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| 03/08/10 | Seasons Best The Seasons
best page has been updated with last nights 10k results. There's 27
days left in our competition year - so still time to get improve your
performance !
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| 02/08/10 | HC Champions This year's
club champions are Helen Brown and Keith Measures. It was Keith's 3rd time
of taking the title - his first win was in 1996 and then again in
2007. For the full results see the HC 2010
page. Both athletes will go on to receive awards at our annual Presentation
night.
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| 01/08/10 | Club's Handicapped Our
club's H/C road race championships take place at Long Bennington on
Thursday 2 September - see the Handicap webpage
for more details. Afterwards at the Royal Oak pub opposite - all
welcome. Lots of real ale, the chance of a bite to eat and a quiz night. All club members are welcome (min age 16).
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| 28/08/10 | Vo2 Calculator A new Vo2
max calculator has been added to the tools/calculators page
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| 24/08/10 | Beginners Our Joggers group
has also got it's own Facebook page - check it out from the Beginners
page.
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| 22/08/10 | Networking A social networking
page has been created. It is in it's infancy and will develop as time goes
on. It's proposed that links to Twitter and Facebook will be on there in
the near future - we can then use these platforms for distributing news
and important information etc - any ideas or help with this project will
be much appreciated and gratefully accepted.
Thanks go to Bindi for her help setting this up initially.
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| 21/08/10 | Newton's Fraction The
planning has started for next years race. The team are thinking of moving
the race 2 weeks later to Sunday 20 March - make a note in your diary.
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| 13/08/10 | RSS Feeds RSS feeds
functionality has been added to this website. You can now get the latest
important information straight to your browser (or mobile device) without
having to trawl our web. Just click the Subscribe
to GAC RSS feeds link or click the orange icon at the top of your
browser - then choose Subscribe to this feed. You can also tick the option
to add it to your Favorites bar. Feeds can easily be deleted so don't be
afraid to have a play. If you are having problems getting this working,
please let us know - it
may be our fault .
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| 10/08/10 | Club's Handicapped Our
club's H/C road race championships take place at Long Bennington on
Thursday 2 September - see the Handicap webpage
for more details. All club members are welcome (min age 16).
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| 04/08/10 | Presentation Night It has
been confirmed that Paul
Dickenson will be our guest of honour at this year's Presentation
night on Thursday 8 December. Awards will be made to road runners for
the top 'season's best' performances and 'h/c'
winners.
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| 03/08/10 | Adidas TR24 The full results
are now available on the Pro-Velo
website. Our squad of 8 actually came 10th out of the 72 teams - well done
all.
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| 02/08/10 | Adidas TR24 The results and
photos are now on the TR24
webpage.
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| 27/07/10 | Adidas TR24 For all the news
about the GAC team in this endurance race see the TR24
webpage.
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| 26/07/10 | Adidas ThunderRun 24 hour
Our entry for a team of 8 has been accepted for the Adidas
TR24. This is a 24 hour relay event where each runner runs a 10k off
road course. Some runners could end up running 5 x 10k ! The event
starts at 2pm on Saturday and ends after 2pm on Sunday. The runners are:
Sophie Stanley, Becki Shallard, Catherine Payne, Helen Brown, Arthur
Short, Phil Hall, Stuart Sinclair and Paul Davidson.
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| 25/07/10 | Lincs/Notts Air Ambulance
Gravity FM handed over a cheque for £420 to the Lincs/Notts Air Ambulance
on our behalf last week. The presentation was done live on air accompanied
with a brief chat about the invaluable service performed by the helicopter
team. Well done to all that raised sponsorship money.
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| 23/07/10 | Beginners Daytime Session A Beginners
daytime session will start on Friday 6 August (10:15 for 10:30am run). The
runs will take place for a block of 10 weeks. The timing is perfect for
anyone wanting to tackle the Cancer
Research Run 10k in Lincoln on 10 October. All the sessions are
free.
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| 06/07/10 | Marijke We have just heard
that Marijke is still suffering with injury problems. She is going to the
physio on a regular basis and jogging gently 3 times a week. She says
"Hi to everyone" and hopes to be back with us soon.
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| 04/07/10 | Profile Added Tony
Madge's profile page has been added to the website.
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| 03/07/10 | Nutrition Questionnaire A nutrition
questionnaire has been added to the calculators section. You can test
yourself to see if you have got a healthy eating regime. Questions and
analysis provided by Mistrelle Baker/University of Lincoln.
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| 26/06/10 | Coach Outing We are really
pleased to announce that we have just added Grace
Plant, Helen Brown and Jan
Anderson to our coaching team. The
trio who recently took their LIRF courses are now qualified and insured
(& CRB checked) to lead our various training nights. Well done girls.
If there is anyone else that would like to join our coaching squad, please let us know (you don't need to be a fast runner).
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| 21/06/10 | Catherine in Pain We are
sorry to hear Catherine Payne took a tumble whilst racing at Stathern on
Sunday. We hope you are soon patched up.
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| 18/06/10 | Summer Solstice Run This year the
solstice lands on
Monday 21 June. If you would like to join us on the run we are departing from the Meres Leisure centre at 6:45pm (with the Beginners) We leave the Beginners on the canal towpath and then head for our destination, the Royal Oak at Long Bennington. The route is a testing
12 miles (approx 2 hours running). If you are interested please let
me know so transport details can be formalised.
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| 13/06/10 | Whissendine 6ix Just incase
anyone can't find a form on the web for this evening race - click
here
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| 12/04/10 | Barrier Smashed Tony Madge
smashed through the National Class 80% barrier yesterday with a blistering
run in the Hose 1/2 marathon. His 1:23:18 performance gave him an Age
Grade performance of 81.76. See Seasons Best
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| 11/04/10 | Grantham Cup Latest The
latest coup pulled off by Feena and team, is that they have secured the
services of Henry Symington, the famous TV eventing commentator.
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| 02/04/10 | Grantham Cup
Just in case you have been living under a stone for the last few weeks -
the club is promoting a new race: The
Grantham Cup. This is a multi-terrain 10k race which is taking
place at Belton House in conjunction with the Horse Trial
event. So if you aren't taking part in the Lincs T&F match on Sunday
18 April why not get your entry in. There may also be the opportunity to
help marshal - if you want to get involved please contact Feena
Machin 01778 441137
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| 02/04/10 | 10k Everyday Party
Tim Bridle is having a 10k
Everyday Party celebrating the success of the challenge so far and
would like to invite you to join him. There is a Live band
"Fused" with Simon Shaw & Disco in aid of Cancer
Research; £5 on the door all of which will go to the charty. A great
opportunity to join Tim for a drink and have a fun night. To help with
the planning and the Hotel etc it would be useful if
you could let him know you would like to go.
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010, Time: 7:30pm - 11:40pm, Location:
Ramada Hotel Grantham
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| 02/04/10 | Technical T Shirts For Sale
We have a number of the 2010
Newton's Fraction T shirts for sale. These latest technology tops
are fantastic to train in. We can offer them at the price of £4 due
to bulk purchasing for our race. These can be purchased from Jackie
Bainbridge at the SK Stadium on Wednesdays (7:30pm) or from Paul
Davidson at Road sessions and various other times. Please email
for more info. S, M, L & X/L
£4
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| 02/04/10 | Sponsor Money
Just a reminder if you were collecting sponsorship money for
your efforts in the Little Apple fun run on 7 March. We are
hoping to make the presentation to our 2 chosen charities in the near
future, so if you haven't handed in your money yet could you
please do so as soon as possible. The money should go to Jackie
Bainbridge, the address is on the form (please don't send cash
through the post). Else you can hand it in at the stadium on a
Wednesday night at training (after 7pm).
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| 02/04/10 | Beginners
Please note there isn't a Beginners
training session on the Easter BH Monday - the Meres is closed. Resume
as normal a week on Monday
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| 19/03/10 | Newsletter The April edition
of the club newsletter has just be emailed out. It can also be downloaded
along with past editions by clicking here.
Paper copies will be distributed to members without email facilities.
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| 13/03/10 | BMI Calculator A new Body
Mass Index (BMI) calculator has been added.
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| 08/03/10 | Fun Run The Little Apple fun
run results are now
available.
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| 07/03/10 | Newtons's Fraction What a
brilliant day - thank you to all the helpers that made it possible - The
Fraction Team.
Provisional results are now available www.granthamac.com/road/nf_results.htm
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| 24/02/10 | Steve Gould We are sorry to
announce Steve's resignation - he has moved permanently up to Billinge (Wigan,
Lancs). We will all miss his no-nonsense training sessions. He
also tells us Vicki Greenall is competing in the London marathon shortly -
good luck Vicki. They would both like to thank everyone at the club for
the good times they shared with us.
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| 19/02/10 | Carnival Miles It's been
announced that Grantham AC will be resurrected the Carnival miles. The
races will take place along the High Street before the procession on
Saturday 19 June.
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| 13/02/10 | Athlete Profile Update
Thanks to John Ellerby for supplying misc
pictures and results for his profile page.
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| 08/02/10 | Triathlon Fixtures The triathlon
fixtures page have been updated. If you want any advice on any aspect
of triathlon training or competition please feel free to contact our Tri
experts Gavin and Neil Dowsett.
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| 04/02/10 | Lucozade Results Emma Kingzett,
the Lucozade Sports Scientist paid her second visit to us on Tuesday -
this time to do a practical testing session. This included testing of
urine samples and a pre and post training session weigh in - See
the results.
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| 03/02/10 | New Calculator A new Calorie
Counter calculator has been added.
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| 02/02/10 | New Event A new club venture - The
Grantham Cup - A 10k trail race run in conjunction with Belton Horse
Trials and BEDE Ltd has been launched today.
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| 16/01/10 | Gravity FM It's been
confirmed that Gravity FM will be starting this years Newton's Fraction. A
number of local DJ's have also been challenged to compete in the Fun Run.
For more info tune your radio to 97.2
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| 15/01/10 | Newton's Fraction Ale The
first 12 male and female finishers in our half marathon on the 7 March
will all receive a bottle of Newton's Fraction Ale produced and kindly
donated by Oldershaw
Brewery.
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| 12/01/10 | Grantham AC on TV Footage of
a group of GAC road runners accompanying Tim Bridle on his first 10k run
on New Years day can be seen online.
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| 08/01/10 | Beginners Night Cancelled
The forecast for the next few days remains very cold. This means the
footpaths are still likely to be icy and dangerous for training. So
regrettably there won't be any training on Monday 11th of January. Please
see the Beginners page for the latest
information.
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| 01/01/10 | 10k Every Day - Day 1 Thanks
to all the club runners that turned out to support Tim on the first day of
his challenge today. The run started by Lady Sarah McCorquodale, was
filmed by BBC Look North and local press and radio were there to capture
the moment. The Ramada also supported the event by providing refreshments
and sandwichs for the runners on their return.
If you want to support Tim on any of his runs contact him via his webpage.
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| 01/01/10 | With Great Sadness We are
very sorry to report that Sue Bradley has passed away. Along with husband,
Stephen Bunn, Sue was a past member of the club and took part in many of
the club's activities over the years. The cremation service will take
place on Monday 11 January at 2pm.
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