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
We’re getting in touch with a few bits of information for you – some membership information, some dates for the diary, a request for volunteers for Newton’s Fraction and some new social media feeds for you to follow. New Membership Season The new membership season starts at the start of April, so watch out for … Read more Updates: Membership, YDL & Northerns Dates, Newton’s Fraction Volunteer Requests & Social Media
We’ve put together a short booklet in PDF format to celebrate the Grantham Athletic Club Social and Award Night that took place on Friday 2nd February at Great Gonerby Social Club. If you were an award winner but were unable to make the presentation night, please arrange for your medals to be collected from the … Read more GAC Awards Night Results
After much deliberation and calculation, we can announce that the following athletes are our award winners for 2017. Presentations will be made at our Annual Social and Awards Night, Friday 2nd February, at Great Gonerby Social Club (see here for more details). Tickets are on sale at the club on training nights or you can … Read more Award Winners 2017
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
We look forward to welcoming members at our annual Social and Awards Night at Great Gonerby Social Club (see map below) on 2nd of February! This is an oportunity for us to get together in an informal setting and celebrate our achievements, so we really hope you can make it. We would be very grateful … Read more Social and Awards Night – Save the Date!
With training having finished for the year, why not come and join us on Weds 20th Dec for a fun run to see the Christmas lights of Grantham! UPDATED DETAILS: Update on logistics – Meet outside the Tollemache at 7pm – Back at the pub for 8pm – You can park in the multi story … Read more The Big GAC Xmas Lights Fun Run 2017
Dear Club Member, Just to remind you that the Grantham Athletic Club Annual General Meeting is on this Tuesday, 28/11/17. The venue is Great Gonerby Social Club with a 7 pm start. All members welcome and each attendee will have their first drink bought for them on arrival. We hope to see you there Many thanks., Jackie Bainbridge, Secretary
Hi all, No General training on Wed 8th/11/17! Instead we are hosting a charity run see below……… ARMISTICE DAY 2017 POPPY RACE There are 2 runs that you can do: 11 minutes for kids and others that feel that that would be right for them. Or a 44 minute run (11th minute,11th hour, 11th day, 11th month) … Read more Weds Night Training
Hi all, A few updates on training as we near the end of the summer season: Track and Field athletes will have a two-week break from training on the 18th / 20th and 25th / 27th September. The last training session will be on the 13th September. The winter training will start on Monday 2nd October with … Read more Training Times Change (End Summer Training)
Hi all, Some news to keep you all up to date with Club shop The club shop is now open for the late summer window for members to purchase their club kit. It is at http://granthamathleticclub.zeonshop.co.uk and the window closes in the middle of next week (we have extended this for those who were not aware) Summer … Read more Summer news
Dear all, We have had three very good matches so far this season and it has been so lovely to welcome new members to the club since April. As a committee, we find ourselves in a position where we are seeking to develop what we can offer as a club but much of this is … Read more Helped Needed Please!
Hopefully many of you will have received an email stating forthcoming fixtures. This can be found on the site or downloadable from here http://bit.ly/2mESizr If you are Under 15 or Under 13 then we will be looking for you to compete in the Youth Development League matches. These matches are on: Match 1 22nd April … Read more Fixture List & Membership Renewals
On Sunday 5th March, we have the Newton’s Fraction Half Marathon at The Meres stadium. We still need support from volunteers to help us make the event run smoothly. If you can help, please contact us through comments below. For those not old enough to run in the big race, how about the Little Apple … Read more Newton’s Fraction & Little Apple Run
Many congratulations to GAC member Naomi Collier who ran in Saturday’s heats of the British Indoor 1500m championships. In a tactical race she managed to make the final. We hope you will all tune into BBC2 to cheer Naomi on. It is live on the BBC sport website at 4:15pm Good luck, Naomi!
