Northern League Division 4EC Match #2, Grantham – 3 June 2018 Early in June Grantham Athletic Club hosted the second of the four Northern League matches with clubs visiting from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Being a home match brought some advantage with a number of junior, senior and veteran athletes being available for selection … Read more Northern League Division 4EC Report June 2018
Grantham Athletic Club members performed well at the Run2U Clumber Park 10k Trail Race and fun run on Sunday 10th June, near Worksop. Weather was perfect for running; cloudy and about 15 degrees. Nine-year-old Grace Marshall was the second under 17 girl home during the 2 km fun run, and was awarded with a trophy … Read more GAC Athletes Perform at Clumber Park 10k
Parkrun is a free, timed 5k run against the clock. People sign up, print out a token and when they complete the course, it gets scanned and logged. There are now more than 4.5 million registered Parkrunners in more than twenty countries worldwide. Members are probably aware that Grantham Athletic Club was one of the … Read more GAC Show of Support for Parkrun – 16/06/18
Get ready for the third YDL match this coming Sunday at Sutton-in-Ashfield, near Mansfield! Team members will be notified by Jo McGrath in advance. Click here for a map and here for a timetable (it’s on page 2 – non premier).
The team lists for Sunday’s Northern League match at Grantham can be found here: N4EC Grantham 2018 Final The timetable of events is here:
A hot sunny Saturday, while the rest of the country watched the Royal Wedding, Grantham Athletic Club U13 and U15 athletes compete in the second round of the Youth Development League. Seven other clubs from across the Midlands joined us at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium competing in a range of track and field events. … Read more YDL Round 2 Match Report – Jo McGrath
You’ve probably noticed that next Monday is a Bank Holiday, and therefore training is cancelled. We hope you enjoy the evening off, but don’t worry, we’re back as usual on Wednesday; 6-7:00 pm for juniors, 7-8:30 pm for seniors.
Following the cancellation of Newton’s Fraction last March due to adverse weather, Grantham Athletic Club is delighted to announce that the race will now be held on Sunday 2nd September 2018. Runners who entered the cancelled race and were on the start list as of 4th March will be offered a place in the rescheduled … Read more Newton’s Fraction Half Marathon New Date Confirmed
Information For Parents for Saturday 19th May YDL Match, Grantham Parents and guardians of Notts Lincs Alliance competitors should already have received a copy of the information below by email. Please ensure that you arrive at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium in plenty of time, at least an hour before your child’s first event, so … Read more Information For Parents for Saturday 19th May YDL Match
Final results for Lincolnshire athletes from the Lincolnshire County Track and Field Championships at Costello Stadium, Hull on Saturday 12th of May and Tommy Clay Track, Boston on Sunday 13th of May can be found on the Lincolnshire AA website at the following link: http://lincsathletics.com/Results_L_1.pdf Well done to everyone that took part!
For anyone travelling to the Humberside and Lincolnshire Track & Field Championships in Hull tomorrow, please be aware that the Nottinghamshire County Show is taking place in Newark and may significantly increase traffic volume in the area. If you intend to travel to Hull via Lincoln, traffic will be very busy on the A1 / … Read more Traffic Congestion affecting Humberside and Lincolnshire Track & Field Championships in Hull
On a beautiful bank holiday weekend a team of twelve athletes and six qualified officials represented Grantham Athletic Club in the first track and field match of the Northern League Division 4EC at the Princess Royal Sports Arena, Boston. In ideal athletics condition this small team, which included only three female athletes, successfully competed in … Read more Northern League Division 4EC Report May 2018
“I completed the London marathon in 3 hours 45 mins and 9 seconds, which is just outside the ‘Good for Age’ category. I knew it would be a tough race with the hot weather forecast and I had battled with a knee injury in the weeks leading up to the big day. “I set out … Read more London Marathon 2018 – Sophia Tucker
Saturday 21st April saw seven GAC young athletes join team mates from local clubs Bourne, Sleaford and Newark to compete in the Youth Development League under the composite team title ‘Notts Lincs Alliance’. The recent warm weather stayed with us for most of the competition and saw some fantastic performances. Under 15 boys Harry Denton … Read more YDL Match Report 21/04/18
The coaches have asked that members check the weather before coming to training tomorrow night as forecasts suggest it might be a bit grim. Track and field opportunities are somewhat limited when it’s chucking it down, particularly for the younger athletes and there’s only so many times you can do the stadium steps in one … Read more Training Weds 11th
