by JesmondJoggers | Feb 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ice Cold in York The Brass Monkey Half Marathon has a reputation as a fast-paced club race popular with those seeking PB’s. This year’s race on Sunday 19th January did not disappoint as the JJ’s racked up a string of impressive PB’s and club records tumbled rapidly....
by JesmondJoggers | Sep 19, 2024 | Road race
We gathered at dawn, 65 strong, With hearts full of courage, the road seemed long. From Jesmond we came, with grit in our stride, For the Great North Run, with Ben as our guide. The skies opened up, the rain didn’t rest, But spirits stayed high, we gave it our best....
by JesmondJoggers | Sep 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Happy 18th Birthday to the JJs! A lovely night with lovely people, saw our 18th Birthday celebrated in style. With our friends from Newcastle Frontrunners, 76 runners finished the 3.8mile course. Louis Gardner retained his JJs title, four seconds outside the course...
by JesmondJoggers | Oct 9, 2023 | Marathon, News, Road race
Sunday 8th October was a marathon Super Sunday with JJ’s competing in 3 marathons across 2 continents. In a weekend that saw Kelvin Kiptum shatter the men’s marathon record 7 JJ’s took the journey to Kielder for the marathon and half marathon races.The marathon...
by JesmondJoggers | Sep 17, 2023 | News, Road race
One week after a huge turnout of JJ’s at the Great North Run a much smaller group of five JJ’s took on the challenge of the iconic Northumberland Coastal Run. Spanning the coast from its start on the beach at Beadnell the slightly more than half marathon course winds...
