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 15 February 2012

Not sure how to describe today without using expletives! That was HARD! 37 miles with lots of hilly bits. Went with official cycling coach Mr Ian Twaddle, who suggested the route and kept me motivated throughout, until the end bit when we were starting to get grumpy! Started off OK with lots of chatter and wondering at the beauty of the surrounding countryside, looking forward to the promise of hot coffee and scones at Clovenford. Was going well and just starting to ache in backside when we got there and had a break. But the worst was to come, lots of hills back to Heriot where the car was parked, and just as it started to get really hard Twads and I convinced ourselves it was only 'a couple of miles' from Stow to Heriot. This woud have been fine if we hadn't met a friend of Twads who told us the awful truth....it was still 8 miles!! At this point I had nothing left, and there was lots of up and downy bits to go. Things got quiet! That last 8 miles might as well have been 80! But we made it! As my motivation coach Stephen would always say " that's another few miles in the bank"

4 comments:

  1. excellent post - but a bone to pick!!! How the hell have you got coaches???? When did that happen??? You are taking this too seriously :) Well done, you are amazing :)

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  2. Oh and they are all men!!!!!!!

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  3. Its becoming a team effort, can't do it without people 'encouraging' me!! The most important peole in Team TJ are all women, the wine supplers Carol and Julie!!
    Just a small thought....that's how far you will have to RUN for the ultra!! I hope there will be many chances for cups of tea and scones on your route! Looking back from the comfort of my sofa having had a good nights sleep, it was a good training run, but has showed me how much I still need to train to survive Le Ventoux!! It was a tad embarrassing as Twads and I both had matching his n' hers red fleece tops and black trousers,!

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  4. Ha Ha Ha. A team effort is good! I am trying not to focus on 37 miles just yet - will have to get to 26 first! You basically carry your tea room on your back in a natty ultra running backpack and there are checkpoints where you can eat, change your socks and generally be encouraged to keep going. I will have 9 hours to do it in mind! And then there is a small matter of a Celidh at the end of it - ha that will be a laugh :) Do you fancy parkrun first Sat in March?

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