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 25 April 2012

Two tackle three hit the News!!

The Edinburgh Marathon press people were in touch asking if they could pass our details onto The Edinburgh Evening News. By yesterday I had spoken to a journalist at the News and a photographer (really nice lady who was a Triathlete!) came to the house and had Alistair and I doing thee most ridiculous things in the park to try and get "the right" photo. It went from me running and Alistair squirting me with water to me flinging my old running shoes up into the air. Fortunately the one they settled on is fairly normal (look I am stretching Tracey!). It is a really nice article and hopefully it will encourage one or two people to sponsor us and to raise the profile of The Haemophilia Society in Scotland.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/putting-charity-in-running-for-boost-1-2254148

My training run has been split in two today. First session was with Tracey and was a very breezy, freezing cold slog along the Cramond Foreshore. We were both absolutely freezing and it was so windy we were unable to talk to each other - which I have to say is probably a first!

Second run consisted of a very wet, windy and freezing 7 miles to take my total up to 10 miles today. After being freezing earlier on I when I only had on a t-shirt and shorts I came home and dug out my winter gear - woolly hat, gloves, long trousers and waterproof jacket. Feeling good though - it must be our 15 seconds of fame in The Edinburgh Evening News.

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