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


Friday 20 April 2012

It's all been a but quiet from me recently. I had a week off training, but now it's back to the grindstone. 5k ish with Jane on Monday and Wednesday, which were fairly steady, just easing myself back into it. But went to the pool yesterday morning, but poor Pedro has been dumped! I actually forgot to take him, so had no choice but to go it alone! The first couple of lengths were really hard, and I was missing Pedro immensely. Dr D was nagging on at me " you'll never make it, just give up" but I persisted, doing some crawl and some breast stroke for a breather. After 10 or so I started to feel stronger and could breathe again, so ended up doing more front crawl. It's going to be a long slog to make the 30 lengths in anything like a respectable time, but that's the challenge!! It's been interview week at work and I now have extreme interview fatigue! By this afternoon I couldn't remember what day it was, let alone what course I was interviewing for! I needed to get out for ome fresh air at lunchtime so off I went for some interval training! started off trying to push my pace a bit, gave up for a while, threw in a couple of sprinty bits, and struggled up the buggery hill at the end. Another 5 k ish done. Aiming to try out some transitions this weekend....wish me luck!!

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