Club News & Updates
Gordon Smith Relays May 2022
Twenty-two JJ’s made the short drive from Jesmond Pool down the coast road to meet at Cobalt Business Park. The weather was nice with a bit of a breeze in the air. Teams were mingling around the start waiting for the...
JJs Magnificent 7
It was a game of two halves at Gateshead today … well and half and a 10k to be accurate. For a local run I expected a bigger turn out but only 7 JJ’s made it on the day, likely in anticipation of next week’s Sunderland races perhaps. Some met on the Metro for the...
Foam Rollers and Fish & Chips: North Tyneside 10K, 17 April 2022
Foam Rollers and Fish & Chips: The JJs North Tyneside 10k 17 April, 2022 Some might say that running from Bondi to Bronte Beach, Sydney, Australia or along the Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France are the world’s prettiest coastlines to go for a run, but...
Paris Marathon 4/4/22
Paris Marathon 4/4/22 With chip issues for Louis Gardener as he crossed the Paris Marathon line last week, the results were delayed in coming out. However, it was worth the wait as a new JJs Marathon record was set. Louis, making his marathon debut in Paris, raced...
To Carbon or not To Carbon, that is the Question? – Terry O’Gara 5km
Terry O’Gara 5km – 10/4/22 To Carbon or not To Carbon, that is the Question? The spring racing calendar brings out the fast athletes after a winter on the country and with a fast course, a very good standard of entries, the weather gods being kind and super carbon...
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 had its challenges with...