We've Got Legs... and We're Gonna Run Them!

One Love... Two Vans!  Mass Exodus is about to march from Quincy to PTown but many of us have been in the dark about what exactly we've gotten ourselves into.  In fact, there wasn't much we could have told you as the race route was altered (see our post about the changes here) and no start times have been released as of yet.

Still, with the relay only 21 days (and change) away, we felt that letting everyone know their legs as accurately as possible would be a good call.  So... see below for Van and Relay Leg info!  Hope everyone's training is going well!  (a reminder: awards are given out for best decorated van, best costumes, and best team spirit!)

Van 1:  

Starts the race – goes 106 miles

Runner 1 – Traci "Ma-Dukes" Bushy

Legs: 3.8 / 5.6 / 7.6 = 17 Miles

Through: Quincy, Plymouth, Barnstable

Easy 1^st leg, some tough hills on 2^nd and 3^rd run

·       Glory of starting the relay!  First one to start drinking!

Runner 2 – Geoff "Goff Man" Keller

Legs: 4.8 / 5.6 / 10.3 = 20.7 Miles

Through: Quincy/Braintree, Plymouth/Bourne, Barnstable/Yarmouth

Runs get progressively longer, some tough hills on 2^nd and 3^rd run

·       Bragging Rights – Runner 2 logs the most miles and tackles some tough terrain!

Runner 3 – Nicole "Foxy" Depford  

Legs: 5.4 / 6.9 / 5.3 = 17.6 Miles

Through: Weymouth/Hingham, Bourne, Yarmouth/Dennis

Consistent with the run distances – few hills

·       Run the Cape Cod Canal – B-Bay Side!

Runner 4 – Mike "I'd rather be golfing" Depford 

Legs: 2.0 / 6.0 / 6.2 = 14.2 Miles

Through: Hingham/Norwell, Bourne, Dennis/Harwich

Ridiculously short first leg, very few hills, 2^nd shortest run

·       Run the Cape Cod Canal – B-Bay Side, and run over the Sagamore Bridge!

Runner 5 – Tom "The Bush Man" Bushy

Legs: 8.9 / 3.9 / 7.5 = 20.3 Miles

Through: Norwell, Bourne/Sandwich, Brewster

Few hills, but big miles, shorter 2^nd leg

·       Run the Cape Cod Canal – Cape Side and the Cape Cod Rail Trail!

Runner 6 – Lauren "Out to Sea" Watka

Legs: 6.9 / 4.4 / 5.0 = 16.3 Miles

Through: Marshfield, Sandwich, Eastham

Hilly Run, biggest incline of the course on 2^nd leg, easy run on 3^rd leg

·       Run the Cape Cod Rail Trail!

Van 2:

Finishes the race – goes 93.2 miles

Runner 7 –  Michelle "The Lady Vol" Lenzo

Legs: 5.4 / 7.9 / 4.62 = 17.9 Miles

Through: Marshfield/Duxbury, Sandwich/Falmouth , Eastham/Wellfleet

Medium Hills, get to run into Falmouth

·       Run the Cape Cod Rail Trail!  Start drinking first in your van!

Runner 8 – Paul "PJ" Cooney

Legs: 4.7 / 9.5 / 1.7 = 15.9 Miles

Through: Duxbury, Falmouth/Mashpee, Wellfleet

Relatively easy Hills, ridiculously short 3^rd leg

·       Run Bay Rd. in Duxbury, Run past Bushy and Depford homes!

Runner 9 – Brendan "Brendo" Maddigan

Legs: 7.0 / 2.2 / 4.95 = 14.15 miles

Through: Kingston, Mashpee, Wellfleet

Short second leg, but a relatively hilly run

·       Run South Cape Beach!  Topless!

Runner 10 – Melissa "Like a Rock" Stone

Legs: 7.0 / 3.3 / 8.2 = 18.5 Miles

Through: Plymouth, Mashpee, Truro

Longest run in Van 2, Medium Hills

·       Run South Cape Beach!  Short 2nd gets you all geared up for the long and integral last leg! 

Runner 11 – Patrick "PT/Patrico" Maddigan

Legs: 4.5 / 5.7 / 3.2 = 13.4 Miles

Through: Plymouth, Mashpee, Truro/P’Town

Very few hills, consistent distances

·       Get to run into P’Town – almost there!  (Fact: Ptown not named after Patrick... Pville and Pcity were, however, named after him.  No word on Pboro).  

Runner 12 –  Susan "Suzy Q" Maddigan

Legs: 3.2 / 5.3 / 4.8 = 13.3 Miles

Through: Plymouth, Barnstable, P’Town

Medium Hills, distances were shortened but . . .

·       Glory of crossing the finishing line makes the 3^rd leg very doable!