Sunshine over Thornley Farm!
North East XC Relays Championships – 18th March 2022 The NE XC Relay Championships took place at a much different Thornley Farm, basked in sunshine and a lot less mud than at the recent NEHL. With the race run over a different course it still…
Final XC of the 2021/22 season: A stunning venue for a stunning performance
Race report 1: Senior and Vet Women’s race A record breaking 17 JJ females took the line at the wonderful XC course in Alnwick Pastures, looked over the by the 11th Century Alnwick Castle. A venue that had witnessed enough history of the years…
The National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill, London
On Saturday 26th February two JJs were flying the flag at The National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill London. Angus Miller’s report of the day is as follows: I met Geoff at Kings Cross Station and made our…
North East Masters XC Championships – Rising Sun Country Park – 5th February 2022
A windy and blustery, cold day welcomed the five JJs for the return of the Masters XC championships. Kari was unfortunately the only female JJ to enter. The women set off with the windy blowing hard up the first straight. A unique course of a…
NEHL Thornley Farm XC: Mud, mud and more mud …..
NEHL XC – Race 4 – Thornley Farm – 8/1/22 Women’s race: The women got the JJs off first round the toughest or best race of the NEHL, depending on your point of view, at Thornley Farm. Bring a working farm the ground was perfect…
North Eastern XC – 11 December 2021
NORTH EASTERN COUNTIES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 115th ANNUAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Women’s race: A depleted JJs team made the journey to Sedgefield for the NE XC championships with the women this time going off after the men’s race. With the cold winter rain coming down, the…
It was a cold frosty morning: Debut at the Birtley XC relays
A cold morning greeted the JJs making the club’s debut in the Birtley XC Relays. The first relays of the year saw a testing 3000m course, consisting of two laps, which was deceptively hard going. The course was soft with some wicked hills, up and…
Medal success at North Eastern Championships for Women’s XC team
North East Cross Country Women’s Championships 14th December 2019 – Alnwick Pastures A historic day in the short history of Jesmond Joggers on a cold and windy Northumberland day saw the women’s team bring home the club’s first Championship medal. With Molly and Laura pushing…
The English National Cross Country Championships 2019 – Leeds Dirty Leeds (circa 1970)
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…