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
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
Back around Christmas time, Grantham Athletic Club’s Alan Carley won the Club ballot for a place in the Virgin Money London Marathon. On 28th April 2019, wearing number 24701, Alan achieved an excellent time of 03:31:17 to come 7,037th overall, 5,711th man and 579th in his category of 50-54, and nearly ten minutes faster than … Read more GAC Athletes London Marathon Success
The club has been allocated a guaranteed place for the London Marathon. Any first claim member wishing to be entered into a draw to receive the place must contact Club Secretary Jackie Bainbridge by 26/11/18. The winner will still have to pay for their entry. The draw will take place during the AGM. UPDATE: Congratulations to Alan … Read more London Marathon Place
“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
“8th April 2018, Manchester Marathon “I was unsure what to expect from Manchester Marathon. I have run the London marathon 5 times and nothing else has quite compared to the electric atmosphere, yet this year a family event meant I had to defer my London place to 2019 and, as April loomed, I was becoming … Read more Running the Manchester Marathon – Sophie Davies
Training Nights Non-members can attend any training sessions and will be made most welcome. Check posts categorised as ‘Training’ in the News pages for the latest info, including any holiday closures or cancellations. We endeavour to email such dates to members where we know in advance, plus we’ll post cancellations to the club’s social media … Read more Training & Competition
An amazing day today when Grantham welcomed Ben Smith to do his 247th marathon in 247 days. He is aiming to get to 401 in total. This is already a world record and he is breaking it every day. Details are here Ben is raising money for Kidscape and Stonewall and is already at £50,000 (only … Read more 401 challenge
A weekend of great performances this weekend with Stephen Hobday gaining third place in the Belton Cup and fine performances from Sophia and Mark Tucker. Details to follow later this week. Saturday saw fine triathlon performances at the Duston Triathlon from Ella-Rose and Izzy Hobday. Ellie said that it was the best she has ever … Read more Results – Belton Cup, Duston Triathalon
Bourne “Run in the Woods” 10K and 3K 11 current first claim, 1 second claim and 1 past member of Grantham AC ran in Bourne woods on Sunday 10th April. With the sun shining through the trees and some wet slippery trails underfoot the 3K race got underway. Aaron Hunt took the early lead with … Read more Results – Run in the Woods, Charnwood AC Open Meet, Manc Marathon, Hose Half, Parkrun
Ben Allen had a brilliant run in near perfect conditions in the Manchester marathon and finished well inside the psychological 3 hour barrier in a time 2:56:46. Well done Ben – a brilliant run. This is our second sub 3 hour run in two years after Adam Madge’s performance last year.
Road Runners Contacts Road Captain: Keith Measures Grantham AC’s Secretary: Jackie Bainbridge, 46 St Martins Way, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincs, NG32 3RA, Tel: 01400 230881 The Club runs the highly-regarded Newton’s Fraction half marathon and provides training for middle distance runners. parkrun parkrun (always lowercase!) is the best thing that’s happened for the club runner in … Read more Road
