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Race Week Tasks & Registration/Packet Pickup

Stuff Race Bags - Early Registrants

May 4, 2020

Details

Help with folding & sorting of race shirts, collating race packet inserts, labeling race packets, stuffing bags and organizing registrants bags/sorting between School Team and non school team registrants.

Location

936 Walnut Road
502-320-9168

Resources Needed

Race bags - 500 - 1,000
Bibs & labels - 500 - 1,000
Pins - 1,000 - 2,000
Boxes for Schools - 10 - 17
Markers - 3 - 6
Race Shirts - 500 - 1,000

Deliver Race Packets to Schools

May 4, 2020

Details

Need 1-3 people to take early school registrants' race packets (they will be boxed and labeled) to the participating School Challenge schools. This task needs to be completed on the morning of Tuesday, April 18 so that schools have sufficient time to distribute their race packets to students & families.

Location

Pick up is at 936 Walnut Road and can be done Monday evening or Tuesday morning. Distribution is to the public and private schools of Frankfort/Franklin County.

Resources Needed

Truck or van - 1 - 2

Registration Set Up

May 7, 2020

Details

Task include:
Picking up packets/shirts from Debbie Brown's home (936 Walnut Road) and delivering them to the McClure Building. Helping with set up of tables, signs, map, etc at the McClure Building for Late Registration & Packet pick up.

Location

Debbie Brown's home, 936 Walnut Road, then
McClure Building
300 St Clair
Frankfort

Resources Needed

Truck or van - 3 - 4
Tables - 6 - 8
Registration forms - 100 - 200
Ink pens - 10 - 20
Clip Boards - 6 - 8
Computer - 1 - 2
Cash Box - 1

Late Registration Volunteers

May 7, 2020

May 8, 2020

Details

Late Registration/Packet Pick Up -

Location

McClure Building, first floor
300 St Clair
Frankfort

Late Registrations Runners

May 8, 2020

Details

Runners will take late registrations to timing person as they come in. This is a tentative position as we may be able to do all electronically.

Location

300 St. Clair St
Frankfort

Health & Wellness Fair Set Up

May 8, 2020

Details

Need strong and able bodied individuals to help with the Health & Wellness Fair set-up on the Old Capitol Lawn. Tasks: Help vendors unload supplies, tables & chairs, help set up tents, and help dismantle their stations at end of the evening.

Location

Old Capitol Lawn

Registration Site Clean-Up Crew

May 8, 2020

Details

Tasks involved include: Assisting with cleaning up left over race supplies from the Eclectic Mix, returning borrowed tables and coolers, and unclaimed race packets/shirts.
Saturday morning, 10:00 a.m.

Location

Eclectic Mix
300 St. Clair Street

Race Route Jobs

Mile Markers Set Up

May 8, 2020

Details

Distribute mileage signs according to pre-marked areas. Will need to be downtown by 5:30 to pick up signs.

Location

Mile 1 is roughly in front of the Republican Headquarters on Capital Ave. Mile 2 is roughly in front of the Kentucky Education Building on Capital Avenue.

Resources Needed

Car or golf cart - 1
Mile 1 & 2 Marker Sign - 2

Chute Workers

May 8, 2020

Details

Help set up start/finish line, help move runners through the chute to keep flow going and help break down finish line after race. Should be there two hours before the race for set up.

Location

Start/Finish line is located on the corner of Broadway and St. Clair.

Resources Needed

Rope for Wave Start Divisions - 3 - 4

Drop Station/Volunteer Tent

May 8, 2020

Details

Set up Pro.Active Tent and race map. Have maps of the route and volunteer locations. Spot for runners to leave valuables. Will need to always have at least 1, preferably 2 volunteers at the station at all times until race is over and all items left have been picked up. Keep bib number of person dropping off stuff, pin to items for identification.

Location

On Old Capitol Lawn.

Resources Needed

Pro.Active Tent - 1 - 2
Tables - 2
Clip board - 2
Ink pens - 4 - 6
Extra bib pins - 100
Boxes - 6 - 10
5K Route Map - 1
Basket for keys - 2
Chairs - 2
Shirts for size exchange - 60 - 100
Box of Bandaids - 1 - 2
First Aid Kit - 1

Water Station # 1

May 8, 2020

Details

Set up and man the midway water station. Will need to have 3-4 long tables, 8-10 large coolers of water OR FPB Water Monster, and 6 oz paper cups. Job is to pass out water or other hydration fluid to the runners as they pass by. If set up is on Capital Avenue, pass water out to runners both coming and going. If it's behind the Capitol (near a water hydrant that would be used to fill the Water Monster), then runners will only pass by once.

Location

In the middle of Capital Avenue, at the approximate juncture of Capital and Todd Street OR behind the Capitol, by the east parking lot.

Resources Needed

Water Coolers - 8 - 10
Paper cups - 1,200 - 1,400
Tables - 2 - 4
Box of Bandaids - 1

Water Station # 2 Finish Line

May 8, 2020

Details

Volunteers will set up and distribute water bottles at the finish line to the runners as they finish the race. Will return left over water bottles to a predetermined location after the race. OR Fill water cups from the FPB Water Monster and pass out to runners/walkers as they finish the race.

Location

Set up with be about 50 yards from the final area of the finish line chute.

Resources Needed

Tables - 2 - 4
Water bottles or Water Monster - 1 - 1,400

Lead Cyclist

May 8, 2020

Details

Cyclist will ride the course to make sure route is correctly blocked (in front of Capital Building, not around it). Cyclist will lead front runners from start to finish until the end of the race. After first runner comes in, cyclist will circle back on the route to continue leading runners in. Cyclist will wear a helmet at all times.

Location

Starting line is at the corner of Broadway & St. Clair, in front of Serafini's Restaurant

Resources Needed

Bicycle - 1
Helmet - 1

Mile 1

May 8, 2020

Details

Stand by the Mile 1 clock to make sure it stays safe and no one blocks its visibility.

Location

Mile 1 will be marked by a sign roughly in front of the Republican Headquarters on Capital Avenue.

Resources Needed

Stopwatch - 1 - 2
Drinking Water - 1 - 2

Mile 2

May 8, 2020

Details

Stand by the Mile 2 clock to make sure it stays safe and no one blocks its visibility.

Location

Mile 2 will be marked by a sign roughly in front of the Kentucky Education Center on Capital Avenue.

Resources Needed

Stopwatch - 1
Drinking water - 2

Medic to Follow Behind Participants

May 8, 2020

Details

A qualified medic to follow 5K participants, preferably in a golf cart or gator. Provides assistance as needed along the route in case of injury or emergency.

Location

Race starting line (corner of Broadway & St Clair), will begin behind all runners/walkers and follow until last participant crosses the finish line.

Resources Needed

First Aid Kit - 1
Cell phone - 1
drinking water? - 2 - 4

Start/Finish Line Safety Workers

May 8, 2020

Details

Primary job is to ensure safety of both runners and participants. Make sure race spectators stay off the race course. Assist people who need to cross Broadway so that they don't interfere with runners coming in toward the finish line. Cheer on the runners as able. Also keep spectators from blocking video at finish line. Encourage runners to stay single file and continue walking through entire chute.

Location

Corner of Broadway & St. Clair

Post Race Outdoors Clean-Up

May 8, 2020

Details

Volunteers to help clean up Old Capitol Lawn following the concert. Trash bags will be helpful if you are able to provide a few.

Resources Needed

Garbage bags & Recycling bins - 4 - 8

Cheer Teams

Broadway & Washington Cheer Team/Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of Broadway & Ann (Section A)

Resources Needed

Whistle, signs, pom poms - 1

Wilkinson & Broadway Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of Wilkinson & Broadway (Section C)

Resources Needed

Bells & Whistles, Signs - 1

West Main & Wilkinson Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of West Main & Wilkinson (Section D)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

W. Main & Washington St. Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of West Main & Washington (Section F)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

West Main & St. Clair Street Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of West Main & St. Clair St (Section E)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

W. Main/Ann St Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of West Main & Ann Street

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

Capital Ave & West Main & Bridge Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

This intersection is very important in that the fastest runners will be coming BACK this direction as the walkers and slower runners will be coming up for the first time. So that there isn't a clashing of coming/going participants, Volunteers in this section need to be able to keep the people coming up from Main St to Capital Avenue to the RIGHT, so that the runners coming from Capital Ave to Main can run unencumbered on the LEFT.

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and may represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of Capital Avenue & West Main (Section H)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

Capital Ave & 2nd Street Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

At least 4 more volunteers needed.

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of Capital Avenue & 2nd (Section I)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

Capital Ave & 3rd Street Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

At least 4 more volunteers needed.

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of Capital Avenue & 3rd (Section J)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

Capital Ave & 4th Street Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of Capital Avenue & 4th (Section K)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

Capital Ave & W Campbell Street Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of Capital Avenue & Campbell (Section L)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

Capital Ave & Todd St Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of Capital Avenue & Todd (Section M)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

Capital Avenue & State Street Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Corner of Capital Avenue & State (Section N)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

Upper Annex Parking Lot Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Upper Annex Parking Lot (from Shelby) (Section O

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

Floral Clock Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Floral Clock & Nearby Parking Lot (Section P)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

Parking Garage East of Annex Cheer Team / Safety Volunteers

May 8, 2020

Details

Cheer on runners, keep them moving in the right direction and help redirect any traffic that may be trying to enter the race area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring cheer signs to encourage runners and are welcome to represent their own business/organization (if applicable).

Location

Parking Garage (East of Annex) (Section Q)

Resources Needed

Bells, Whistles & Signs - 1

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