On Saturday 17th March, six athletes from the club represented their county in the 2018 English Schools Cross Country Championships. This is the pinnacle of the schools’ Cross Country season with teams of 8 runners from all counties in England competing. Set in the picturesque surroundings of Temple Newsam Park in Leeds, the runners had … Read more GAC Athletes in National XC Champs
Please see below details of a session planned for this Sunday, 11/02, for cross country athletes U13 and above that wish to join county squad training. Meet at 10.30 am. We will be finished by 12.15 pm. Meet at the Grandstand, Carholme Rd, Lincoln LN1 1SE – the session will be on West Common opposite. … Read more Lincolnshire XC Squad Training – Sunday 11/02
GAC Athletes Excel at Lincolnshire County Schools Event Burghley Park was the venue for the 2018 Lincolnshire County Schools XC event. This competition is considered by many to be the toughest and most competitive of all the XC events in the calendar. The competition starts with athletes from all disciplines competing at district level events. … Read more Match Report – Lincs County Schools XC – Stamford
Junior Athletes Take Team Silver At the Lincolnshire County Athletics Championships, held on 07/01/18 at Castle Dyke, Boston, Grantham AC had numerous athletes competing. The course is notorious for being a gruelling test of character with a knee-deep waterway to get through. In the U11 age group Thomas Broadley had his best result of the … Read more Match Report – Lincs County Athletics Champs – Boston
Set against the back drop of Nottingham’s majestic Wollaton Hall, three Grantham Athletic Club athletes competed in the North Mids XC league match on Saturday 13th Jan. First off were Isabel Hobday and Harry Denton. Both ran intelligent races, starting off steady then picking the pace up to work their way up through the pack to finish … Read more Match Report – North Mids XC League – Wollaton Hall
EDIT: Please notice time change; this event is now 15 minutes earlier than previously advertised. Come along to Church Farm, Stroxton (see map below) at 12.45pm on Saturday 30th Dec for the annual fun run held at Adam Madge’s farm. Belvoir Tri and GRC will also be coming. The course is approx 2.5k and everyone … Read more Xmas XC Fun Run 30/12/17
This is the final call for Lincolnshire Cross Country Championships entries as all entries must be in by 31st December for U13 and above. The U11 race is entry on the day. The event is on the 7th January 2018 at the Castledyke Equestrian Centre, near Boston. Message Mark Tucker with your name, age group … Read more County XC Entry Deadline 31/12/17
Training Nights Non-members can attend any of training sessions and will be made most welcome. Track & Field: Winter (Oct – Mar): Monday, 6-7 pm at the Meres – 8-10 year olds, £2 per session Monday, 7:30-8:30 pm at the Meres – 11+ year olds, £2 per session Wednesday, 7-8:30 pm at the Sports Stadium– … Read more Training & Competition
SNOW CANCELLATION – Lincs Runner XC match at Belton House Sunday 10th Dec. The decision has been taken to postpone the fixture at Belton House tomorrow. Although we have no snow at the moment it is projected that Grantham will have between 5 and 10 cm fall between 6 am and 10 am causing problems … Read more CANCELLATION – XC Match, Belton House 10/12/17
The Lincolnshire Runner XC League Match 4 takes place on 10th December at Belton House. As our ‘home’ match, we want to make sure the event is well attended and supported, so please do come along and make this a special event! If you’re a registered club member, year 5 or older and have a … Read more XC League Belton House Match Details
Grantham AC athletes didn’t need to travel far for Match 3 of the Lincolnshire Runner League with Bourne Woods being the venue. As with the previous two events, the sun was shining and with very little mud and water to contend with conditions were perfect for good running. The race schedule saw the senior / … Read more Cross Country Match 3
Dear all, Half term training Just to confirm that all training sessions are taking place this week. Cross Country Match 1 We have put information about the first cross-country match onto the website and hope to see lots of you competing in this series of matches. If you are interested in competing but have never … Read more Club Updates – Training, XC, Kit, Safety
We are now preparing for the upcoming Cross Country season and hope that we will continue from our strong performances last year. We are always looking for new competitors to join us. The races take place on Sunday mornings and we do meet on the Sundays in between at Belmont Tower behind Belton House. Everyone … Read more Cross Country – Upcoming Dates
The Midland Cross Country Championship held last Saturday at Prestwold hall saw ten Athletes from Grantham Athletic club compete. The day started bright and sunny but with a cold strong wind that would challenge all the runners. Under 13 boys Ewan Rodell and Harry Denton where first to race running 3km against a field of … Read more Midlands Cross Country Champs
A busy weekend of competitions for our athletes. Two Grantham AC athletes were up against some of the country’s leading runners in last Saturday’s Northern Indoor Championships held in Sheffield. After a thrilling race Naomi Collier missed out on Gold by 6/100ths of a second in the senior women’s 1500m with a finishing time … Read more Lincs League Cross Country Round 4
