We have been allocated a London Marathon ticket to be awarded to a member by ballot. If you were aged over 18 years of age and were a first claim member of Grantham Athletic Club as of the first of October 2019 and would like to be entered into the draw to win the ticket, … Read more London Marathon Ticket Ballot
The third match of the Lincolnshire Runner Cross League takes place at Belton House – map here – on Sunday, 17th Nov. Enter the grounds through the main entrance in Belton village and proceed to the car park. There will be parking attendants that will guide you where to park. After parking, please all enter … Read more Lincs Runner XC League – Match 3 (Belton House)
October saw Grantham AC change its focus from track and field to cross-country and our athletes started the season in style. The Club takes part in two leagues, the Lincolnshire Runner Cross Country League and North Midlands Cross Country League. The results for the October competitions are:- North Mids XC League 12/10/19 – Derby – … Read more October Cross Country Report
The Saucony English Cross Country Relays by the English Cross Country Association take place on Saturday, 2nd November 2019 at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield where they have been staged since 1989. Over 1,000 teams will compete in 10 Races across the day and GAC has entered teams for all age groups. Please note that there … Read more ECCA XC Relays – Saturday 2nd Nov 2019
The second match of the Lincolnshire Runner Cross League takes place at Ostlers Plantation, Woodhall Spa, LN10 6YY – Map here – on Sunday 27th Oct. Park in the main car park or along the roadside verges along Kirkby Lane. 10:20 – U11 boys & girls – 1 small lap – 1,604m 10:30 – U13 … Read more Lincs Runner XC League – Match 2 (Woodhall Spa)
Sportshall is the indoor form of track and field athletics for children between the ages of 4 and 15 and the largest competition programme in schools in the UK. There are three age-groups: u11 (Fun in Athletics), u13 and u15 (Sportshall Athletics) Every year the Meres in Grantham hosts trials for selection for the County … Read more Sportshall Trails – Sunday 30th Nov 2019
We need your help. Every summer, Grantham Athletic Club competes in the lower age group of the Youth Development League, or YDL. YDL is an opportunity for our younger athletes to get experience of competition in a low-stress environment. The YDL runs competitions for club teams at under 13 and under 15 ages. Matches take … Read more GAC YDL Team Co-ordinator Needed
Grantham Athletic Club’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 26/11/18 at Gonerby Social Club, Great Gonerby, starting at 19:00. Map. The AGM is an opportunity for all club members to influence how the club is run and vote for officials and constitutional changes, and if that wasn’t enough inducement, Vice-Chair Philip Garner will … Read more Annual General Meeting 2019
GAC Sprint Coach and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Master Practitioner Andy McMahon will be running ‘An Introduction to Sports Psychology’ session at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium on Trent Road on Wednesday 2nd October, from 19:00-21:30. The session will introduce beliefs, words that change your mind set, mild hypnosis and techniques to improve your performance. Andy … Read more An Introduction to Sports Psychology
Middle Distance Coach Steff Hobday and Lincolnshire Cross Country Team Manager Bill Taylor will be holding a masterclass on running at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium on Trent Road on Wednesday 9th October, from 19:00-21:30. The session, which will including a taster session on the track followed by a training discussion in the Gingerbread Suite, … Read more How to Run Faster
The Zeon Store is open for kit purchases until Sunday, 13th October, with delivery to the Stadium within 7 weeks of the closing date (i.e in time for Christmas, hint hint!). The store with the full range of styles and sizes can be found at granthamathleticclub.zeonshop.co.uk We would strongly advise that before buying online, members … Read more Kit Store Open for Orders
Outdoor training for juniors has now finished for the year. Winter training commences on Monday 7th October in the Meres Leisure Centre on Trent Road. Juniors training takes place at 18:00-19:00 in the small sports hall, and costs £2.50 per session. Senior training is 19:30-20:30 in the main hall, and costs £3 per session. Outdoor … Read more Outdoor Junior Training Ends
More than 50,000 runners competed a half-marathon in the Great North Run on Tyneside last weekend, but a little closer to home, a field several orders of magnitude smaller were covering the same distance on a course that’s acknowledged as considerably more challenging. 318 runners completed the Newton’s Fraction Half Marathon on Sunday 8th September, … Read more Newton’s Fraction is Great Midlands Run
Taking place as the same time as the Newton’s Fraction Half Marathon was Grantham Athletic Club’s Little Apple Fun Run, a 3k route starting and ending on the track at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium on Trent Road. The runners headed onto Trent Road and right onto Dysart Road, taking a first right past Ambergate … Read more Little Apple, Big Fun
Lincolnshire Runner Cross Country League Sunday 20 October – Louth Sunday 27 October – Ostler’s Plantation, Kirkby on Bain, Woodhall Spa LN10 6YY, UK Sunday 17 November – Belton House, High Road Belton, Grantham NG32 2LW, UK Sunday 8 December – Venue TBC Lincs XC matches are normally held between about 10:00-12:30. Further information is … Read more Cross Country Dates for the Diary
