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


Thursday 24 May 2012

Janey's taper tales

Today was supposed to be restful! humpf never quite works out that way. Rhona was due to get her braces off today so we were up and out to the orthodontist for 10.15am today and then home again only to go back into town to get her clear retainer, which helps keep her teeth from moving back again. I am puggled. Lots of driving in lots of heat!!! Still her teeth look amazing - all white and shiny and straight :)

Bought my new socks, blister plasters, sun tan cream, Mule Bars and shot bloks (well Ali got me them), lucozade and a mars bar for after the marathon. (should have got a snickers eh??).

I am reading a book on my kindle just now called "Keep on Running: the highs and lows of a marathon addict" and there was a fabulous quote which I am going to think about when things get tough around 20 miles:

"Time is so utterly relentless in its passage that all you have got to do is cling onto it and it will get you there".

Tracey appears, from her blog, to be suffering from pre-race nerves. They are good but harness them Tracey and they will do you good. You don't have to be good at every element of the triathlon. You are an amazing cyclist (Ventoux proves that) and you can pull out a 31 min 5k so no problem there - all you have to do is hang on in there during the swim and not trip over your shoe laces in transition (you've got stretchy laces so you've got that covered). Once I have got the marathon out of the way I can start to give it my attention and we can calm each other down.

Alistair got a call today from his Doctor at the Haemophilia Centre and they have decided to cut down his factor nine to every three days as they reckoned that it wasn't aiding the recovery and was basically just sitting at sky high levels for no reason. Every three days will be enough to prevent any bleeding. Thank goodness, it will make a difference to him to not have to do that every day. Another great reason for a good run on Sunday.

We are nearly up to £1300. I can't believe we have reached that much. Yet another great reason for a good run on Sunday.

Better have a good run on Sunday eh???

don't worry, be happy :)
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