by JesmondJoggers | Apr 24, 2023 | News, Road race
Sunday 23rd April is Shakespeare’s birthday and a busy day in the road race calendar. Away from the spotlight on the TCS London Marathon, hundreds of local runners turned out in the strong spring sunshine after Saturdays tempest for a local challenge of speed and...
by JesmondJoggers | Jan 18, 2023 | News, Road race
ON DAYS LIKE THESE! An early start for some of the JJs from Jesmond with a 6:30 meet to get the coach for the fast Brass Monkey Half Marathon in York. After resuming sleep on the bus, the JJs arrived in York and clear bright and fairly windless day greeted them....
by JesmondJoggers | Dec 18, 2022 | News, Road race
The Ronnie Walker race is the oldest 10k on an undulating course in and around the grounds of Saltwell Park in Gateshead. After a cold period of weather during the week questions were asked whether the event would go ahead, and so on getting the race, an info email...
by JesmondJoggers | Sep 19, 2022 | News, Road race
Local Heroes Going Back Home to South Shields! With the strains of ‘Going Home’ and Mark Knopfler ringing in their ears, the record number of JJs made their way along the well-trodden roads from Newcastle to South Shields. Over Fifty JJs, a third of the Club, ran,...
by JesmondJoggers | Aug 27, 2022 | News, Road race
Watergate is an office block in Washington which gave its name to a political scandal in the 1970’s. It’s also the name of a country park in Lobley Hill, Gateshead home of the Watergate 5k race hosted by Low Fell Running Club. The race is a two lap trail race race...
by JesmondJoggers | Aug 27, 2022 | News, Road race
5 JJs entered this popular GNR warm up – an out and back route from Ovingham Middle School which follows the no 72 cycle route along the River Tyne past Bywell, and up to the main road before turning back with a fast and mostly down hill last 5 miles –...
