Mass Dash
Saturday, July 17 – Sunday, July 18, 2010
Participate in the first annual Mass Dash – a 200-mile, non-stop relay from the Berkshires to Boston to raise money for the Jimmy Fund. Starting on Saturday, July 17, 2010, teams comprising of six to 36 people will line up at the base of Mount Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts, and race to Boston Harbor.
This relay was established in memory of Neal Webber, a Longmeadow resident who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004. Webber, who was treated at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, fought a hard battle, but succumbed to the disease in 2008. He was an avid runner and marathoner and the inspiration for the Mass Dash.
The scenic course will start at the Mount Greylock State Reservation in Lanesboro and finish at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. UMass-Amherst will serve as the halfway point of the course and runners will cross the Winsor Dam at the Quabbin Reservoir in the middle of the night. A post-race party will be held on the lawn at UMass-Boston overlooking Boston Harbor.
For more information visit: www.massdashrelay.org
For more information:
Contact: Meghan McGovern
Phone: (617) 632-1970 or (800) 551-7036
E-mail: Meghan_Mcgovern@dfci.harvard.edu
