Peterthon VII: The Ultrabrittneypeterthon — 4:24:57
at 05:00:00 · 32.1 miles
Announcement
Two years ago, my friend Brittney ran 30 miles on her 30th birthday.
Last year, she joined Peterthon VI from Philly to make it a Brittneypeterthon.
This summer, she was taken from us too soon, too young, and too suddenly. So this Peterthon is for Brittney: The Ultrabrittneypeterthon.
Shoutout to Sapan, who’s joining the Ultrabrittneypeterthon with a 10k in Denver!
Since you couldn’t run this with me, this one was for you, Brittney! We miss you!
The theme of this Peterthon was people supporting and being good to each other. And it was amazing. My coach and I had been working together for two years, basically working toward an ultra like this. My sister, brother, niece, my own family, and over half a dozen friends came out early to hold up posters and cheer me on. And so many others sent me well-timed messages for a boost, right when I needed it. I only cried a little! And Sapan and Tori each ran a 10k in Denver!
My goals were different than they’d have been if this hadn’t been in honor of Brittney, but goals are goals: be in control, be consistent, negative split. And I fucking nailed it. I felt so good about it. I had a bit of gas left in the tank, but for a first time over 50k, that was kind of the point. I picked up the pace at the end (243W avg for 28mi, then 255W for the last 4ish) to prove this to myself.
Y’all! I love you. And I love running.