Athletics

Grantham’s very popular road race, the Newton’s Fraction half-marathon and Little Apple 3km family fun run take place on Sunday, March 13 at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium.

Belvoir Triathlon Club this week announced that they have finally received confirmation that they are to become a UKA-affiliated club.

Grantham Athletic Club’s John Bainbridge was the club’s sole representative at the the sixth staging of the Ropsley Ripper on Saturday – a nine-mile multi-terrain race in and around the grounds of Rauceby Hall.

Grantham Running Club’s Andrew MacAllister joined an international field in the Arctic Circle for this year’s Tromso 10km in Norway.

Lincolnshire competed against Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire in the Inter-Counties Sportshall Athletics tournament with members of Grantham Athletic Club in the team.

Grantham Athletic Club’s Joanna McGrath and Trudy Hanson both lowered their parkrun personal bests at the weekend.

Two members of Grantham Running Club made the journey to Rockingham Speedway racetrack in Corby to compete in this year’s Brass Monkey 10km.

A group of Belvoir Tri Club ladies joined 550 others in the Folkworth 15 race on Sunday, an event now in its 27th year and hosted by the Yaxley Running Club in Peterborough.

Grantham Running Club was well represented at this year’s Folksworth 15 on Sundy, with members using the hilly 15 mile race as the first in a series of essential pre-marathon races.

Grantham Athletic Club’s Sophie Stanley took part in the Folksworth 15-miler as a preparation race for the London Marathon in April.

Grantham Athletic Club had nine athletes competing at two 5km parkruns on Saturday, with the frosty but calm conditions ideal for fast running.

In near perfect conditions, Grantham Running Club dominated the Belton House Parkrun on Saturday with the first man and lady representing the club.

Fifteen Grantham Athletic Club athletes competed at the Lincolnshire County Cross Country Championships at Biscathorpe on Sunday.

Grantham Running Club’s Rick Dobbs made his 10-mile debut on Sunday, competing in the Tadworth 10.

Unusually there were parkruns happening on consecutive days over the New Year holidays.

Grantham Athletic Club had two athletes competing at the Peterborough parkrun on Christmas Day.

Six athletes from Grantham Running Club pulled on their shoes to take part in three 5km parkruns on Christmas Day.

Grantham Running Club’s Neil Emerson flew out to Bridgetown, Barbados, to take part in their local running festival.

Grantham Athletic Club took part in the fourth and final round of the Lincolnshire Runner League at RAF Cranwell on Sunday.

Nine members of Grantham Running Club gave a good account of themselves in the Turkey Trot Half Marathon.