Race Report for Miles for Moffitt 12 hour run.
I have always wanted to try an ultra track run. So, when Pete Pfannerstill announced that this event was going to be run in conjunction with the other Moffitt Cancer Center charity runs, I signed up.
The run was held on the USF track, a beautiful facility. It is May in Florida which meant that the conditions were a bit warm and humid. Pete had a super ultrarunner buffet.
The question I was often asked before the event was what about the monotony of going around the track so many times. Throughout the night I got to run with folks both faster and slower then me. I was able to enjoy the camaraderie of folk who I normally only get to talk with before and after a run; never during.
After spending the night on the track, a group of us joined in the five mile road race. That was tough, but was an interesting way to finish up, after the track.
I got to see folks that I haven’t seen in a while. I got to meet new friends. I’ll be back.
My friend Maureen O’Sullivan was using this event as part of her preparation for the Wickham Park 200 miler later this month. It was great to do some laps with her. Maureen is very focused on her goal to complete the 200 at Wickham. If she does, she will be the first woman to do so. For that matter if she completes the 100 at Wickham, she will be the first woman to do so.
There has only been one man that has ever completed the 200 at Wickham. So maybe I will head over to Wickham after my 50k at Torreya in the Florida Panhandle.
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