The New Challenges

In 2012 Tracey and I embarked on a series of challenges to raise money for The Haemophilia Society. We had great fun doing it and both felt very fit. So, as we both were slogging up the Mound in the Edinburgh 10 mile run recently, we remarked on how unfit we both were compared to then!

And so Two Tackle Three was resurrected!

Two Tackle Three Take Two (AKA 2T3T2) will see us take on three new challenges each which are crazier and tougher than the first three (although Ventoux was quite tough). We will raise money for an Edinburgh Charity called The Yard. The Yard is a purpose built indoor and outdoor adventure playground for children and young people with disabilities.

Tracey and I have a few links with this amazing facility. One being it has close links with the Childhood Practice Team at Edinburgh College and the second being my late husband, Alistair was involved in providing the yard with their cut down working traffic light, through the BBC Children in Need project, The Big Build.

So Tracey's challenges are -

St Mary Loch Standard Distance Triathlon, Aberfeldy Half Ironman, Glencoe Half Marathon.

And Jane's are -

Windermere Half Marathon, The Moonwalk and the Glencoe Marathon.

We will also be taking part in a variety of other events in preparation for our big challenges.

Our blog will make a welcome return, so you can keep up with our training antics! So please keep up to date. We will let you know soon how you can sponsor us to raise a shed load of cash for The Yard.

Jane and Tracey (Team 2T3T2)

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/2T3T2


Wednesday 18 January 2012

Couldn't / wouldn't run on Monday as I felt pretty crap, so thought I'd take the day off and run on Tues instead. Tuesday came and I still felt crap, but forced myself out at lunchtime at work.So glad I did as I felt much better afterwards, and I even managed some interval training! Maybe there's something in this running malarky after all!
I don't run with an iPod as I like to be aware of what's going on around me, so I am left running along with only my thoughts for company. This is now proving worrying as I have now named my inner voices! The annoying one who accompanies me on the way out is Dr Dastardly De Motivate. He says things like "why are you doing this?,just turn back now, no one will know, walk this bit, it'll be easier" and the one who accompanies me on the way back is Sir Smugly Smuggleton (the third). He is altogether better with comments like "I told you you could do it, you are getting faster, this is getting easier, look you've nearly finished"
So, off all three of us went today, I meant to go at lunchtime, but was too busy, so went along the shore at Granton at just after 4. This was later than I planned and it was getting dark and scary, so I only did my shorter route ( about 3.5 k) but completed it in less than 30 mins, and I felt good! I tell you, if I had a pony tail it would have been bouncing! Good old Sir Smuggleton another victory.
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  1. JaneyM19 January 2012 at 13:15

    You are so funny! Your invisible pony tail will indeed be bouncing. My inner voice is called "inner dude" and I do listen to my ipod to shut him out - usually listening to Chris Evens' podcast - not sure who is worse to listen to - LOL good running :)

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