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


Thursday 19 January 2012

Janey's running ramblings

Well as uneventful as yesterday's run was today's was much more exciting! The day started with beautiful sunshine and I went out for a nature walk with  the local primary school where I volunteer. Whilst I was out with the kids I decided that I would take myself out on a cross country run. But sods law by the time lunchtime came along the clouds had rolled in and huge flakes of snow were falling.

But undeterred I headed out with all my warm cosy clothes on. There was lots of mud (I don't do mud!) and there was lots and lots and lots of it .......



Hard core mud!

As I headed up into the estate I could see the snow coming in over the Pentlands! Although I was still running in the opposite direction.


Kept on going into the woods, and there was yet more mud and knocked down trees - real cross country obstacles! Look at me a hard core cross country runner!


As I came out of the woods the snow really came on heavy, but I kept on going! It was actually quite nice as it was really quiet, you could hear the snow hitting the ground. At one point there was hail stones and they were clattering off the path and me. Into the second part of the woods, stopped for a wee photo op!



I headed off towards the little stream and then over the bridge.

 so snowy the picture is blurry!

Now absolutely soaking from head to toe I checked my Garmin and it was showing a nice 3 miles - great time to go home! So headed down the tractor track which was absolutely soaking and very muddy. Back into Cornbank I headed the Cornbank woodland and on my way home......


Last bit of run on a nice woodland path - no mud - fantastic! I don't really do mud cos this is what happens ....


Very wet muddy socks - yuk!!!!!

I don't mind weather but on the whole I don't really do MUD, however, all that being said I had a great run, which was full of interesting surfaces, weather, views and lots of commiserating with dog walkers about the weather - even the dogs were walking with their heads and tails trailing. Great 3 miles.

don't worry, be happy :)
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