Jesmond Joggers Club History

Jesmond Joggers Running Club was founded in 2006

August 2006 – Club founded by Scott Armstrong & Paul Rea
Mon 4th September 2006 – Club’s first training session
November 2006 – Bryan Laycock wins our first Runner of the Month Award
November 2007 – Club applies to become affiliated with England Athletics.
April 2008 – Club becomes affiliated to England Athletics
September 2008 – Club enters a senior & veteran men’s team in the North East Harrier League for the first time.
December 2008 –Jenny Adair is the very first winner of the Runner of the Year award.
April 2009 – Ian McDonald & Hannah Gibbin are appointed the club’s first Men & Women’s captains.
August 2009 – Club enters both a Men & Women’s team in The North East Harrier League.
March 2010 – Senior & Veteran Men’s team finish 3rd overall in Div 3 of the North East Harrier League. The Senior women’s team finish the season in a respectable 14th position in their debut season
March 2011 – The Senior & Veteran Men’s team finish runners up in Div 3 of the North East Harrier League clinching promotion to Div 2. Senior Women’s team finish the season in a respectable 11th position in their 2nd full season.
March 2012 – The Senior & Veteran Men’s team were relegated from Div 2 on the last day of the NEHL season at Prudhoe. The senior women’s team finished 7th in Div 2.
March 2013 – The Senior & Veteran Men’s team win promotion to the NEHL Div 2 for the second time, narrowly missing out on the Div 3 title on count back
September 2013 – Michael Hedley sets a club record of 1:17:59 for the Half Marathon.
March 2014 – Jenny Hitchott finishes 3rd overall in the Senior Women’s NEHL Grand Prix
December 2014 – Ian McDonald is appointed as the Club’s first President
March 2015 – The Senior & Veteran Men’s team win the NEHL Division 3 title, it’s the club’s first piece of silverware.
September 2015 – The Club host & win the very first Presidents Cup relays
March 2016 – Both the Men’s & Women’s Teams are relegated from their respective divisions in the North East Harrier League
Summer 2016 – Our 10th Anniversary
April 2017 – The Senior and Veteran Women’s XC team win the NEHL Division 3 title
January 2018 – Geoff Blair is appointed as the Club’s new President and Simon Wells as the Club’s new Chairman
August 2018 – JJ Women’s Team wins the Gosforth Summer relays. Our first club win in a NE race
Spring 2020 – Women’s NEHL team are promoted to Div 1 having narrowly missed out on the cup. Men’s NEHL team are promoted to Div 2
2020-21 – COVID disrupts the Club but members continue to meet when restrictions apply
Summer 2021 – Our 15th Anniversary
2021 – Paul Waddell is our first ever NECAA individual gold medallist, winning the long jump title at the NECAA Track and Field Championships.
2023 – JJs Master team (M45-54) win our first team medals at the NEMAA Cross Country Championships finishing 3rd.
2024 – The JJs Master M55-64 win our first NEMAA Cross Country team title at the NEMAA Cross Country Championships.
2024 – Paul Waddell wins our first senior NECAA indoor title at the NECAA Indoor Championships, taking gold in the triple jump.
2024 – JJs Women finish 3rd in the NEHL Division 1
2025 – JJs Women finished 2nd at the NECAA Cross Country Championships, collecting our first ever silver medals at a county championship.
2025 – JJs women win our first ever NECAA title, winning the gold medal at the NECAA Cross Country Relays.
2025 – JJs Women finish 2nd in the NEHL Division 1, missing out on the title by two points in a weather curtailed season. Our highest ever finish in the NEHL.
2025 – JJs men finish 4th in the NEHL Division 2, our highest ever finish in the men’s league.
2025 – Laura Chapman is selected to represent the NECAA team at the Inter Counties Mountain Race, our first county selection.
2025 – The JJs men are 2nd at the Gosforth Relays, the JJs women finish 3rd. Our first ever double podium at one event.
2026 – JJs Women win bronze medals at the NECAA Cross Country Relays.
2026 – The JJs complete teams in the National Cross Country Championships for the first time, in the men’s 9 man team, 6 man team and women’s team in Sedgefield.
2026 – JJs Masters M55-64 men win bronze at the NEMAA Cross Country Championships.
2026 – JJs Women finish 3rd in the NEHL, our third podium position in a row in the women’s league.
2026 – The JJs 20th Anniversary.
2026 – The first JJs Anniversary Relay race.