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


Monday 4 June 2012

Janey's running ramblings

Today Tracey and I headed out for our Monday run a bit later today because our HNC students were holding their Celebration of Achievement party today. I had realised that I had forgotten my inhaler on the way to work but decided that if I took it easy then I should be okay. First sign that things were not going to be great should really have been Tracey saying that she suddenly felt like her nose had blocked when we went outside - pollen!!! So coupled with high pollen and quite a hot day I was hopeless. Sometimes I do wonder if my asthma is all in my head - but nooooooooooooooo, not today. I was wheezing like an auld donkey. Poor Tracey got an absolutely rubbishy run as we kept having to stop for me to walk as I just could not get the breath to run.

I got home a while ago and was able to take my inhaler and now I feel normal again. As Tracey said it does prove that the inhaler does what it is supposed to. So not a great last run together before our Triathlon but things can only get better - as the song says.

don't worry, be happy :)

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