes and marathon work-ups.... Continue Reading →

Five members of Grantham Running Club joined a field of 14,000 taking part in the 11th annual Cambridge Half Marathon on 6th March. Having moved to October for the 2021 event, due to ongoing pandemic restrictions, the race returned to its spring home for 2022. The varied route, starting and finishing at Midsummer Common, takes... Continue Reading →