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


Tuesday 5 June 2012

I love a day off! Get up when I like, think about what to do over a cup of coffee that I actually finish! I had many options my garden is so overgrown I've lost both cats several times, my house is such a mess I can't find Eilidh and I still need to so some training. So I cut the grass in the morning in that beautiful sunshine, and did a bit,( but not all! )housework, by which time Eilidh had got out of bed and said she wanted to go swimming! Then quickly changed her mind when she realised that if I went by myself she could just sit and watch crap on TV all day instead! So I cycled to the Commie ( car has a HUGE nail in the tyre so is flat, a tyre I only got replaced 2 weeks ago..grrrrrr!). Unfortunately when I got there I realised I had forgotten my goggles, how annoying, I wanted to do 750 m and see how I got on. I did try to do the crawl, but couldn't see a blooming thing! I couldnt stay in a straight line, so switched to breast stroke. This doesn't tire me out so much so instead of doing 15 lengths of the 50 m, I kept going for 20 lengths instead. I did attempt crawl , but only when there was no one coming in the opposite direction in the lane. Then back on the bike, round Arthurs Seat before heading home ( prob about 10k) then, and I hope you'll be impressed with this, a 3 k ish run! My own wee mini triathlon!

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