Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk

• Onsite: At Baylands Athletic Center (Race Venue)
• Offsite: On Race Course

General Check-in (Bibs and t-shirts) High Priority

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September 20, 2024

4:45 pm PDT - 8:45 pm PDT (Minimum met)

Volunteer

Details

Volunteers helping with this task will assist participants with general check-in for their race, as well as hand out bibs and t-shirts. This is a customer-facing role. Bring reading glasses if needed.

Location

Baylands Athletic Center
1900 Geng Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Check-in: Race HQ, located near 2nd base on baseball field
Park: parking lots on Geng Road

Late Registration/Day of Registration (Must be 18 or over) High Priority

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You must be 16 or older to volunteer for this task.

September 20, 2024

4:45 pm PDT - 8:45 pm PDT (At least 8 more needed)

Volunteer

Details

Volunteers helping with this task will assist participants with late registration and day of check-in for their race, and/or register on-site. This is a customer-facing role. Bring reading glasses if needed.

Location

Baylands Athletic Center
1900 Geng Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Check-in: Race HQ, located near 2nd base on baseball field
Park: parking lots on Geng Road

Start/Finish Line Crowd Control Medium Priority

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You must be 16 or older to volunteer for this task.

September 20, 2024

4:45 pm PDT - 10:00 pm PDT (At least 1 more needed)

Volunteer

Details

This is a fun task for volunteers who would like to be located in the heart of all the action. At the start/finish area, volunteers assisting with this task will cheer runners as they finish their race, help aid in traffic moving in the right directions, and may help with handing out half marathon finisher medals.

Location

Baylands Athletic Center
1900 Geng Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Check-in: Race HQ, located near 2nd base on baseball field
Park: parking lots on Geng Road

Bag Check Monitor (Must be over 18) Medium Priority

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You must be 18 or older to volunteer for this task.

September 20, 2024

4:45 pm PDT - 10:00 pm PDT (Minimum met, 1 spot remaining)

Volunteer

Details

Volunteers assisting with bag check will help facilitate a bag check for race participants. Participants will be able to check in and check out their warmer layers or other items while they participate in their race. This is a customer-facing role.

Location

Baylands Athletic Center
1900 Geng Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Check-in: Race HQ, located near 2nd base on baseball field
Park: parking lots on Geng Road

Refreshments Medium Priority

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You must be 16 or older to volunteer for this task.

September 20, 2024

4:45 pm PDT - 10:00 pm PDT (At least 3 more needed)

Volunteer

Details

Refreshments volunteers will assist at the post-race refreshments table on the baseball field with tasks such as cutting up fruit and pastries and distributing them to the participants.

Location

Baylands Athletic Center
1900 Geng Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Check-in: Race HQ, located near 2nd base on baseball field
Park: parking lots on Geng Road

Couse Monitor High Priority

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You must be 15 or older to volunteer for this task.

September 20, 2024

4:45 pm PDT - 10:30 pm PDT (At least 22 more needed)

Volunteer

Details

Volunteers assisting as course monitors will be helping with one of the most important tasks of the evening: directing the participants along the race course. Volunteers who are under 18 and assigned to this role will be placed in pairs along the route to direct and cheer on the runners and walkers. Training will be provided on race night.

Please be mindful of which shift you sign up for and any other commitments you may have on race night. Due to the nature of the course along the Baylands, it is often not possible to leave early.

You will be provided with a race t-shirt and a safety vest, plus a lanyard with key personnel contact phone numbers. Bring your cell phone. Optional item: flashlight.

Minimum age is 15 years old or 10th grade.

Location

Located at Offsite Volunteer Check In booth
Near Embarcadero at Geng Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Check In at: Volunteer tent, exact location forthcoming
Park: in lots along Geng Road or Embarcadero, more detailed information forthcoming

Lead Course Monitor (Must be over 18) High Priority

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You must be 18 or older to volunteer for this task.

September 20, 2024

4:45 pm PDT - 10:30 pm PDT (At least 9 more needed)

Volunteer

Details

Lead Course Monitors will be helping with one of the most important tasks of the evening: directing the participants along the race course and monitoring for any problems or injuries. Volunteers signed up for this role will be placed at key turns along the race course. For this reason, volunteers in this role should be 18 years or older. No experience is necessary - all training will be provided on race night.

Due to the nature of the course along the Baylands, it is often not possible to leave early.

You will be provided with a race t-shirt and a safety vest, plus a lanyard with key personnel contact phone numbers. Bring your cell phone. Optional item: flashlight.

Location

Located at Offsite Volunteer Check In booth
Near Embarcadero at Geng Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Check In at: Volunteer tent, exact location forthcoming
Park: in lots along Geng Road or Embarcadero, more detailed information forthcoming

Lead Bikers and Biker Course Monitors (Must be over 18) High Priority

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You must be 18 or older to volunteer for this task.

September 20, 2024

4:45 pm PDT - 10:30 pm PDT (At least 3 more needed)

Volunteer

Details

Volunteers in this role will ride their bike on an assigned section of the course to monitor the race, check on course monitors and advise key personnel of any falls or injuries. No experience or special training is needed other than riding a bike.

Bring bike, helmet, and headlamp, plus cell phone.

Location

Located at Offsite Volunteer Check In booth
Near Embarcadero at Geng Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Check-in: Volunteer tent, exact location forthcoming
Park: parking lots on Geng Road