VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Pre Race: Pre-Race Bib Stuffing

Captain: TBD
Volunteers will help prepare race packets in Hopkinton.
Date: TBD

Race Day: Gear Check 

Captain: Bob Pugsley
Official participants have the opportunity to check a bag with their belongings prior to the race. Volunteers will help athletes check a bag and then retrieve it after the race.
Check-in location: Volunteer Tent on Boston Common near Charles Street
Sunday: 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Race Day: Food Tent 

Captain: Ed Wiederhold
Volunteers will help with set-up and distribution of various food and beverage products for runners after the race.
Check-in location: Volunteer Tent on Boston Common near Charles Street
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Race Day: Marshals 

Captain: Brian Rettman
Volunteers will assist with the flow of various entrances and exits around the Start/Finish area for athletes, press, spectators and elite athletes.
Check-in location: Volunteer Tent on Boston Common near Charles Street
Sunday: 6:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Race Day: T-Shirt Distribution 

Captain: Tom Donovan
Volunteers will set-up and distribute participant shirts to participants before and after the race. 
Check-in location: Volunteer Tent on Boston Common near Charles Street
Sunday: 5:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Race Day: Wave Start/Medal Distribution 

Captain: Andy Deschenes
Volunteers will assist with start line-up and will then move to distribution of finishers’ medals.
Check-in location: Volunteer Tent on Boston Common near Charles Street
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Race Day: Course Monitor 

Captain: Hap Farber
Volunteers will provide athletes with direction and support along the course. Volunteers will meet near the Start/Finish area and be transported to locations along the course.
Check-in location: Volunteer Tent on Boston Common near Charles Street
Sunday: 6:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Race Day: Green Team

Volunteers will assist with our sustainability efforts by interacting with and directing participants to the appropriate location to discard items and providing immediate sorting of items.
Sunday: 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Race Day: Para Athlete Program

Assist and support athletes in the wheelchair division, duo team program, and athletes with vision or physical impairments on race day at the Para Athlete tent.
Sunday: 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Race Day: Medical 

Captain: Chris Troyanos
Volunteers will set up medical equipment and provide medical assistance to runners.
Check-in location: More information to come
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Race Day: Amateur Radios

Captain: Brett Smith
Volunteers will assist with race day communications. 
Check-in location: More information to come
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.