TJP take on Ldn 2015

Team Jamesy P are Suzy, Fi, Tara and Francesca. Together we are running the Virgin London Marathon 2015 for CRY in memory of our lovely Jamesy P. Hear us complain about training, share tips and generally just chat crap here. Sponsor us here! =) Learn more about CRY here Get your heart tested! TJP's Fundraising Events Suzy Fi Tara Francesca James Did you know more than 12 apparently fit and healthy young people under 35 die of an undiagnosed heart condition every WEEK. CRY works to raise awareness, provides free heart screenings, provides bereavement support for families and supports young people diagnosed with potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions.

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Bingooooo

We did it!!! We have now raised over £10,000...so our target has just gone up to £12,000 😎 It was a great evening with lots of awesome prizes and everyone has said what a good time they had. Next fundraiser planned is a silent disco in Mahiki on 9th May, after the marathon so that we can celebrate with everyone! 🍻🍸🍹🍷🍺 🎉 Fi and I are very injured atm so not much to report on the running front! Although Fi is swimming, cycling and doing physio's exercises all the time so keeping very fit! I, on the other hand, am doing nothing as my body has well and truly given up. On antibiotics atm but hoping to recover and get back to training next week in the Miami ☀️🙏💊

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Injured.com

So my new found love of early morning runs didn't work out very well...I am well and truly injured! I ran 7 miles Tuesday morning then cycled to work, had a meeting, went to the loo and voila my back is buggered!!! I still can't bend down properly 3 days later, feeling very frustrated! Any more running this week is looking unlikely 😫

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End of week 3

This week I have discovered a new found love for early morning runs…and the earlier the better. I went for a 10 mile run at 5am on Saturday and it felt goooood 😊 I think the key is to start running in the morning before your body figures out what you’re doing! So next week I will try to do all my long runs at arse O’clock in the morning 😁 Team Jamesy P also went to a Gala Bingo night this week to research for our upcoming fundraiser…it was lots of LOLs and felt like we had travelled back in time as we walked into the Bingo hall. I managed to stop Gala Bingo up and down the country with a false claim in our first round of play, in which all the bingo halls in the country were playing…good one! And Fi won £15!! 💰💰💰 They can’t do the traditional number calls at bingo anymore because of rules and regulations which was disappointing. Luckily, Team Jamesy P don’t follow any rules or regulations and will be using traditional bingo lingo…Dirty Gertie, Number 30 😉

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Poor me

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Injured

I have achilles tendonitis. Not a happy bunny. My heel was hurting on sunday and as it didnt seem to be getting any better I haven't been running this week. I went to a physio in amersham today, a lovely lady called Troy, and she told me instantly that my right achilles tendon is inflamed and weak and that i can't run the 12 mile training run on sunday. I'm gutted and I cant run at all for 2-3 weeks. To keep my fitness up I can swim and cycle and I'm going back to see her this time next week. I'm frustrated and a bit infuriated but I'll do what I'm told in the hope it'll get better. Booooo hiss

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Rest day

And breathe...hectic week for Team Jamesy P. We had our 2nd fundraising event on Tuesday...the Team Jamesy P Bucks Quiz and raffle raised £3,056!!! We have smashed our target as we have now raised £7,926 in total...so our target just went up to £10,000, which we hope to reach after our Bingo night on 10th Feb at Sir Christopher Hatton pub 😎 I cannot thank everyone enough for all the support and donations. It personally keeps me focused on training and gets me out there running on those cold mornings!! In running news, it's rest day 😁😁😁 although I have basketball training today...no rest for the wickid! I also have a physio appointment which I am very excited about, to relieve all the tension in my legs, although I know it will be very painful 😱 I have done a 4 mile lunch run this week, 7 mile morning run at 6am when it was -3 degrees (that was hard), and a 5 mile run to counselling...note to self, always end your run somewhere with a shower 🚿🚿🚿 sitting through an hour of counselling being a Sweaty Betty is not comfortable! Sweating like a pig, feeling like a fox 🐷🐺 ✌️

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T here: week two is through! Fantastically I’ve already damaged my knee, which is clicking rather unpleasantly with every step I take – yay! I’ve also discovered that long runs and my pea sized bladder are not great bedfellows… Delightful. Training song of the week: ‘I don’t think now is the…

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Try not to bounce when ur running and rather run as close to the ground as possible. The trick not to hurt yourself when u begin running is to have a good technique. Love!

[teamjamesyp]

Ahhh thank you, will give this a go =) I definitely bounce when I run, more of a skip almost! Keep meaning to go and get a gait analysis done, but where does the week go!

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Week two through

T here: week two is through! Fantastically I’ve already damaged my knee, which is clicking rather unpleasantly with every step I take – yay! I’ve also discovered that long runs and my pea sized bladder are not great bedfellows… Delightful. Training song of the week: ‘I don’t think now is the best time’ by Hans Zimmer. This song is pretty epic and if you haven’t run to classical music/movie scores before I can definitely recommend. I’m no expert, but at least all the songs I know follow the same pattern – there’s a big opening, building quickly up into crescendo before the music slows down, comes out of the crescendo (not the technical term) before building back up to it a few times and ending in a big finish. It’s great for recovery and then building your speed back up and also feeling like a f..king hero at the same time! Running facts learned this week: Blister socks are a gift from God (or my mum at Christmas, you know, either or).

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Why treadmills can eff off and die

Good things about treadmills: - they’re good for pacing - you don’t have to go outside

Bad things about treadmills: - everything else

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T here: I hate treadmills. Like really hate them. They are the work of the devil and a plague upon all humanity. Why? Because there’s no sense of achievement on a treadmill, it’s crap. Instead it goes like this:

I’ve been running for five thousand hours and I’ve got absolutely nowhere! Oh wait, it’s not five thousand hours it’s only been seven minutes. It just feels like five thousand hours because it’s fucking boiling in here, I want to die and I’ve got absolutely nowhere.

The only good thing about the bastard treadmill is that it provides a psychological conditioning something akin to what I imagine the SAS must go through. If I can conquer the treadmill, I have conquered the marathon of the mind…

Something like that anyway.

Also, the room our treadmill is in is hotter than the sun, so when April inevitably ends up being the hottest month on record and we’re running directly into the gates of hell, at least I’ll be heat-prepared 😎

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The Pednor Loop

Today I ran the 'Pednor Loop'.  It's a single track road near Chesham which is exactly 5 miles long and which my mum told me would be flat. It was not flat!  It was the longest, slowest hill I have ever ran up... 2.5 miles of ascent.  And then, when I thought it must start going down soon was the steepest section of road I have ever run up.  It was HORRID.  Saying that, when I reached the top the views were incredible an it was such a sunny morning.  Then I got to enjoy 2 miles of down hill-ness.  Even when running is painful, if your surroundings are nice it really carries you through.   The only things I saw in 5 miles were two chickens wandering down the road, two women on horses, two birdwatchers, lots of birds, one parked car, a woman with two dogs, a load of sheep and two other joggers running the other way.   I realised why they were running the other way about 10 minutes later when I came to the biggest puddle / lake I have ever seen.  It was as wide as the road and at least 20 metres long.  The lady with the two dogs told me not to bother, but I wanted to run the 5 mile loop!  I decided to go along the right hand side bank which I had to do on my tip toes, while clinging to various branches of the trees lining the road.  I must have looked so stupid!  I was poked in the ribs by branches as they snagged my new running clothes and I got covered in dirt.  I decided to go the other side of the trees and squeezed myself between a fence and the trees.  I touched the fence wondering if it was electric and feeling that it wasn't.  So, I decided to climb over the fence.  The second I put both hands on it, I realised it WAS an electric fence... ouch.  I muddled through the rest of puddle/lake-gate by clinging to the trees again.  I felt very superior when I'd gotten past it!

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5 miles

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Cross Training Day

So according to Nike, cross training can include swimming, biking, basketball or yoga…so hopefully my biking to and from work today counts! No running today for me after a 4 mile run home, 6 mile run with Fi and a very pleasant 5 mile lunch run up to Hyde Park this week. It’s been very cold and rainy but that just makes the sense of accomplishment after even greater! Never thought I’d say this but I’m actually looking forward to a 4 mile run tomorrow…that now seems like an easy run and it will be a good stress reliever after my granddad’s funeral. Nike says 8 miles on Saturday but I might try doing 9 😱😱😱 Need to find a good, scenic route!! Fingers crossed for sun 🙏☀️✌️

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Tuesday evening 7 mile run around Hyde Park...cold and wet but smiley 😁

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Tara's right...

I spat into a headwind too on Saturday... It was a nightmare and it was in front of loads of traffic!

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Week one done

T here: week one of training is complete! Only fifteen more to go 😱😱

I was slow off the mark (appaz marathon training is a marathon not a sprint - who knew) and left most of my runs for the weekend. I covered ten miles Saturday through to today and am now exhausted! Also already got major blisters too, so thank GOD it’s rest day tomorrow.

Training song of the week: 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars. This song is awesome, it makes me feel awesome, I definitely look awesome semi-dancing to it as I drag my fat ass around Berkhamsted and it also makes me feel like I could electric slide the entire marathon. This one is 100% making the race day playlist.

Running facts learned this week: Don’t spit into a head wind 😳 doh!