St. Paddy's Day Run

St. Paddy’s Marathon/Half Marathon/5k – Volunteer

When – Saturday, March 14th from 7:00 am – approx.: 1:00 pm

Where – Iowa State Capitol, E Locust St. & Pennsylvania Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309. Meeting area located just East of Iowa State Capitol at the intersection of E Locust St. and E 7th St. Volunteers are to meet under the registration tents.

Who – Upon arrival, volunteers are to meet underneath the registration tents.

Job Descriptions

Registration assistant – Volunteers will help with the process of participants checking in. They will check if the participant is registered by last name, and if so, then give them their race materials. Some volunteers will also assist with the process of new participants signing up on the day of the race.

Course Marshal – Course marshals will be placed on the course and help direct the participants, so they run the correct way. Here we ask the volunteers to be as enthusiastic as possible, encouraging the runners to have a good time.

Water Station – Volunteers assigned to the water station will fill up cups of water and help distribute them to passing participants.

• Volunteers will more than likely work more than one job throughout the event.

Notes

• Volunteers should sign-in upon arrival to keep track of volunteers in attendance
• Please dress appropriately for the weather. Check the forecast prior to arrival of the event.
• Volunteers are there not only to help but to have fun! We greatly appreciate and depend on volunteers so thank you all in advance!