The MEZCOPH Fever Runs 195 Miles in Fight Against Domestic Violence and Wins Best Named Team
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Public Health Students and Staff Run in Relay to Prevent Domestic ViolenceA team of 12 runners from the College of Public Health ran 195 miles as part of the Arizona Odyssey relay. The 30 hour non-stop run for the “Fever” helped raise funds for the Tucson Center for Women and Children (TCWC). The team of runners was made up of students, alumni, staff and faculty some of whom are pictured here (click photo for larger image).

The relay started at the Rillito Down Park Racetrack and headed east to Agua Caliente Park, to Sabino Canyon, and then out to the northwest by Dove Mountain. The course then turned south toward Saguaro National Park West, across the Tohono O’odom Reservation, toward Mission San Xavier del Bac. At this point, the course turned to the east and runners ran to and through the Colossal Cave Park before making it by the Saguaro National Park East and returning to the City limits and back to the Rillito Down Park Racetrack. Each runner ran 3 legs in the relay with many running through the middle of the night. Each runner ran between 13.4 and 19.6 miles (average 16.25 miles/runner ). The team started at 9am on Friday October 12 and finished on Saturday October 13 at about 3:30pm. The Fever won best team name out of the 21 teams that participated in the relay.

The TCWC seeks to combat domestic violence, empowering victims to create violence-free futures. Funds from the run will enable TCWC to provide shelter, education, treatment and counseling to those in need. In addition, the TCWC is part of a national effort to prevent domestic violence through a partnership with the Avon Foundation and its Need for Speed Relay Series. Members of the MEZCOPH fever were pleased to have provided some financial support to the Center.

A special thanks goes out to all the runners and support personnel from MEZCOPH who made this run possible. They are: Alan Beaudrie, Erin Peacock, Ralph Renger, Lisa Labita, Lysbeth Ford,  Kelly Cupell, Joshua Kim, Kim Romney, Martin Cisneroz, Andrew Abalos, Rachel Kranch, Miriam Zmiewski, Stoyan Angelov, Celeste Rodriquez, Kerstin Reinschmidt, Douglas Taren, Joe Tabor, and Myra Muramoto.








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