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...
by JesmondJoggers | Mar 3, 2019 | News
The last cross country of the season saw the best turn out for the JJs in the club’s history! 29 club members, keen to run one of the most picturesque XC routes. Excitement was in the air as almost 1000 runners geared themselves up to finish on a high....
by JesmondJoggers | Feb 24, 2019 | News, XC
Back in the 1970’s visitors to Leeds in a sporting context would often be heard saying “DIRTY DIRTY LEEDS” but after a two hours journey to Leeds, the travelling JJs found the course at the 131st English Nationals for the men and the 86th Woman’s National anything but...
by JesmondJoggers | Feb 12, 2019 | News
Women’s Race A smaller team for the women this week due to illness and other commitments meant our squad dug deep to show our strength in depth on a tough course. Megan ran a stormer to move herself up to the medium pack for the next race and Wren ran a...
by JesmondJoggers | Jan 27, 2019 | News
“You must to Pomfret, not unto the Tower” – but to the Northern’s XC! (minor adaptation from Richard II, Act V, Scene 1) The great 17th century Quaker, Dissenter and traveller, George Fox, enthused how the “delight and pleasure” of Pontefract,...
by JesmondJoggers | Sep 15, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
Our Anniversary Race was run on Wednesday 12th September, 2018. Congratulations to our two winners of the Jesmond Anniversary Cups for 2018 Molly Pace (1st JJ woman) James Wilkins (1st JJ male) Further details and full results...
