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 1 April 2012

Muscle spasms, painkillers, icepacks??? Jane, I thought you said running was good for you?!
My day started well with a fab long lie!!! I had several last minute things to do before France including buying a new rucksack as my faithful one bought for £20 twenty years ago finally gave up on us after our Sri Lanka trip last year.fab new one wasn't £20 though!!
I had time for a quick cycle so decided to do my initial training route up to Gladhouse reservoir. This time decided to mix things up and went the other direction ( I know.....crazy huh?) This was not as simple as it sounds as it involved a lengthy argument between Dr Dastardly de Motivate and Sir Smuggly Smuggleton, due to the appearance of 'The Great Hill of Temple'. This is so called as on my first ever cycle round that route ( not that long ago with my mate Twads in temps below freezing!!) as I was flying downhill at great speed I thought to myself that when I could cycle up that hill I would be ready for Ventoux.so it has been a target for a while. Dr D kept saying it didn't matter I would still be cycling 17 miles up and down hills, but Sir S won the day again. This hill goes from 160m to 210m in elevation in about half a mile so this will be the sort of gradient I will encounter for the last 3 and a bit miles of Ventoux. I thought I would have to stop and rest, but made it up The Great Hill without stopping and in fact found it, don't tell anyone, quite easy! The hill keeps on going up to the reservoir and I still didn't need to stop. The whole route was very pleasant today as it was such nice weather, what a difference from a few weeks ago when it was Baltic up there. There were even springy lambs, lovely.
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  1. JaneyM1 April 2012 at 18:26

    It is supposed to be good for, I do think I did it on the bike though!!!! Springy lambs - awwwww. Nearly time for you to go to France. eeek, I'm excited for you. :)

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