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 4 March 2012

Janey's racing ramblings

Meadows Half Marathon.

Thanks to HappyG(rr) on Fetch I found myself running in his place (he is injured) at the Meadows Half Marathon. My schedule for the week had me running a 12 mile run so a half marathon just fitted fine and I am getting fed up of running in and out of Penicuik (big hills galore). Woke up this morning, opened the curtains and what did I see - SNOW!!! You are having a laugh I thought to myself. Yesterday at Cramond it was like spring had sprung and today we were plunged back into winter. Time to get all the warm clothes out again. My race plan was just to get around. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy the lap element to this race as I do get a bit bored running around our local park. Still, postivity was the name of the game and off I went.

We were all huddled in Potterrow (Students Union - Edinburgh Uni) as it was nice and warm in there and very cold outside. But then a nice wee student told us all to go outside for our warm up. Warm enough in here I thought but off I went with the others. We walked down Middle Meadow Walk (I think it is called) to do our warm up. This nice lady next to me asked where the start line was and someone said that it was back up the hill we had just come down - blinkin heck!!! So up the hill we went again to the start line.

As I was getting near the end of my first lap I heard lots of cheering and there was Tracey! A one woman support team. It was so nice to see her there. I settled into my laps, with Tracey popping up all over the place. At lap 4 the skies got dark and the snow started and within two minutes there was a freezing cold blizzard - not nice! But in true Edinburgh style the snow stopped and the sun came out again!!! But, where had Tracey gone?? I thought that she might have bailed when it snowed and I wouldn't have blamed her it was freezing. But, no, mad Tracey had only gone and cycled up Arthur's Seat in that blizzard, good training for the Ventoux :)

It was great to know that I was on my last lap and strangely enough I did enjoy it. What was a bit weird was the fact that I didn't really focus on the distance in miles but laps. There was only 7 laps to complete the distance and it did lull you into a false sense of security thinking there was only 7 miles or something. At least that is what it felt like. My legs did tell a different story.

Anyway, end of race - 2 hours and 14 mins. Great run.

Thanks to Tracey for her unending support and raisins today and to Gavin for letting me take his place - hope I did you justice.  Cheers

don't worry, be happy :)
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