Club News & Updates

With Monkseaton turned into a Ghost town because of the pandemic, the Clive Cookson 10km had to wait two years before the Velvet Underground Race T shirt could be replaced with something special.  The cry of enjoy yourself went up and the JJs ditched their man at...

The Pier to Pier Race made a welcome return this weekend after 2 years of Covid postponement. The race is a popular and longstanding event in the North East running calendar efficiently organised by Sunderland Strollers and was sold out well in advance. The...

              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...

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: 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 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...