by JesmondJoggers | Sep 14, 2023 | News, Road race
Tensions in Tyneside were palpably rising, along with the temperatures, in the week building up to the 42nd Great North Run. A surprise sunny start to September sent the mercury spiralling upwards but did not deter the 82 JJs (our largest ever amount of member...
by JesmondJoggers | Aug 7, 2023 | News, Road race
The Bridges of the Tyne is a chance to run a rarely run distance and this one being a fast, mainly flat, out and back 5-mile course along the quayside passing the iconic bridges of the Tyne. Indeed, the winner clocked 24:52 to show the quickness of the course. Four...
by JesmondJoggers | Aug 7, 2023 | News
Five JJ’s braved the wet weather conditions to take part in Durhams coastal half marathon today. A race that promised steep inclines and plenty of stairs to climb (320!). It didn’t fail to deliver on either. The race started with a gentle incline, taking the JJ’s...
by JesmondJoggers | Aug 7, 2023 | News, Road race
3 JJs, Emma Curtis, Jayne Oswald and Andrew Heide and 2 former members, Rob Kingston and Louise Mcleman were met with a torrential downpour or a British monsoon, so it meant the Steelman Triathlon converted into a swim-run / aquathlon. With the bike being cancelled...
by JesmondJoggers | May 9, 2023 | News, Relays
Bedeswell Park in Jarrow is one of those local parks that was regenerated after being an industrial tip in the days of coal pits and iron works. Unlike some other courses on former slag heaps (watch out for the hilly Weetslade relay in late June), the NEMAA Road Relay...
