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


Sunday 19 February 2012

Janey's running ramblings

Got up sharp this morning and was out on the road before 9am (although in a few weeks time this will need to be even earlier!). It was a gorgeous morning, but very cold. First problem I had was I couldn't find my gloves so had to head out without them and my hands shoved up my jumper sleeves.  Then about a mile into my run I noticed I was missing something else - my water bottle! Do I go back or do I just carry on and suffer the dehydration headache later on - mmmm - went for the headache. If it had been a longer run then I would have gone back but figured I could go 11 without a drink and I did have a lucozade energy gel (opted for this type this week as I seemed to remember them tasting okay! not bad but did whizz me straight back to VLM last year - I think I had about 9 of them during my 26 London miles.) Anyway, on with my run. It was a great run all in all. Had my headphones on and was running alongside the Pentlands for most of my run then I turned back via the Bush estate and the Dick Vet.

Felt quite good considering this is the first 11 miler I have done since Sept. Legs not to bad later on either, a tiny bit stiff but a bath tonight will sort that out.

Watching the cycling at the moment, on the edge of our seat with Chris Hoy!!! It is very exciting.

don't worry, be happy :)
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