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 2 May 2012

Janey's running ramblings

At last, it feels almost like summer! The sun was shining (although it was still a little chilly at first) and when I was in the sunshine it was nice and warm.

Went out for 5 miles and it was really nice. I was listening to Simon Mayo on my radio as I was running and "Matt's middle aged mid week mosh" came on and there was a selection of excellent moshing tunes for the eighties and nineties from Guns and Roses to the Ramones to Status Quo finishing with The Cure. Excellent, I was skipping along at a good pace rocking to the tunes on my radio. So it got me thinking what would be my "marathon moshing" playlist. A bit of Aerosmith, INXS, Big Country, Simple Minds...... Watch this space my playlist will follow :)

Another issue I had was loose shorts! Tracey and I were discussing on one of our Monday runs the consequences of doing so much training. One such consequence is losing weight. Now this doesn't sound like something that a lady should worry about but the downside to losing weight is that your clothes don't fit any more! This is exactly the problem I had today with my running tights. They kept slipping down over my hips, resulting in me having to keep stopping and hauling them back up and tightening the cord again. What a flippin' nuisance! Must remember not to wear those shorts again :)

3 weeks on Sunday to the Marathon and to make things worse I "might" just have entered the ballot for VLM 2013 again. As Scotty on Fetch said "that's me up for rejection again". Don't expect to get in but somehow it makes for a traditional October - waiting with baited breath to see if I get the "congratulations" magazine or the "sorry" magazine. Roll on October :)

don't worry, be happy :)
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