Club News & Updates
Ah went to Blaydon Races, ‘twas on the ninth of Joon
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 outstanding sub-32 chip time (31.59) by...
Pier to Pier (South Shields to Roker Beach), 19th May 2019
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 to pull our...
London Marathon – Sunday 28/04/19
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...
Start Fitness NEHL XC season ends at Alnwick
The last cross country of the season saw the best turn out for the JJs in the club’s history! 29 club members, keen to run one of the most picturesque XC routes. Excitement was in the air as almost 1000 runners geared themselves up to finish on a high....
NEHL Thornley Farm Report
Women's Race A smaller team for the women this week due to illness and other commitments meant our squad dug deep to show our strength in depth on a tough course. Megan ran a stormer to move herself up to the medium pack for the next race and Wren ran a great...
“You must to Pomfret ….”
“You must to Pomfret, not unto the Tower" - but to the Northern’s XC! (minor adaptation from Richard II, Act V, Scene 1) The great 17th century Quaker, Dissenter and traveller, George Fox, enthused how the “delight and pleasure” of Pontefract, “arrest the...