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 | Apr 25, 2023 | Marathon, Road race
London Calling After months of training and getting themselves in shape, the day had finally come. The five JJs were ready for ‘The London’ marathon. With various different starts and wave starts it meant that most of the JJs didn’t see each other before the race....
by JesmondJoggers | May 19, 2019 | Marathon, News
Stirling, you were “my first, my last*, my everything …” (* I reserve the right to change my mind!) Stirling you were “my first” road marathon, and Si’s first marathon for 19 years, and you certainly took pretty much “everything” that I had in me! A relatively flat...
by JesmondJoggers | May 15, 2019 | Marathon, News
If someone had told me 5 years ago I’d be running a marathon this year, I’d have laughed out loud. I hated running, and couldn’t do it! But that was before I joined Jesmond Joggers. Running with people made all the difference, and it didn’t take me long to become...
