by JesmondJoggers | Jul 15, 2019 | News
(to the tune of The Wombles Song) “Under trained, over trained Still running free, The ploggers of Jesmond Joggers are we” (courtesy of Rob!) On Sunday 14th July seven JJs dragged themselves away from the tennis, cricket etc for the inaugural JJs...
by JesmondJoggers | Jun 23, 2019 | News
I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t been looking forward to this. Because I had. For months. But the weeks of waiting, obsessively checking the start lists every half hour and scouting out the competition were over and it was finally the day of the 2019 NEMAA Track &...
by JesmondJoggers | Jun 10, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Ah me lads, ye shudda seen us gannin’ … all 23 of us (a JJ record at Blaydon I’m sure) We flew past Airmstrang’s factory, and up to the “Robin Adair” …. We flew across the Chain Bridge reet into Blaydon toon … … to an...
by JesmondJoggers | May 19, 2019 | News
The popular and lovely race organised by Sunderland Strollers saw 1287 runners cross the line with two JJs being 1st and 2nd in the women’s race. Molly Rebecca led home all the JJs (both male and female – we need...
by JesmondJoggers | May 15, 2019 | Marathon, News
If someone had told me 5 years ago I’d be running a marathon this year, I’d have laughed out loud. I hated running, and couldn’t do it! But that was before I joined Jesmond Joggers. Running with people made all the difference, and it didn’t take me long to become...
