Club News & Updates
Wrekenton NEHL 19/01/2025
With the club racing on at last four different fronts this weekend, it was great to see so many club members out at a cold and freezing Wrekenton. Who knew that Wrekenton had its own microclimate, being noticeably colder than when we left Jesmond. Storming runs from...
Brass Monkey Half Marathon 19/01/2025
Ice Cold in York The Brass Monkey Half Marathon has a reputation as a fast-paced club race popular with those seeking PB’s. This year’s race on Sunday 19th January did not disappoint as the JJ’s racked up a string of impressive PB’s and club records tumbled rapidly....
Great North Run 2024
We gathered at dawn, 65 strong, With hearts full of courage, the road seemed long. From Jesmond we came, with grit in our stride, For the Great North Run, with Ben as our guide. The skies opened up, the rain didn’t rest, But spirits stayed high, we gave it our best....
Jesmond Joggers Anniversary Race 2024
Happy 18th Birthday to the JJs! A lovely night with lovely people, saw our 18th Birthday celebrated in style. With our friends from Newcastle Frontrunners, 76 runners finished the 3.8mile course. Louis Gardner retained his JJs title, four seconds outside the course...
Kielder Marathon and Half Marathon – 8 October 2023
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...
Northumberland Coastal Run – 17 September 2023
One week after a huge turnout of JJ’s at the Great North Run a much smaller group of five JJ’s took on the challenge of the iconic Northumberland Coastal Run. Spanning the coast from its start on the beach at Beadnell the slightly more than half marathon course winds...