RMB UTCT Volunteers: Race Village Volunteers

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RMB ULTRA-TRAIL CAPE TOWN 2024

VOLUNTEER SIGN UP PROCESS:

We value the role all our volunteers play in RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town® and have put together some basic information to provide you with all you will need regarding working on the event. Before you sign up, please read through the following information so you have an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of volunteering.

It is important that you take some time to go through the different shifts, make sure your selections do not clash, and, please don’t sign up for every role just so your name is on our list. We do encourage you to sign up for double shifts where relevant if you know you can do the extra hours. For example at an Aid Station or Mountain Marshalling point.

Please Note: You are required to sign up online for yourself only. Please don’t sign up for others and feel free to share the link with friends and family.

Volunteering at RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town® requires a special kind of person. Yes, you need to love running and being outdoors, but you also need to understand that it is a long day out and signing up is a commitment not to be taken lightly. We rely on our volunteers and it’s a serious responsibility. Last-minute cancellations throw the team out so it’s not cool unless you have a really valid reason!

We don’t pay our volunteers, but we offer you a discounted entry to our Summit Event races during 2025. You get the opportunity to spend the day helping runners out on the route or at the Race Village, plus you also get a Crew T-shirt. The Cape Town trail community is a special one, and it’s rewarding to be a part of an event where the sense of community is so apparent. We ask that you bring a sense of humour and a desire to work hard and give back to the trail-running community. 

Each volunteer will receive:

• A Terrex Crew T-shirt.
• A R450 discount on a single entry to one of the following events:
• Ultra-trail Drakensberg 2025
• RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town® 2025
• Please note that discounts are not carried over to the following year. 

Please make sure you are aware of the different roles and the days that we require volunteers. There are various roles we are looking to fill so please make sure you indicate your preference when you sign up. The roles we are looking to fill are as follows:

RACE VILLAGE VOLUNTEERS: 

We require volunteers to assist at Race Village during Race Week in the following capacity.  

Registration: This takes place on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 November of Race Week at Race Village at Gardens Rugby Club. Volunteers will assist with a variety of roles that include Welcoming the runners to Race Village, Gear Check, Race Bib Handout, Race T-Shirt Handout, Information & General Enquiries Desk, and assorted pre race preparation around the Race Village at Gardens Rugby Club. You can sign up to assist on both days or either Thursday or Friday.

Start Finish Staff:  These volunteers will assist with MyCiTi Bus load in for race starts, Runners’ Zone, Start and Finish Line Control, Drop Bag and Tog Bag Collection & Management, Medal Handout and general admin around the Race Village. You can sign up for various shifts over Friday 22 to Sunday 24 November. Limited staff will be required over Saturday night so if you are able to assist it would be greatly appreciated. Sue and Leigh will be your point of contact for shifts, briefings and general information.

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