Team names: from the boring to the, well, really weird

Over 100 teams are registered for the 2009 Blue Ridge Relay and based upon some of the team names, some members have been pulling all-nighters already.

Many sound more like thoroughbred names. Imagine the race call: "Into the stretch now and Where is Stacy's mom? has the lead by eight lengths. Call Us Whatever You Want Our Real Name Was Banned is on the rail in second. Kiss My Quaker Grits has no prayer of catching the leader, but he's full throttle, now third and moving magnificently. Not Particularly Fast And Not Especially Furious is another half length back. Do Not Resuscitate has faded."

Among the names, there seem to be some common themes, having to do with everything from controlled substances (including chocolate and pancakes) to religion. Here is a sampling, organized by category:

Names that are or might be associated with places:

• ‘Boone’Doggles
• Bull City Ultra
• Cleveland Rocks!
• H20 – Haywood Harriers Outfitters
• Palmetto Rickets
• Providence Harriers
• Rock Hill Striders
• Run For Your Life – Charlotte
• Sandhills Striders
• Semiahmoo Sunrunners
• Slow Poke Rodriquez Running Club
• The Bull City Ramblers
• The Blacksburg Joggers
• The Ulmstead 12 Rides
• WCU Health Sciences
• Waxhaw Express
  

Names that suggest a volatile mix of male and female members:

• Quick and the Drop Dead Gorgeous
• Three Beauties & The Beasts
• Vicious & Delicious

Names that claim speed:

• 0 to 208 in 28 Hours
• Hauling Assets
• Kenya Catch Me
• Kickin’ Asphalt
• Shaving More Time

Names that imply substance abuse:

• 12PACK
• Designated Drinkers
• Do Not Resuscitate
• Full of Stimulus
• Gnarly Barley Bunch
• Godiva Masters
• Make It A Case
• Tapdance For Flapjacks
• The Six-Pack
• Team CRAVE

Names that number the participants:

• 4Tunate (to have 2 more runners)
• Runners Dozen
• Ultralicious Six
• Ocean’s 12

Names that reflect the venue:

• Blue Ridge Divas
• Blue Ridge Relay test
• The Blue Ridge Streakers
• We Need A BRR-Ache

Names that question the sanity of runners:

• Crazy Legs: The Sequel
• Hoof and Mouth Gang
• Insane N The Membrane
• Insane Posse
• Mixed Nuts
• No Sprain No Gain
• Ultra Crazy Legs

Names that identify obstacles:

• Are we there yet?
• Runnin’ for the Midnight Moon
• Running on E
• Team Vas-O-Lean

Names about (what else?) running:

• Fleet Feet Females
• Grateful Tread
• On The Run
• RUNNINGASFASTASWECAN
• Running 4 Katie
• Running for a Reason
• See jane run
• Team Mizuno
• Team Waddle

Names associated with animals:

• Bear Footers
• Channel the Goat
• Kate’s Cats Running for Rhetts
• Mountain Lions I
• Norm’s Maggots
• Rabies Awareness
• Run dog run
• Screaming Mountain Goats
• Tag and Release
• Team Panda
• Team Wildlife

Names beyond categorization:

• Call Us Whatever You Want Our Real Name Was Banned
• Flip Flop
• Kiss My Quaker Grits
• Not Particularly Fast And Not Especially Furious
• Running in Heels
• Sisterhood of the Traveling Bracelet
• THWACK!
• Team Hammercocks
• Tramps Like Us
• Where is Stacy’s mom?

Let's hope we are better at running than naming.