Athletics

Last Thursday, the National School welcomed UK Paralympian Sam Ruddock who delivered another inspirational talk to the whole school – all 462 of them – and kept them spellbound.

Grantham Running Club put out two teams for the third match of the Lincolnshire Cross Country League, which was held at Gainsborough Academy in rather chilly conditions.

Grantham Running Club gained two second place positions at this week’s Belton House 5km parkrun on Saturday.

William Wright, a junior cricketer at Woodhall Spa Cricket Club, and former pupil of St Hugh’s School, competed in the South Derbyshire and East Staffordshire Schools Cross Country Championship at Barton under Needwood on Wednesday.

Grantham Athletic Club had 13 athletes competing at six different 5km parkruns over the weekend.

Mark Dean did Belvoir Triathlon Club proud in an exciting, adrenaline pumping, leg sapping, mud fuelled off-road duathlon held at Holme Pierrepont on Saturday .

Grantham AC’s cross country runners raced at Gainsborough in the third round of the Lincolnshire Runner League on Sunday.

Grantham Running Club’s Gav Meadows braved the windy conditions on Saturday to compete in the Dirty Dash 10km at Holme Pierrepont.

High winds and arctic temperatures failed to prevent 11 hardy Grantham Athletiic Club athletes turning out for the Belton House 5km parkrun on Saturday.

Grantham Athletic Club had nine athletes competing at three different 5km parkruns over the weekend.

It was a busy weekend for Grantham Athletic Club with two cross country matches in two days.

Gav Meadows of Grantham Running Club took part in the extremely hilly Beacon Trail Half Marathon on Sunday.

Gav Meadows and Julie Riggall of Grantham Running Club took part in the Robin Hood 10K at Sherwood Pines on Saturday.

Belvoir Tri members Mark Deans and Chris Pugh set out on an adventurous challenge , tackling mud, hills, water and grit on Saturday.

Four Grantham Athletic Club athletes competed in Boston and District AC’s Poppy Run on Sunday.

Three members of Belvoir Tri Club competed in the local Tri 3 Duathlon – an informal 3km run, 30km bike and final 3km run.

Members of Grantham Athletic Club competed in the English National Cross Country Relays at Mansfield on Saturday.

Grantham AC had seven athletes competing at three different 5km parkruns on Saturday.

Granham Athletic Club had athletes at two new local 5km parkruns on Saturday when personal bests were tumbling.

Six GAC athletes ran in the Northern Athletics Cross Country Relays at Sheffield on Saturday.