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 6 April 2012

Janey's running ramblings

Managed to run 6 miles today and my back was okay. When I was running I was starting to let Tracey's Dr Dastardly in, it is less than 9 weeks to the Edinburgh Marathon and I was musing that I am a long way off from being able to run 26 miles. Then I thought no enough of that negative attitude even if I have to run walk the marathon then I will do it. And here is why (as a reminder to myself......).

Alistair has had a cold, worse than the one I had, obviously! and when he woke up this morning he informed me that he had been up at 5am for a cup of tea. I said that I thought I had heard him but me being me was so zonked in the land of nod that I didn't really stir. He then looked at me and asked if he would ever feel well again. I laughed and said that last weekend I felt that way too and then he just looked at me and said "no I don't mean the cold....". My heart went out to him as he reached over to get his factor ready to take it for the day. Whilst it has been a long time now since the bleed happened he still has this hanging over him and there is nothing that I can do to make it any better for him.

So, enough of Dr Dastardly and talking me out of my marathon. I will run it, I will finish it and keep on going right until the Ultra in August. So take that Dr D!!!

Going to go for a longer run tomorrow, maybe 10 miles as I felt quite strong today, despite my week off my fitness has not abandoned me totally.

Looking forward to Tracey's update from France, have been thinking about her cycling today :) Hope her weather is better than here.

don't worry, be happy :)

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