MFAMTL is an acronym—with no logical pneumonic device that I know of—for Maybe the First Annual and Maybe the Last. My friend Michael Valone created the low-key event a few years ago, unsure if it would become a recurring race or just a one-off—hence the moniker. Turns out it was the former, and after three years of missing out I finally was able to make it up to Rochester's Durand Eastman park for the race.
The format is simple. Run a one-ish mile trail loop as many times as you can in 6 hours. The first 3 hours you run clockwise, then you're told to turn around and run the same loop counterclockwise for another 3 hours. Only loops completed before the 6-hour time limit are counted; partial loops are worth nothing but extra calories burned. And you apparently earn good karma or fun
