Update from Squad Manager Bill Taylor: The Lincs XC Squad meeting tomorrow (Saturday) takes place on Saturday 15th September at Collingham Cricket Club, Dale Field, Collingham. Collingham is a village on the A1133 about 4 miles from Newark heading towards Newton-on-Trent and Gainsborough http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=NG237LJParking is arranged for from 10.15am – Approaching from Newark direction and … Read more Lincolnshire XC Squad Meeting Update
L-R Women’s Race Winners Suzannah Flemming (2nd), Natalie Teece (1st), Michelle Brett (3rd). Photo: Keith Measures Ben Evison, Winner of Newton’s Fraction 2018. Photo SParx Photographic A field of 306 runners completed the Newton’s Fraction Half Marathon on Sunday 2nd September, rising to the challenge with course times ranging from seventy-five minutes to just a … Read more Rescheduled Newton’s Fraction Race A Force To Be Reckoned With
The summer training session has just one session left on the 12th September and this is for seniors only. Dates for the winter session are below: 1st October – indoor training starts at the Meres. 3rd October – outdoor training at the stadium recommences. Session timings for the winter season are as follows: Monday, 6-7 … Read more End of Summer Training
Caroline and Ian Richards retired as coaches from Grantham Athletic Club on 5th September after 21 years of service. The Richards became involved in the club when their children were members, starting off helping out here and there before becoming invaluable to the club. Their children grew up and moved on, but Ian and Caroline … Read more Caroline and Ian Richards Leave GAC
With the retirement of Caroline and Ian Richards, we need to increase the number of qualified coaches and helpers at the club. We’d like to have a pool of coaches to ensure we can continue to provide the level of training currently available – many clubs have expressed envy at the level of coaching GAC … Read more Coaching and Training Helpers Required
Manager Bill Taylor has been in touch to say that the Lincs County Cross Country Team is looking to organise regular squad training sessions every three to four weeks for anyone that is interested. The main requirements are that you’re U13 or above in age, keen to improve and willing to work hard. The first … Read more Lincolnshire XC Squad Training Info
Just a reminder that there’s no training at the Stadium on Bank Holiday Monday, 27th August, or for the rest of the summer season. Wednesday training continues as normal for another three weeks (29th Aug, 5th Sept, 12th Sept) until a short break before the winter season starts with indoor training on 1st Oct. More … Read more No Training Bank Holiday Monday (27th Aug)
Dates for the matches and provisional venues, where known, are below: Match 1, October 7th, Woodhall Spa Match 2, October 28th, Antons Gowt Match 3, November 18th, Belton House Match 4, December 9th, TBC – possibly Lincoln County Championships, 6th January 2019, Louth Please be aware that Dave Eldridge runs a cross country session every … Read more Lincolnshire Runner Cross Country League 2018
Boston & District AC will stage the Lincolnshire T&F County Championships Steeple Chase and Triple Jump events within its final 2018 Tommy Clay Development Series session on Friday 21st September, 6:30pm Steeplechase, 7:15pm Triple Jump. Entries will be taken on the day, £2 per event. Details will be available via the link to Boston & … Read more Lincs T&F County Championships Steeple Chase & Triple Jump
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
