Tracey Turner obviously knows the health benefits of her sport but she runs because she loves it and earlier this month completed another milestone and her biggest challenge, the Sri Chimnoy 24-hour run at Campbelltown in Sydney.
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The Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour was staged at the Campbelltown Sports Stadium Athletics Centre over the weekend of Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 July 2017.
The stadium track is just 400 metres long with runners changing direction every 4.5km over the 24 hours of the event which started at 10am.
For her latest challenge, Tracy 46, again teamed with Tracey Hind to complete 145.6km in the allotted 24 hours of the event.
It was the second major run for the the two Traceys who completed the Ned Kelly Chase in Wangaratta, Victoria, running 100 kilometres in 15 hours last year.
The two met online as members of Running Mums Australia.
Tracey Hind covered 133.02km in the allotted 24 hours and was the fourth runner home in her age category, one position behind Tracey Turner in third spot and 11th overall.
The winner of the event covered 220.4km during the 24 hour event.
While the elite runners who took part in the event stopped for a break Tracey ran almost continuously, taking just the single break to stretch her calves on a foam roller.
“You can stop for a 15 or 30 minute break for a nap but I said I’m not stopping, if I do I won’t get going again, I’ll seize up,” Tracey said.
The event is renowned for the level of care and service provided to runners, and the family atmosphere, something Tracey said was obvious, especially during the night time hours.
“The volunteers were just fantastic, at 2am I wanted a toastie and a volunteer said, give me two laps and I’ll have one for you,” Tracey said.
She also snacked on Tailwind, an electrolyte drink throughout the run as well as small doses of Coca Cola, plain chips, biscuits, lollies and even the odd Tim Tam and Milky Way chocolate.
Tracey also enjoyed a lemonade icy pole or two during her epic run which requires days out on the roads and streets around Forbes in preparation for the event.
“A bit stiff” afterwards Tracey is already looking forward to another 24 hour event in Canberra where she hopes to again better her 100km time, after setting a new pb of 14hours 45 at Campbelltown.
