RMB UTCT Volunteers: Aid Station and Mountain Marshals

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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:

AID STATION AND MOUNTAIN MARSHALS:

We require volunteers to assist along the various routes during the races in the following capacity.  

AID STATIONS VOLUNTEERS:  

The primary reasons for our Aid Stations are for the runners’ safety and to help the runners accomplish their goal of finishing the race. The Aid Stations are allocated to specific Running Clubs or Groups and you will find this information listed below. Please make sure you sign up for the correct Aid Station. Your Aid Station Captain will be your point of contact.

MOUNTAIN MARSHALS:  

Required at strategic points on the mountain during the six races. Marshals must work in teams, be familiar with the mountain trails and route access points, as well as be able to hike/run to their allocated points. Each team will be issued with radios and certain positions will be issued with timing devices.  

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