Havens Hospices Team Blog

Well done to EVERYONE who ran the London Marathon for Havens Hospices on Sunday – you have made us very proud and we cannot thank you enough for your hard work and smiling faces, even near the end!

Please post your photos here and tell us how you are feeling! Or you can visit our facebook page (just search for Havens Hospices) and post your own pics – there’s already some up there.

Remember the Celebration BBQ on Friday 28th May. Can you please confirm with me if you can attend?

Take care and see you soon!

Judy

Just to wish all our runners the best of luck on Sunday, I am sure that all your hard work and determination will pay off . Don’t forget we will be looking out for you and cheering you on your way, give us a wave!

If friends and family want to join us at our cheering points they are more than welcome. Make sure that you have your name on your vest so the crowd can cheer you on.

 Remember:

• Don’t change anything that has worked for you while training.
• Don’t get caught up running at a different pace, stick to your plans
• Be prepared, have everything ready the night before
• Relax, soak up the atmosphere and enjoy the day.

If you are catching the coach, don’t be late it will leave at 6.45am sharp! You can park in Little Havens Car Park.

A reminder of our cheering points:

We will have three cheering parties to support you on the day. The first group will be standing on the left hand side as you come over Tower Bridge. This means that we should see you twice, at 12 ½ miles and then as you come back past at about 22 miles (crowds permitting) you will be turning right so remember to look left as you come off the bridge.  We will be armed with bananas, mars bars, jelly babies, muscle spray etc and our big bright pink sail banners will be flying to make it easier to spot us!

The next group will be along the Embankment at about 23 miles, just after Blackfriars Bridge coming out of the underpass  again on the left hand side, you should see banners and balloons and they will also have supplies to help you on your way. Finally we will have a meeting point at the finish. On leaving the secure area you will see a steep flight of steps. At the top of the steps approx 50yds away you will see the Havens blue sail banner where we will have an assembly point. For those of you using the coach this will be on the way to where they will be parked. This will be an ideal place to tell family and friends to meet you. My mobile no on the day will be 07854219727 or you can call Susie on 07854219724

Look forward to hearing all about your experience, don’t forget to send me your photos and I hope to see as many of you  as possible at our Celebration BBQ

 Best wishes

Judy

Hi everyone!

A few more dates for your diary as we head ever closer to the big day!

Thursday 11th March
Massage/Physio Session Little Havens
5.30pm onwards
Please call to book your appointment 01702 220324 or drop me an email.
Please note: Although ½ hr sessions the guys who offer their services FOC may have to spend longer with a client depending on individual needs so please be aware appointments may overrun.

Sunday 14th March
8am for 8.30 Little Havens
Last Havens training run before the big day with routes up to 22 miles.

I have also been advised that there is planned engineering work on both the c2c line and the NXEA line on the big day so please make sure you check and adjust your journey time if need be.

Best wishes

Judy

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on 01702 220324 or email: jgrocott@havenshospices.org.uk

Hi all,

Just a note to say thank you to everyone who came on Sunday’s Training Run. Despite the rain and rubbish conditions, everyone did really well, some even up to 19/20 miles!

A couple of updates to let you know about. The Celebration BBQ date has now changed to 28th May, still at Little Havens.

Tomorrow night is Physio night! But Paul isn’t there so it’s only massages. A couple of sessions still free, call Judy for more info on 01702 220324.

And finally the Havens Coach is booked for Marathon day! Full details will be e-mailed to you all, but it’s allcoated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Keep running!

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend the Pasta Supper on Friday, I hope that you found the evening informative and enjoyed the opportunity to meet other members of the team.

We must thank Chris, who shared his story and very personal reasons for running the marathon, also to the team from Runners Edge and our physio, Paul and sport masseur, Chris who shared their knowledge and top tips.  

Remember that everyone is here to support you, do not hesitate to contact me if you need any advice or support from anyone else in the team

Enjoy your training!!! Don’t forget the next training run will be on the 21^st Feb, 8.30am at Little Havens!!!

Best wishes

Judy

Hi Guys

Hope you’re enjoying the weather and still able to train, we’ve had a long hard look at the weather and think that in the interests of everyone’s safety the sensible thing to do is cancel the pasta supper. I think that I will struggle to get the shopping as the shelves seem to be bare!

I will not set a date now as I’m not sure how long we will be having the snow but I think it will probably be the 22^nd Jan, if you bear that in mind. Very sorry for the inconvenience, but although an adventure a night spent at the Heath Centre snowed in  may not be the best preparation for a wedding on Saturday! 

Please remember you can  still set up your  blog on this site .The comment facility has now been activated to communicate with other runners and people can also link direct to their on-line sponsorship site.

Please do care when training and I’ll be in touch soon

Judy

Afternoon to everyone here. Thought I’d drop a line to see how everyone is getting on trying to train in the snow!

I went out along the seafront Monday and yesterday – it honestly wasn’t too bad! Very cold, but that’s half the fun, wrapping up and heading out.

Met another Havens Hospices runner last night wearing her bright yellow vest – a good tip for being seen in the dark, and also promoting our wonderful charity!

Take care everyone,

Amy x

Thank you to all those 40+ runners who came to our first training run on Sunday 13th December.

It was a bit cold and some of the runners who chose the longer route were caught in the rain, but it was lovely to see everyone being supported by one another, and of course the wonderful Benfleet Running Club guys.

Our runners are very advanced and many are doing 13+ miles. Have a lovely Christmas – eat, drink, be merry and we’ll see you in January 2010!

Amy x

Just to say it was lovely to meet everyone on Friday and Saturday. We hope you enjoy being part of the Havens Marathon Team and we look forward to the first training run.

Wrap up warm and take care!

Go Havens...

Hi all,

Just a reminder that the registration session are taking place this FRIDAY and SATURDAY!! If you can’t make either one of the sessions, please contact Judy on 01702 220324.

Also, if you know someone who was allocated a place through the main ballot, they can still join the Havens team and enjoy the same benefits including our training runs, advice sessions and Celebration BBQ! Contact Judy for more deets. Hopefull see you this weekend!