The Mass Dash - Running Relay Race Across Massachusetts for The Jimmy Fund

Registration Information

Details

Start: Mt. Greylock Visitors' Center, Lanesborough, Massachusetts. The teams will start the Mass Dash in staggered groups between 6:00 am and 12:00 noon on Saturday, based on their collective recent 10K race times, with the teams having the highest collective times starting earlier than those teams having the lowest collective times.

Finish: University of Massachusetts at Boston (Campus Center), Boston, Massachusetts. All of the teams are expected to reach the finish of the Mass Dash sometime on Sunday morning or afternoon, and the race will conclude at 6:00 pm, regardless of whether your team has reached the finish in Boston. In order to finish the Mass Dash by 6:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, every team (regardless of number of runners) must run at an average pace of 10:45 minutes per mile or better, depending on its start time on Saturday morning.

Registration and Fees:

Team Category	Registered and paid on or before March 1	Registered and paid after March 1
Standard Teams (A standard team can have 7 - 12 runners; the most common standard team is comprised of a team of 12, running out of 2 vehicles).	$850	$1000
Ultra Teams (2 to 6 runners)	$650	$750
High School Teams (2 to 12 runners; all team members must be high school students graduating in 2010-2015)	$400	$500

Your team’s entry fee includes:

A Mass Dash race shirt for each relay team runner;

Prizes for teams reaching certain fundraising levels;

Prizes for the winning team in each division (See Race Divisions below);

A 5"x7" Team photo for each runner;

Refueling and rest areas along the race route;

A completely marked course (arrows) along with maps;

Pre-race breakfast at the start and post-race meal and party at the finish.

No entries will be accepted after June 30.

Once registration is paid for, the registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Fundraising Minimum Commitment to the Jimmy Fund: In addition to each team’s registration fee, there is a team fundraising minimum commitment requiring each team to obtain and collect charitable pledges to the Jimmy Fund of $1000 or more, in total, in order to run in the Mass Dash.

For a sample letter that you can use in your fund-raising efforts, please click here: Mass Dash Fund-Raising Letter.

Cancellation Provision: If a significant event (weather, terrorism or some other "force majeure") were to occur immediately prior to or during the scheduled time for the Mass Dash, and state and local government or police authorities deem it unsafe for us to stage the Mass Dash, we will be obligated to cancel the event. Notification of this cancellation will occur through direct e-mail to all team captains and through updates on the Mass Dash website. Additionally, no refunds will be provided in the event of such a cancellation. Race shirts will be mailed to each team captain. Based on the complexity of staging such an event as the Mass Dash, it is not possible to simply postpone the race.

Race Divisions: Teams may register within any one of the following race divisions, provided the team meets the requirements for the division.

Team Divisions	Requirements
Men's Open	7 to 12 runners, men or women.
Men's Masters	2 to 12 runners, and all runners are 40 years of age or older.
Men's Ultra	2 to 6 runners, men or women.
Women's Open	7 to 12 runners, and all are women.
Women's Masters	2 to 12 runners, and all runners are women and 40 years of age or older.
Women's Ultra	2 to 6 runners, and all are women.
Mixed Open	7 to 12 runners, and one-half (1/2) or more are women.
Mixed Masters	2 to 12 runners, one-half (1/2) or more are women, and all are 40 or older.
Mixed Ultra	2 to 6 runners, and one-half (1/2) or more are women.
High School Boys	7 to 12 high school runners, boys or girls.
High School Girls	7 to 12 high school runners, and all are girls.
Corporate	7 to 12 runners, and all are employees of the same company or organization.

Registering a Team Online:

Click here to register a Team!

Registering a Runner Online:

Once your team has been registered by your Team Captain and the entry fee has been received, you may register for the Mass Dash as a runner.

Click here to register a Runner!

For the paper registration forms, click here:

Team Registration PDF

Runner Registration PDF

A Last Word on Start and Finish Times: Team start times will be available on or before July 10. Failure to fully register your team and all runners before June 30 will prevent us from providing you with a start time. Please be diligent about having all of your teammates complete the registration process. Please arrive at the start at the Mt. Greylock Visitors' Center in Lanesborough, Massachusetts at least 60 minutes prior to your team’s scheduled start time. Additionally, for safety reasons, we will not accept the entry of any team which we anticipate may take longer than 36 hours to reach the finish of the Mass Dash. The race route and finish line will close on Sunday afternoon at 6:00 PM, and teams on the course who fall behind a projected completion schedule will be asked to pick up its runners and jump ahead on the course, and will be assessed a time adjustment.

Mass Dash Race Handbook and Course Maps: The official Mass Dash Race Book will be available for download on or before May 31 in .pdf format. Course Maps can be found on the Legs (Maps) page under the Relay Route tab of the Mass Dash website and in the Race Book.

A Last Word on Registration: Only the entry of the Team Captain is required to register an entire team. Your teammates can register once the team has been registered and the entry fee has been received. Please note that registering without paying the entry fee will not reserve your spot in the Mass Dash race.Teams may register within any one of the following race divisions, provided the team meets the requirements for the division. Registration for the 2010 Mass Dash will be limited to the first 100 teams.