Positions
With over 300 volunteers needed there is a wide variety of positions available.
STATION CREW: There are eleven stations in
the race which require many volunteers to keep the station running smoothly. The
responsibilities at each station include:
runner check-in, water aid, parking and traffic control. Each
station is manned by 10 to 20 volunteers.
STATION MARSHALL: This person is responsible for the
organization and operation of their transition station. It is a supervisory
position and requires previous K-100 experience.
AID STATION VOLUNTEER: During the final two legs of the
race teams are not allowed to provide support for their runners. As a result we
set up five aid stations on each of these legs. The major responsibilities of
these volunteers are: setting up and taking down the station, distributing water
to the passing runners, and clean up.
FIRST AID: Each transition station and aid station
requires qualified first aid personnel to attend to any injuries or emergencies.
Volunteers must be members of the Canadian Ski Patrol Society.
POST RACE VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers at the post
race festivities are responsible for: ticket sales,
K-100 merchandise sales, general help, and directions. We also require a crew to
assist with set up and take down of tents and tables.
COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR: Cellular phone coverage is not
possible over the entire race course and as a result we use radios. We require
several licensed HAM radio operators to provide us with critical race day
communication.
MOTORCYCLE CREW: We have a crew of motorcyclists
patrolling the course on race day. The prime function is traffic safety and
issuing tickets for infractions. These
volunteers must be experienced motorcyclists with their own bike.
RACE BAG PACKING: About one month prior to race day we
require as many volunteers as possible to pack the 180 race bags. Each bag
contains t-shirts, meal tickets, goodies, and information for ten runners. This
occurs during the evening and takes 2 to 3 hours.
EQUIPMENT LOAD IN AND LOAD OUT: We need about three
volunteers who are not afraid of manual labour to help with loading our
extensive equipment into and out of the supply trucks. The load-in
occurs the day before the race and the load-out is on the afternoon following
the race.