Wednesday night saw the return of our old wintery friend, the Stag Trophy. This monthly event from October to April has been going since 1976 and is one of the most prestigious awards that can be won at the end of the season. The reason for this is that is favours those who turn up regularly and most importantly, consistently improve throughout the year. Three out of the last four years, the trophy has been won by someone in their first year with the club and the exception was Gary who improved greatly as he built up for the London marathon. read more

In 1995, 1996 & 1997 LBAC took part with seventeen other teams in a developing event that was founded in 1987 called the Round Norfolk Relay. There are not too many current members who will have taken part in the events which were organised each year by former captain, chairman & secretary, Steve Goodlad. It was a pretty big undertaking as the relay is 195 miles around the edge of Norfolk, consisting of 17 legs of various lengths, from five to twenty miles.

Since those days the event has grown hugely and is now restricted to a maximum of sixty teams, but the basis is exactly the same. Still 195 miles over 17 legs. Each team picks their own start time based on a finish of 9.00am and every runner must have an escort all the way, of a bike during the day and a car during the night. read more

By Dan Webb

It was a cool, bright but breezy day in Nottingham, not too bad for a marathon. I was nervous lining up with my old school friend Ben, and two other members of Grantham Town AC. As the only representative of LBAC, I felt that I should put on a good performance – wouldn’t want those Nottingham runners thinking we were some backwater, small-town running club! I had stayed the previous night at my mom’s house in Grantham. My three brothers and my niece and nephew had also come down which was a lovely surprise. My mom had cooked pasta especially for me. Sadly, I had to sip water while my brothers got merry on beer and wine. I was to make up for it on Sunday evening though. read more