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Marc Walker and Caroline Mcintosh complete scenic Kimbolton Castle Half Marathon
In a quiet Bank Holiday weekend for the Joggers, Marc Walker and Caroline Mcintosh took up the enjoyable challenge of the Kimbolton Castle Half Marathon in Huntingdonshire on Sunday August 28th. This popular annual race starts in the majestic surroundings of Kimbolton Castle and is run over a traffic-free, closed-road course, which passes through the villages of Tillbrook, Lower Dean, … Read more
Coronavirus and the Club
Coronavirus and the Club As you will have seen,the Government has requested that we all avoid all unnecessary social contact. The Club is first and foremost a social running club and the Club committee are agreed that the only socially responsible action we can take is to suspend all Joggers’ training sessions and events until at least the end of … Read more
6th August 2018
There was a big turnout of 45 Joggers on Thursday evening for the 5th of 6 Kevin Henry 5K League races, this one organised by Haverhill RC at Kedington. There was a big hill to climb and the temperature was hovering around 28°C, so little chance for any PBs this time. The Pollards were in the limelight again with Hannah … Read more
Newsflash!
Congratulations to Mark Hayward who completed what I think is his first full Ironman triathlon event (2.4m swim/112m bike/26.2m marathon run) at Holme Pierrepont Nottingham on Sunday 29th July, recording a time of 10:49:58. That put him 64th of 875 single competitors overall, excluding relay teams. In his strongest discipline of running, he completed the marathon in 3:32:24, putting him … Read more
29th July 2018
Newmarket Joggers took on the Littleport 10K on Sunday 29th July, a favourite local race, which has been organised by Littleport Leisure Centre since around 2009. There is now a brand new Leisure Centre complex on the site, built within the last year, with all the latest facilities including a smart new cafe….well worth a visit. Newmarket Joggers have been … Read more
4th March 2018
Incredibly the 2018 Cambridge Half Marathon took place on Sunday 4th March. It was touch and go all week due to the snow, but despite the cold temperatures over 8000 runners turned out to pound the streets of Cambridge. Over 60 Newmarket Joggers were amongst these with , all crossing the line in good form at the end of the … Read more
24 of The Newmarket Joggers joined the 350 taking part in The Abington 10K just outside Cambridge at the weekend. Jogger Neil Pollard collected the 2nd place medal with his time of just 35.16. Not far behind were club members, Mark Hayward (37.49), Jason Beeton (41.27), Grainne Brennan (41.52), Eleanor Bithell(50.35), and several others, who all came in well under … Read more
Super weekend running
With many of the joggers still in training for the London Marathon, several are still managing to get some long distance races in. Newmarket Jogger Denys Olefir came 2nd in the Oakley 20 at the weekend. This very hilly 20 mill run gave nearly 1000 runners a Sunday workout. Denys came in 2nd with his time of 1.55.48. First female … Read more
Celebrating the end of Summer at the last Kevin Henry fixture for 2016
In memory of our dear friend Marcus Gynn
Marcus passed away on Thursday 11th February 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was a key player in the Club, so encouraging and such an inspiration to all. He loved his running and was so much fun to be around. Thank you for being part of our Club.