**With all below information. please have a group leader reach out to Alex at imchattanooga@ironmanvolunteers.com for more details or to get your group started with volunteering!!**
IRONMAN Chattanooga is upon us again, with race day in just over one month!! With the amazing numbers of athletes that we get every year comes the need for huge numbers of volunteers. Rather than one Volunteer Director trying to recruit thousands of volunteers by themselves, we are looking for non-profit or school groups (teams, bands, clubs, etc) to bring groups of volunteers to work specific job areas. When these particular groups volunteer, they are also eligible for GRANT FUNDS to further any fundraising needs the group has.
With that said, we are still in need of groups to take on the following jobs at our race; along with the job name, you will find a brief job description, shift times, and numbers of people needed per shift. It is the goal to have each group that volunteers take on and find volunteers for all the shifts in their job:
Crowd Control:
Date: September 24th
Shift times & number of volunteers needed: 6:00am-11:00am, 8:00am-1:30pm, 1:30pm-7:15pm, and 7:15pm until about 11:00pm; 10-12 people needed per shift
Job description: Crowd control volunteers help at Ross's Landing with all of the spectators the event has. In order to maintain the safety of athletes and spectators, crowd control volunteers will be posted at several locations throughout the venue to manage various crosswalks. Volunteers may be moved to different locations throughout the shift and you will be on your feet throughout the whole shift!
Bike Pointers (more grant money available for this job ONLY IF you have a large group that can spread out along the course, and that can split up to cover both shifts):
Date: September 24th
Shift times & number of volunteers needed: Shift times vary based on location, generally 8:00am-1:00pm and 1:00pm-6:00pm, as many volunteers as possible!!
Job Description: Bike Pointers assist athletes with directions and course warnings. Volunteers will be standing at designated intersections or corners at key points of the bike course to ensure athletes stay on course. Volunteers will be provided maps of locations and will direct and alert athletes verbally of a right or left turn ahead, slow down, tight turns, underpasses, obstacles on course, and generally cheering and encouraging athletes along the bike route.
Run Aid Station (I have 2 run aid stations that I need to cover the afternoon/evening shift for):
Date: September 24th
Shift times & number of volunteers needed: Generally, around 5:30pm-11:00pm, 20 people needed; your group could choose one aid station to work at if you have around 20 people, or both if you have a larger group, which would result in more grant money. Just note that if you can cover both aid station locations, I would ask that you choose a co-captain for your group, as you will be spread out!
Job description: Volunteers will hand out water and food to athletes as they pass through the aid station.
Bike/Gear Bag Checkout:
Date: September 24th
Shift times & number of volunteers needed: 5:00pm-12:30am (happy to split this into 2 shifts if needed), 20-30 people needed
Job description: Bike Check Out volunteers will help athletes check out their bikes and other gear in the transition area at the conclusion of the race.
Morning Transition Assistance:
Date: September 24th
Shift times/number of people: 4:00am-8:00am, 10-15 people needed
Job description: Athletes enter the bike transition area to check their gear. Volunteers will ensure that only athletes enter and exit the transition area, and will help assist with directing athletes through their morning.
Environmental (extra grant money available for this job):
Date: September 23rd-24th
Shift times/number of people:9/23 - 8:00am-1:00pm and 1:00pm-5:00pm; 9/24 - 6:00am-9:00am, 9:00am-1:00pm, 1:00pm-6:00pm, and 7:00pm-midnight, 5-10 volunteers needed per shift
Job description: The goal at Ironman events is to leave the community cleaner than when we arrived. As with any event of this size, Ironman Events generate an enormous amount of garbage. It is our job to manage the extraordinary amount of trash and dispose of it in a proper manner.
The Environmental Team will ensure the venue's garbage is picked up from Friday of race week until race evening.
Examples of tasks are:
-Assembling and placing garbage boxes and liners throughout the site.
-Transporting all trash to the proper
dumpsters located throughout the site and emptying bins that are too full.
-Breaking down all cardboard boxes before placing them in the dumpster
Again, please reach out to the above email with any questions or to get your group started.
Thank you, and we'll see you at the race!
