5K Volunteer Assignment Options:

Cheer Stations: Located near the finish and on the course. These high energy & enthusiastic stations require lots of cheering and motivation to get participants and community members to the finish line. (6:45 am - 10:00 am)

Course Marshals: Safety volunteers will be posted throughout the course at major intersections and areas of high concentration. These volunteers have been recruited ahead of time, so please sign up for this team ONLY if you have been requested to do so by the Race Director. (6:45 am - 10:00 am)

Course Monitors: These great people will line the course at designated spots to cheer on participants & community members and provide any assistance needed. You may be asked to walk to your place on the course (up to one mile). (6:45 am - 10:00 am)

First Aid: We ask that these crucial volunteers be EMTs, doctors, nurses, firefighters or have extensive knowledge of first aid and CPR. If you choose this volunteer option you will be contacted separately by the Volunteer Manager Melanie Lopez for further information. (6:00 am - 10:00 am)

Floaters: Floaters will help wherever they are needed! You can expect to be on your feet and on the go in this position. (6:45 am - 10:00 am)

Food: Set up and hand out food to our participants at the finish line. (6:45 am - 10:00 am)

FRIDAY Set-Up: Before the crowds arrive, these busy volunteers will be setting up the course and equipment at the venue the day before the event. This may involve some heavy lifting. (Anytime between 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm)

Green Team: Help us reduce our carbon footprint! Keep us environmentally friendly by ensuring our disposables are treated properly. (6:15 am - 10:00 am)

Greeters: These volunteers will be stationed at the main venue entrances and throughout the GOTR Village to provide direction and answer questions to spectators. (6:15 am - 10:00 am)

Inspiration Station: These energetic volunteers will be in our GOTR Village helping participants & their families take pictures behind our over-sized "I am Girls on the Run" frames as well as helping them create cheer signs to use along the course. (6:15 am - 10:00 am)

Medals: Hand out finisher's medals to our participants at the finish line. (6:45 am - 10:00 am)

Motivation Bracelets: Hand out bracelets to participants and community members as they pass by at miles 1 and 2. (6:45 am - 10:00 am)

Parking: The parking volunteers will work as a team with our public safety officers to facilitate the safe delivery of participants and families to the event and the flow of cars into parking spaces. This is a critical area where we need assertive volunteers! Parking volunteers must be AT LEAST 18- years or over. (5:15 am - 9:30 am)

Registration: Check in runners the morning of the event and give them their bib number. (5:45 am - 9:00 am)

Starting Line: Help all participants and community members get to the starting line after their warm up. (6:45 am - 10:00 am)

Tear Down: After the run is completed and everyone has gone home, these folks are cleaning up the party! This may involve some heavy lifting. (10:00 am - 1:00 pm)

Volunteer Check-In: Assist the 5K Volunteer Manager with placement of volunteers and distribution of volunteer t-shirts. (5:00 am - 9:00 am)

Walking Sweep: This person will walk behind the final participants, letting volunteers along the course know the course can be closed down at this point. (6:45 am - 10:00 am)

Water Stations: Water station volunteers will hand out water to participants along the course and in the GOTR village. They will also help to set up and tear down the water station. (6:45 am - 10:00 am)

**SPECIAL NOTE: PLEASE ONLY CHOOSE "RACE COMMITTEE" UNDER VOLUNTEER INTEREST IF INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE 5K EVENT MANAGER!**

2025 Girls on the Run Silicon Valley 5K Volunteer Registration