Cape Relay seeks Volunteers!

 

As I've written many times here, The Cape Relay, May 1st & 2nd, will take the Mass Exodus runners on an overnight running adventure from Quincy, MA to Provincetown... BUT the organizers need as much help as possible to pull this event off.

 

They've set up an online volunteer/exchange manager form that breaks down the town, exact location (including a google map), time frames and how many volunteers are needed at that area.

Click here to view volunteer duties.

 

Mass Exodus Team Members: If we talk 3 family members, friends or co-workers into doing some fun community work and we'll offer your team a $150 refund or will make a donation to your favorite charity! Have them sign up using the volunteer form and be sure they put our team name as the their team association!
 

Volunteers will receive performance tech volunteer shirts, goodie bags and entry into the post race party in Ptown. Most spirited shift will all win iPod shuffles too!

 

For those of you that want a little more responsibility, we also have Exchange managers positions available too. Click here to view exchange manager duties.

Exchange managers will help manage each exchange, and will need to be able to stay the entire duration of the exchange operation.

Exchange managers will receive the following:

  • North Face/Cape Relay Jacket
• Cape Relay tech shirt
• Cape Relay running hat
• Cape Relay goodie bag
• Invitation to the Cape Relay finish party complete with food and beer garden.
(Just bring your event shirt!)

 New Partners join 13 Relay!

New partners have joined the Cape Relay!

Look for each of these companies somewhere on the course!

 

The North Face® is proud to partner with the Cape Relay. Utilizing the latest technologies and innovative materials, The North Face Flight Series® products enable athletes to go fast and light, more comfortably. The North Face® running footwear allows athletes to tackle any terrain at any time. The North Face® - NEVER STOP EXPLORING

New Balance began as a Boston-based arch support company in the early 1900's, developed into a specialized shoe manufacturer in the 1970's, and has grown to become a leading global athletic products company. Today New Balance is a family of brands including New Balance, Dunham, PF Flyers, Aravon, Warrior and Brine.

 

"The Running Company was started in 1998 with the opening of its first store in Princeton, NJ and expanded to Massachusetts in 2007 with locations in Lexington & Hingham. All employees of The Greater Boston Running Company share the same philosophies of customer service and relations. You can be expected to be greeted and have a personal gait analysis conducted. All of the employees will take the time to properly fit customers in the correct training shoes, apparel and accessories for their individual needs. Please visit www.greaterbostonrunningcompany.com for more information. All Cape Relay participants will receive 10% off their purchases in-store with proof of registration."

Myoplex Strength
 It’s a nutrition shake balanced to deliver high quality protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals.
 New and Improved Taste! Creamier and more delicious than ever.

High Quality Protein  25 grams per 14 oz. bottle.

Be sure your team gets your free bottle of Myoplex at the finish of the Cape Relay!

 

NRG BARS are an all-natural energy bar made from nothing but real foods that taste delicious. NRG BARS are wheat free, soy free and vegan with organic ingredients that provide 32 grams of whole grains per serving. Eat NRG BARS as an in-between meal snack or to fuel your workout. Only 11 ingredients per bar. Eat Healthy Live Healthy.Visit us on the web!

Updates to the BOOK:

There has been a few leg changes, please be sure to check out the new maps.

There are also driving directions from major exchange to major exchange as well as runner distance charts, and exchange locations by GPS coordinates. Be sure to go through the book as it is the teams responsibility to know the rules and the course.

 

Non profit partners.

The Cape relay has partnered up with some great non profits in the communities that you will run through.

Current non profit partners include:

 

The American Liver Foundation, The Livestrong Foundation and many of the schools along the course will be beneficiaries of the race.

Race Route altered due to National Sea Shore concerns

Hey all, 

Below please see an email sent to us by way of the 13Relay team.  I guess they were worried about the amount of people rolling through the National Seashore... though with the race being in early May I'm not convinced their concerns are entirely justified.  Regardless, I wanted you all to be kept abreast of whats happening. They'll be a webinar soon with more info for all!  

"We sent out an email last week and it seems as some of you may have not received it. We apologize if you did not get it the first time, or if you are now receiving this email for the 2nd time.
There have been some updates to  "The Book", including a few leg changes. Nothing too drastic except the last 2 runners.

Because the number of teams surpassed our initial projections, the National Seashore feels this event will be too much impact for the park to handle with their weekend day use patrons. With this said, we need to respect their decision and keep runners from using that area to reduce their impact.  With this change, the full course is reduced just shy of 5 miles. This change only affects the last 2 legs which have now been shortened.

On race day, we were planning on having an orientation before each wave of runners goes off and also have to stage your team photos. We've decided to change this up a little bit.
Since van #1 is usually the only one to show up at the start line, we've decided to do a webinar to give your full team the opportunity to listen in on rules, notes and happenings along the course.                       

   
Anyone will be able to type in any specific questions and we'll post all the Q&A's just a few days after the webinar so everyone can go over them.
We've also decided to do your team photos at the finish line in lieu of the start line. This will allow your full team to be together with your sweet finisher medals hanging around around your necks!

Once we set the date set for the webinar, we'll email that webinar link, date and time to the team captains only. It will be your responsibility to pass this on to your team if they want to log in and watch. If you can't make it at that time, that's ok, we'll record it and have it on our site for you to stream when your schedule permits.

• A few other things to note, Exchanges 18 and 24 have moved slightly. With this move, they are not able to approve the use of the kitchens like our previous locations had offered. Please be prepared and bring plenty of food for your team.
• Please view the area on the Book about mandatory safety equipment. We are requiring some extra safety equipment for night running.
• We've included a GPS coordinate list for each exchange, this will be VERY helpful when navigating to Exchange 28 since you can't follow the runners on the Cape Cod Rail Trail. Please take advantage of this list and plug into your GPS devices or mapquest any exchange you have questions about.

If you have any questions after viewing the book or new maps, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thanks again for all of your support, we're excited to have you out!"

Our 3 Newest Additions!!

You can read all about these 3 runners, and the rest of our team, by following the Team Bios link under the blog header above.  You know you want to...


Our 3 latest additions have been added, with 1 more to come!!!  

Geoff Keller:

Known affectionately as "GoffMan"; joins the team as one of our few under 30 members and likely our most mysterious. Originally a Falmouth resident, now a physical therapist living in the Boston area, "Goff" attended Northeastern Univ.; rumors have been circulating for years indicating that he has since obtained his doctorate degree, but as of our deadline we have heard no confirmation of this (yeah... we didn't ask). "Goff Man" allegedly ran the Cape Cod Marathon without training in around 4hrs 30min, but that too is unconfirmed. We do know that he comes from a strong family of runners; Goff's dad was a former president of Falmouth Track Club and his mother has completed over 20 marathons! He is best known as best friend Joe Bushy, aka the ButtMan, and a fixture at many Bushy family get-togethers.

Melissa Stone:

Did you know a Stone weighs 6.35029318 kilograms? I did, and now, you do too. Did you know Melissa Stone is a kick butt runner who's excited to take on this new adventure? Again, I think I need to educate you. Allow me to drop this knowledge: Melissa began running seriously about 3 years ago when she trained for and ran her first Boston Marathon, you know "NBD" (no big deal). Since thn she has run in and completed 4 marathons (3 Boston, 1 NYC), successfully qualifying in 2 out of 4, and is currently preparing for Boston yet again. Oh yeah, and BTW (I'm not explaining that one) she ran her first Ironman earlier this year in Madison, WI. Did you know Melissa Stone is a glutton for punishment? Now you know.

Paul "PJ" Cooney

Paul likes running. Always has. But last year his girlfriend Melissa started secretly sneaking a cocktail made of: two parts HgH; one part of the stuff A-Rod was on; three parts liquid mercury; and 4 oz of Irish Whiskey, stirred with a wooden spoon made from a tree hit by lightning... the result? PJ completed not one but TWO marathons, Boston and NYC, grew wings on his feet, and now carries his spoon around with him at all times in a special case; rumor is he's named it Wonder Boy. Now, though off "the juice" (he's rumored to have told Congress that he's not here to talk about the past), PJ is excitedly training for Boston again, and is a fixture running in the streets of Boston's Back Bay. PJ also loves to snowboard, which instantly earned him street cred with the team, something he needed with this group.

We're looking forward to introducing the last member of our team soon!

Runners- Checking In

Susan Maddigan has checked in and she's happy to have both feet on land and get back to training for the Cape relay, which is quickly approaching.

Michelle has let us know here at the Mass Exodus blog that she will be competing in the New York City Half Marathon this weekend!

BT has let us know that's he's getting back into shape the best way he knows how, by working so hard he forgets to eat.

The Bushman said Traci ran by him the other day and he's pretty sure she was just warming up.  Luckily, he was running backwards.

No one could catch Goff man or Nicole "foxy" Depford for comment, they're too fast.

Melissa and PJ are both training and excited... excited to get the Boston Marathon out of the way so they can start practicing handing off the baton for the Cape Relay!

Mike D. is allegedly training on the hockey ice.  Time will tell...

"PT" recently checked in and said his training is going well, and attached the below picture.  Not sure about running shape Pat, but maybe you should have your liver checked, looking a bit yellow my man.