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 →
Majorca Half Marathon
On a rainy Friday in October, 6 members of Grantham Running Club got on a plane and travelled nearly a thousand miles to take part in the half marathon and 10k in Palma, Majorca. This was the first time any of the group had taken part in a foreign race. Their Balearic adventure began the... Continue Reading →
Tissington Trail Half Marathon
The Tissington Trail Half Marathon is held over two dates across one weekend and has established itself as a real favourite with runners, often selling out months in advance and regularly featuring in the Runner's World top 10 UK trail races. The race features chip timing, a quality bespoke medal plus well-stocked aid stations throughout.... Continue Reading →
Robin Hood Half Marathon
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 →
City of Lincoln Half Marathon
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 →
Great North Run
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 →
Newark Half Marathon
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 →
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 →
Edinburgh Marathon
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 →
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 →
Leeds Half Marathon
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 →
Boston Half and Full Marathon
On bank holiday Monday 18th April, 22 members of GRC took the trip along the A52 to Boston where twenty took on the Half Marathon and two ran the full Marathon. Both races started in the Market Place with the race taking runners east through Freiston and then to Butterwick where the route splits with... Continue Reading →
Belvoir Half Marathon
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 →
London Landmark Half Marathon
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 →
Retford Half Marathon
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 →
Cambridge Half Marathon
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 →