Island Residents Run 200 Mile Ragnar Race

Last Friday, more than 400 teams of up to twelve runners crammed into SUVs and Minivans to run 200 miles, day and night, relay-style, as they participated in the Cape Cod Ragnar Relay. The course wound through some of the most scenic spots in the Northeast. Teams started on the shores in Hull head towards Plymouth and ran along the canal trail. Pristine beaches and historic towns awaited runners as they ran, walked, or crawled through the Cape on their way toward Provincetown.
 
“Ragnar is an overnight running relay race that makes testing individual limits a team sport,” said Middletown resident and running enthusiast Danielle Braun. “So, from the elite runner down to the novice jogger, it's the perfect race for anyone. This race is the ideal therapy to remember those that were injured or lost in recently in Boston and to celebrate the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of that horrible tragedy.”
 
Braun organized two teams to participate in this year’s race. Team Headstrong was formed to continue the legacy of Newport resident Joe Caruso and the incredible inspiration he provided to so many. Their mantra, Joe Would Go, helps motivate and inspire others to live life to the fullest, to enable them to achieve what they thought impossible, and to encourage them to do the same to others and pay it forward.
 
The other team is Run to Recover, which is comprised of members of an online community and a resource established by people recovering, for people recovering, whether it be from the loss of a loved one, depression, post partum depression, a traumatic injury, post traumatic stress, or a chemical dependency.

The group is based on the premise that the therapeutic value of one runner helping another is unparalleled. A run, no matter how long, has a beginning, middle and end. A start and a finish. Each run is a mini battle and a major accomplishment. That's a great feeling and a true victory. And that's what the road to recovery is all about.
 
“The value of this community is priceless. We’re all here to help motivate and push each other,” said Erica Goldberg Schlesinger, captain of Team Run to Recover. “Running gives me life and translates into happiness, health and fitness. Participating in the Ragnar Relay allows me to take my love of running, pack my shoes, and explore new places all while having new incredible experiences with my fellow runners and teammates.”

About Joe Would Go

Joe Caruso had his life cut short by Lung Cancer on October 3rd 2012, but he discovered during his 3 year battle that he had a purpose – to inspire and motivate people to ‘get busy living’! This page was originally created by friends to build support for Joe and his family……and his following grew. Though Joe is no longer physically with us, he is mentally with so many friends far and wide, motivating, inspiring and still acting as an agent for change in their lives.
Find the Joe in You! facebook.com/pages/Joe-Would-Go

 
About Run To Recover

Run to Recover is an online community and a resource established by people recovering, for people recovering. The general description of the group is that Run to Recover begins and ends on the road.  It doesn't matter if you are recovering from a terrible storm, the loss of a loved one, depression, postpartum depression, a traumatic injury, post-traumatic stress, or a chemical dependency. A run, no matter how long, has a beginning, middle and end. A start and a finish. Each run is a mini battle and a major accomplishment. That's a great feeling and a true victory. And that's what the road to recovery is all about. facebook.com/groups/runtorecover