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


Saturday 19 May 2012

Official time of 31.43 for the parkrun this morning, no PB, but am happy with that as it was windy on the way out, and I got a stitch on the way back! It was really cold though, and I spent the run trying to convince Jane that it'll be lovely next week for the marathon, not too hot, not windy at all, until the way back when a gentle breeze will help guide her home, and definitely no rain....honest! Completed another 30 lengths at the Commie whilst Eilidh was in her dance class. Well I think it was 30,I lost count again!! here's how my swim goes....first 10 lengths " oh my god, I hate swimming, I can't breath, this is not natural, if we were meant to do this we'd have gills, help I can't make it" etc, then the next 10 calm down a bit, and I start to think" ok, this is getting better, I can breath and actually have a rhythm going on here" the last 10 " there's no way I can make this, I'm going to die, gulp, choke, help" My time today was 24.30, which is faster than last week, so a bit of an improvement.
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