For her age group, she qualified to run next year.
“They have a way of making you feel like you’re winning,” said Petrosky, who’s married to Biglerville High basketball coach Mark Petrosky and a mother of two children. “I don’t know how to describe it. It fires you up, pumps you up and gets you moving.” Now, on the eve of the first-ever American Odyssey Relay Race Adventure (AORRA), a 200-mile, 36-leg event taking 108 teams from 30 states, D.C. and Canada through historic Gettysburg and into Washington, D.C., Petrosky has had a quick turnover of responsibility. “I’m working on a few last-minute details to make sure we’re good to go, but I think my team is ready,” she said. “Honestly, I think this race is going to be exactly what the title says: an adventure.” Petrosky, who aided AORRA race director Bob Fleshner construct the event’s first leg through Gettysburg, is the captain of her team, Runners for Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of the Finish Line. Having helped coordinate the race’s weaving course in Gettysburg, the Fairfield resident has had a hand in this race for nearly a year. She’ll be the lead driver – her team will feature two vans – for her 13-person team and will unofficially run “Nancy’s Run,” the section she helped construct, along with teammate Beth Weisenborn. Her race legs, she said, will mainly consist during the night hours, when her running owl experience will prove to be a helpful aide.
“I’m going to run a night leg or two, keeping those who are tired at ease if their wary about running strange sections at night,” Petrosky said.