training for a marathon

I Didnt happen BUT I Did get Married

2010-09-08T03:50:00.000-07:00

Well,

Unfortunately I did not run the marathon,

I was doing well on training but unfortunately towards the end of last year we had a 3 week period where the weather was unsafe to run in and i got a little bit ill over the winter. I had no choice but to give up my place to someone who had a better chance of running london and completing it

I want to firstly apologies to the people that sponsored me sorry that i let you down.

Secondly

I vow to re-enter this years marathon, My partner and I have applied to run and are hopeful of being chosen.

I am about to start running/training again this week. Im dreading it but my wife is amazing and will help me every step of the way

For the good news

I got married

IN JAMAICA

it was amazing and we plan to go back next year if we lucky or early 2012

My nan and grandad loved it there so much the week we got back they went and booked for another 3 weeks in february 2011 lucky so and so's

Getting married is the best feeling ever and my wife is amazing I never thought with my life being as it is Being a cystic fibrosis sufferer and having diabetes that I would ever meet anyone so amazing and so supportive that they would stay with me all this time support me and marry me

IT is amazing feeling

Anyway for now bye bye

And P.S

MArriage is unbelievable and I love my wife and daughter lots

Week 4 of training

2009-12-02T03:08:00.000-08:00

Well,

Im now well into my training programme, and I will be honest it hasnt been easy but I am starting to notice the fitness level going up.

Im now running 2.3 miles in 30 minutes with my first mile being 8 minute mile, then I have to slow my pace down as the last 1.3 miles is mainly uphill on my route.

But all in all it is going well i have endured every weather imaginable and dodged a few cars (And hit by one car so far) but i am actually starting to enjoy running mainly because I can feel that i am getting more healther for it and that it is helping improve my fitness and health and im enjoying all the new foods and recipes im eatting so all is going well so far.

Anyway I got my training programme mixed up abit

Im on week 4 now and tonight is interval run night

10 minute jog (1 Mile) 5 minute run (half a mile as it uphill) 5 minute walk then 10 minute jog
These are the tough parts but it is making me feel better
And I have now got to lose 2 inches off my waste to fit into my wedding suit in february.

Anyway keep running

bye for now

week 3 training programme

2009-11-09T00:23:00.000-08:00

Hello and welcome again

Well it is now week 3 and it time to ramp up the training progamme once more

this week i will be doing 6 runs. 5 runs will be jogging for 25 minutes
1 run will then be an interval run. That being jog for 10 minutes run for 5 minutes jog for 5 minutes and finally a nice (If i can do it) well desrved 5 minute walk

So far my training hasnt exactly gone how ive wanted but I have just got to get on with it and try to start enjoying it.

I bought myself a new ipod 4gb shuffle the other day so looking forward to trying that out tonight.

Also

On the nutrition side, I am now filling out a food diary which I have then got to send off to the cystic fibrosis dietician and she will help plan a good diet plan, but for now it not too important as the runs are only upto 25 minutes when i get to the hour mark and onwards that when it will become vital to have a stable diet.

But that doesnt mean I havent changed my diet already.

My Fiancee had a good research and has got me on a white meat diet with plenty of vegetables (Which I rarely used to eat) and rice the perfect balance for everything I need for a good run.

Anyway

Bye for now

Jamie

My progress

2009-11-03T05:21:00.001-08:00

Well,

Its now Tuesday 3rd november 2009

So my training last week was okay if not 100% commited but that okay as my training programme still doesnt start for another week but I did go running 4 times last week covering just under 8 miles in total.

This week though im on full 6 times a week runs including interval runs.

The weather here is wet to say the least so running will be rather interesting and very cold im sure

anyway

I just wanted to say quickly that to anyone that is trying to sponsor me and is having trouble with the sponsor page please let me know

I have spoke to virgin giving who sorted my page and they say they are looking into it but to bear with them

If anyone is having trouble please let me know

The page again is

www.virginmoneygiving.com/jamiefox

thank You

Jamie

Please Sponsor Me

2009-10-26T07:15:00.000-07:00

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I have now set up my online sponsorship page,
Please go to :-

http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/jamiefox

Please tell your family and friends about my sponsorship page as I have pledged to raise over £10,000.00 and need as many sponsors as possible to reach this target

Thank You

I'm supporting Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the UKs only national charity dealing with all aspects of Cystic Fibrosis. It funds research to treat the symptoms of CF and to find an effective treatment. It also aims to ensure appropriate healthcare for those with Cystic Fibrosis and provides information, advice and support to people with CF and their families across the UK. Cystic Fibrosis is one of the most common, life-threatening diseases in the UK. It affects over 8,000 people and 1 in 25 of us carries the faulty gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis. If two carriers start a family, each child has a 1 in 4 chance of having Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick, sticky mucus making it hard to breathe and to digest food. People with Cystic Fibrosis have to endure a rigorous daily treatment regime including physiotherapy to clear the chest, inhaled and injected drugs to thin the mucus and fight infections and dozens of enzyme pills to help digest food. Each week, five babies are born with CF and sadly, each week three young lives are lost. Around half of those with CF can expect to live over 35 years, but a baby born today can expect to live longer. Each year we invest around £4 million in gene therapy research and around £800,000 in symptom control, infection, transplant and other research. We also spend around £1 million improving the care of those with CF and around £1 million on information, advice and support. None of this would be possible without the support of the CF community and the generosity of the public

Please go to http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/jamiefox to see my fundraising page and sponsor me online

Marathon running 2010

2009-10-23T05:21:00.000-07:00

Hello There,

And Firstly Welcome,

Welcome to my first and new blog space.

Let me introduce myself,

My name is Jamie Fox,

I'm 24 years of age, I live in a little town called Dover in Kent, and I live with My fiancee and daughter and Im due to get married next february 2010 in jamiaca.

The real Reason i am writing this blog is to tell everyone how im getting on and how I will be training for running a marathon and more importantly the London Marathon, as well as writing about how I have changed my diet and nutrition to give me the best possible chance of becoming more healthy and stand a better chance of crossing the london marathon finish line in 2010. I will also be using this blog to let other people write about their training and running a marathon and how to train best and enjoy running and the do's and dont's of training and running the marathon.

Now this just may look like an ordinary everyday blog but it is very different I can assure you.

See I suffer from Diabetes and Cystic fibrosis.

So my training will be different and my nutrition as I require more calories just to live a everyday life let alone running a marathon.
If you wish to find out more about CF please search for Cystic Fibrosis trust on a search engine and have a read.
Please also do the same if you wish to find out more about Diabetes.

Well so here we are

The marathon is approximately 26 weeks away and I have recently started training. Up until now I have just been doing light training you know not exactly running a marathon distance by any means but running at the gym 3 times a week 5k per visit and I have started to introduce more greens into my diet keeping myself hydrated and resting (not always easy with a two year old running you round allday long. He he.

But

From monday My marathon Training increases.

Starting monday I must run/jog 20 mins 5 times a week with an interval run in the middle of 10 minutes fast running 10 Minutes walking 10 minutes jogging.
This training schedule then increases every week on each run by 5-10 minutes by week for example

Marathon Training running

Week 1
Monday run/Jog 20 minutes
Tuesday run/Jog 20 minutes
Wednesday fast run 10 minutes walk 10 minutes jog 5 minutes
Thursday run/jog 20 minutes
Friday run/Jog 20 minutes
Saturday Rest Day
Sunday jog 25 minutes

Week 2
Monday run/Jog 25 minutes
Tuesday run/Jog 25 minutes
Wednesday fast run 15 minutes walk 10 minutes jog 10 minutes
Thursday run/jog 25 minutes
Friday run/Jog 25 minutes
Saturday Rest Day
Sunday jog 30 minutes

Week 3
Monday run/Jog 30 minutes
Tuesday run/Jog 30 minutes
Wednesday fast run 15 minutes walk 10 minutes jog 15 minutes
Thursday run/jog 25 minutes
Friday run/Jog 30 minutes
Saturday Rest Day
Sunday jog 35 minutes

Week 4 and week 5
I think by now you sort of get where this training is going.

Whilst training I will be attempting to run 5k fun runs 10k fun runs etc half marathon all before the big one 2010 London Marathon

Anyway

I hope you have enjoyed my first blog if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

I will be updating this blog as much as possible and hopefully my fiancee will get her marathon place then we can both write blogs about how we doing and who is winning the girls vs boys fight.

Thanks for Reading

And keep training running marathon 2010

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