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


Saturday 14 January 2012

Just need to update on my swim this afternoon. I have been struggling with trying to do the crawl, as I'll be too embarrassed to do the girlie breast stroke for the triathlon, but find it really hard to regulate my breathing and it's all effort and no result. However I don't know what happened today ( must have been the fantastically effective coaching session last week, thanks Al!) but it all seemed to work! I was relaxed, could breathe at the right time, my lungs weren't bursting and I just kept going with the crawl for a full 30 mins...unlike the measly couple of lengths I had managed up until today, and even then I needed to stop at the end of each for 5 mins to get my breath back!!! Am using a pool buoy ( steady there! ) to build up the strength in my arms and this will have helped me keep in the right position, but still, I am really pleased with how it went and now actually think I may be able to complete the swim in Peebles! Hurrah! Right, now off to Carols to drink vast quantities of wine ( it's all built into the training plan)
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  1. JaneyM15 January 2012 at 12:36

    steady, you are starting to sound like a proper afleet there!!!! Well done. :)

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