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Have a desire to participate in the region's premier athletic event but that bum knee is keeping you off the course this year?

Volunteer!

Over 7,000 runners, walkers, and skippers need your help! (Besides, volunteers get a nifty t-shirt and lunch on us!)

At the College Football Hall of Fame, on the course, in the Notre Dame Stadium, at a water stop…we have just the right job for you (and your family, friends, acquaintances, distant relatives, neighbors, neighbors to whom you just give a wave, and all those folks you send a note to once year during the holidays)!

Here are some possible positions to consider:

Registration
A first impression is a lasting impression! There are three shifts for smiling volunteers to help with race registration and packet pick-up at the College Football Hall of Fame. Come see your friends (old and new) as they pick up their bibs and chips for the Sunburst events!

  • Friday, May 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. (or any time you can offer!)
  • Friday, May 30, from 3:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 31, from 5:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Gear Check-In
How good do dry clothes feel to a sweaty runner after a long race? Words cannot describe the pleasure! A number of marathoners and half marathoners will bring bags of personal items to the College Football Hall of Fame for transport to the Notre Dame Stadium. As a volunteer, your job duties include labeling runners' gear bags with their respective bib numbers and placing the items in the proper box for transport to N.D.

  • Saturday, May 31, from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Gear Pick-Up
How do you make hot, tired, and sore runners happy after a race? Hand them their bags of personal belongings. Add a smile and "congratulations" and you'll be a hero! Volunteers man the Gear Pick-Up station at the Notre Dame stadium.

  • Saturday, May 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Start Line
Sunburst participants are registered and are now ready for the gun! Volunteers at the start line will help runners line up according to their running speed. Pace signs will be provided for volunteers to hold at the start line for the marathon, half marathon, 10K run and 5K run.

  • Saturday, May 31 from 5:45 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Water Stop Captain
Want the undying gratitude of thousands of runners and walkers? Hand out cups of water to thirsty race participants and they will worship you! This is also a terrific way to showcase your group or organization! Your job is to coordinate the efforts of your water stop volunteers. Specific instructions, race details and map of your location will be provided.

  • Saturday, May 31, time dependent on location

Directional Arrows
V.I.J.!! (Very Important Job!) Can you imagine thousands of runners and walkers heading down the wrong street? Yikes! Volunteers are placed at key intersections and corners along the course to hold directional arrows. We certainly don't want the runners to miss a turn or get off course! This is a fun job to do solo, with a friend or with a small group. Bring lawn chairs, a thermos of coffee, music, and plan to cheer the runners as they pass by your corner!

  • Saturday, May 31, time dependent on location

Pedestrian Control
Spectators are NOT, repeat NOT, allowed on the Notre Dame football field. Did I mention that spectators are NOT allowed on the field? Okay, now that we've got that straight, we've just got to remind the spectators of this cardinal rule! A friendly reminder that only those sporting a nifty Sunburst race bib are allowed down the esteemed stadium tunnel should suffice. Getting our participants to the tunnel entrance is another story. We need volunteers to direct the exhausted runners along the sidewalks and roads on the Notre Dame campus to make sure they arrive at the finish line as quickly and safely as possible.

  • Saturday, May 31, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
  • Saturday, May 31, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Runner Support
There are lots and lots ways to support our fearless competitors at the finish in the Notre Dame stadium! Hand out cold towels on a hot day (better than a sack of gold to the participants), hang medals around the necks of finishers, fill up water and Gatorade cups, or you may even get a bullhorn to shout instructions!

  • Saturday, May 31, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
  • Saturday, May 31, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Awards
Hurrah! We get to honor the fastest in the pack! Volunteers will help to determine event winners, distribute medals, and assist the winners in filling out the required forms. If you want to hum a little of The Star Spangled Banner as the medals are placed around the winners' necks, go right ahead!

  • Saturday, May 31, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
  • Saturday, May 31, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.