Portsmouth Joggers Club
About the Portsmouth Joggers
General InformationWe are based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the Portsmouth Joggers are a road running club of 400+ members of a mixed age (18 - 70), and ability (from beginners to experienced athletes).
The Club take the welfare of our members very seriously and have appointed a Welfare Officer, in line with UKA Policy. Therefore if you have any issues that you feel the Welfare Officer may be able to help with please contact Patsie Ruzewivz, at patsie54@aol.com.
As a Club the Joggers are well known for supporting other local events by providing marshals at events such as the Race for Life, Great South Run and the Rowans Hospice "Moonlit Memories Walk"
Come Down and Meet Us
Want to give us a try?
Then come down to the Mountbatten Centre, ask at reception for the Portsmouth Joggers meeting room, once there ask for Bill.
Alternatively call Bill on 02392 359426 or e-mail him at billwrightpjoggers@ntlworld.com and advise him that you will be coming down and he can look out for you.
Membership
Membership is currently available to people who are18 or over.
Under 18 membership will be enabled as long as the Club can provide coaches who have been through all the necessary checks and training. Currently the following members have been CRB checked :
Ray Ruzewicz; Alan Shons; Dave Blofield; Trudie Bishop; Dave Byng;
Bob Gordon; Patsie Ruzewicz
Training
We meet both during the week and at weekends for social and
friendly training sessions. Our club coaches ensure that training
will suit your ability and help you achieve your goals.
For our weekday sessions we meet at 7pm every Tuesday and Thursday at
the
Mountbatten
Sports Centre in North End Portsmouth. These runs range from speed
training & stretches, to 10km runs out into the countryside around
Portsmouth. From Tuesday 21 April 2009 we will be meeting in the
Gymnastics Centre which is round the back of the Mountbatten Centre.
There is also an off road group on Tuesday and Thursdays,
details
can be found here
A number of groups run at weekends and details can be found on the
"weekend
runs" page.
For further information please click through the topics under the
Training menu on the left.
So whether you are looking to keep fit or train for a Marathon, then we
are the club for you.
Racing
For those who are a little more competitive, we encourage our runners to
represent the club in local races, relay events and Hampshire
championships. Further details can be found under the Race Leagues menu
item on the left.
Should you have any further questions about joining or any other aspect of the Portsmouth Joggers, then please feel free to contact us.
