Longhorn Run 2022 - Volunteer Registration

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Longhorn Run! Volunteers are essential to the success of this race. Volunteer opportunities with Longhorn Run are limited to current UT students only. When registering to volunteer, you will need to choose a specific position and shift time(s). The position descriptions are located below.

Pre-Race

Packet Pick Up Monday-Friday of Race Week (April 18 - 22)

Help our runners get prepared for race day! You’ll be handing out a race bib and t-shirt to each runner and help make sure they leave with all of our handouts for race day. You’ll need a smile on your face and a great attitude. Leave the runners feeling excited to come back on April 23rd to cross the finish line!

Night Before Set-Up Friday, April 22

Help us move equipment from Gregory Gym to the Main Mall the night before the event. Use your strength to help set up tents and carry post-race supplies to the Main Mall. Wear gym clothes and comfortable shoes, and expect some heavy lifting.

Race Day (April 23rd)

Ask Me! LHR Expert

You’ll be our go-to team for runners and spectators with questions. This position involves being stationed at various race day high traffic points including the following: parking garages to direct runners towards the start line, along with our start & finish line to answer any questions runners may have about the course, finish line events, and other general inquiries. This role requires strong communication skills. This position requires your attendance at a 30-minute info session to be held during the week prior to the race.

Banana Alley Food Distribution & Strike

Reward the finishers after they cross the line. Assist by passing out food and drinks to the runners after they finish the race. Direct the runners towards the Main Mall for the post-race celebration and be prepared to answer the runners’ questions. Monitor and empty trash cans as needed. Vocal, energetic individuals with strong communication skills are preferred.

Banana Alley Set-Up

Direct vendors to appropriate unloading destinations in Banana Alley. Assist with unloading and set-up of vendor items. Some heavy lifting may be required.

Course Set-Up

It starts with you! Work along the race course by setting up all directional signs, barricades, and banners for the race course. During the race, you’ll monitor trash and pick up along the race course. Empty and tie‐up bags when needed and place them next to trash cans. A can-do attitude and some heavy lifting may be required.

Course Strike

Break down the race course by collecting all directional signs, barricades, and banners. During the race, you’ll monitor trash and pick up along the race course. Empty and tie‐up bags when needed and place them next to trash cans. A can-do attitude and some heavy lifting may be required.

Course Support (i.e. Course Marshal)

Outgoing and proactive course guides wanted! Decipher the course map and direct runners through turns and intersections along the course. Communicate the 5K/10K race course split to runners so they keep on the appropriate path. Assist with keeping local traffic off of the race course at all times. Must be vocal, assertive, and enthusiastic. This position requires your attendance at a 30-minute info session to be held during the week prior to the race.

Finish Line Set-Up

Set up the finish line chute area and zip tie banners to the racecourse barricades. Assemble tents and tables, along with any other finish line set-up tasks. Some heavy lifting may be required.

Finish Line Support & Strike

Take down the finish line chute area and remove banners from the race course barricades. Break down tents and tables, along with any other finish line strike tasks. Some heavy lifting may be required.

Main Mall Set-Up

Assist with loading, directions, and set-up of sponsors at the Main Mall for the post-race celebration. This includes assisting sponsors with the transport of their post-race materials to the Main Mall, as well as the set-up and assembly of any tents and booth activations they require in the post-race area.

Main Mall Support & Strike

Monitor and empty trash cans during post-race activities. Tear down sponsor tents and load out sponsor materials after the conclusion of the event. Some heavy lifting may be required.

Packet Pick Up

Rise and shine greeters! Welcome our runners as they come to pick up their race day materials that morning. You are positive and energetic while you greet and assign a race bib to each runner, hand out t-shirts, and direct runners to the start line.

Photo Booth Support

Encourage participants to take advantage of photo opportunities in the post-race celebration area and assist by offering to take people’s photos with their phones. Seeking high-energy, positive individuals who will translate their enthusiasm to the participants!

Volunteer Check-In

You’re the first stop for our volunteers on race day morning and responsible for getting them where they need to go. You will identify each volunteer as they arrive, check them in, and distribute volunteer t-shirts. Direct them to where they need to go based on what they’ve signed up for. After all the volunteers have checked in for the day, you’re responsible for collapsing the volunteer tents and moving them back into storage.

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