volunteer Registration
Check back later for information on how to register as a volunteer for Longhorn Run 2025.
If you are signed up to volunteer for packet pick-up week or race day stay tuned to your email inbox for additional details and reminders.
If you are signed up to volunteer for packet pick-up week or race day stay tuned to your email inbox for additional details and reminders.
volunteer positions
PRE-RACE OPPORTUNITIES
Packet Pick Up: Monday-Friday of Race Week (April 7 - 11)
Help our runners get prepared for race day! You’ll be handing out a race bib and t-shirt to each runner and help make sure they leave with all of our handouts for race day. You’ll need a smile on your face and a great attitude. Leave the runners feeling excited to come back on April 1st to cross the finish line!
Night Before Set-Up: Friday, April 11
Help us move equipment from Gregory Gym to the Main Mall the night before the event. Use your strength to help set up tents and carry post-race supplies to the Main Mall. Wear gym clothes and comfortable shoes, and expect some heavy lifting.
RACE DAY OPPORTUNITIES (APRIL 12, 2025)
Banana Alley Food Distribution & Strike
Reward the finishers after they cross the line. Assist by passing out food and drinks to the runners after they finish the race. Direct the runners towards the Main Mall for the post-race celebration and be prepared to answer the runners’ questions. Monitor and empty trash cans as needed. Vocal, energetic individuals with strong communication skills are preferred.
Banana Alley Set-Up
Direct vendors to appropriate unloading destinations in Banana Alley. Assist with unloading and set-up of vendor items. Some heavy lifting may be required.
Course Support (i.e. Course Marshal)
Outgoing and proactive course guides wanted! Decipher the course map and direct runners through turns and intersections along the course. Communicate the 5K/10K race course split to runners so they keep on the appropriate path. Assist with keeping local traffic off of the race course at all times. Must be vocal, assertive, and enthusiastic. This position requires a virtual video training, to be completed on your own time, during the week prior to race day.
Finish Line Set-Up
Set up the finish line chute area and zip tie banners to the racecourse barricades. Assemble tents and tables, along with any other finish line set-up tasks. Some heavy lifting may be required.
Finish Line Support & Strike
Support finish line operations during the race by directing runners and assist in the take down process by removing banners from the race course barricades. Break down tents and tables, along with any other finish line strike tasks. Some heavy lifting may be required.
Main Mall Set-Up
Assist with loading, directions, and set-up of sponsors at the Main Mall for the post-race celebration. This includes assisting sponsors with the transport of their post-race materials to the Main Mall, as well as the set-up and assembly of any tents and booth activations they require in the post-race area.
Main Mall Support & Strike
Monitor and empty trash cans during post-race activities. Tear down sponsor tents and load out sponsor materials after the conclusion of the event. Some heavy lifting may be required.
Packet Pick-Up
Rise and shine greeters! Welcome our runners as they come to pick up their race day materials that morning. You are positive and energetic while you greet and assign a race bib to each runner, hand out t-shirts, and direct runners to the start line.
Volunteer Check-In
You’re the first stop for our volunteers on race day morning and responsible for getting them where they need to go. You will identify each volunteer as they arrive, check them in, and distribute volunteer t-shirts. Direct them to where they need to go based on what they’ve signed up for. After all the volunteers have checked in for the day, you’re responsible for collapsing the volunteer tents and moving them back into storage.
Packet Pick Up: Monday-Friday of Race Week (April 7 - 11)
Help our runners get prepared for race day! You’ll be handing out a race bib and t-shirt to each runner and help make sure they leave with all of our handouts for race day. You’ll need a smile on your face and a great attitude. Leave the runners feeling excited to come back on April 1st to cross the finish line!
Night Before Set-Up: Friday, April 11
Help us move equipment from Gregory Gym to the Main Mall the night before the event. Use your strength to help set up tents and carry post-race supplies to the Main Mall. Wear gym clothes and comfortable shoes, and expect some heavy lifting.
RACE DAY OPPORTUNITIES (APRIL 12, 2025)
Banana Alley Food Distribution & Strike
Reward the finishers after they cross the line. Assist by passing out food and drinks to the runners after they finish the race. Direct the runners towards the Main Mall for the post-race celebration and be prepared to answer the runners’ questions. Monitor and empty trash cans as needed. Vocal, energetic individuals with strong communication skills are preferred.
Banana Alley Set-Up
Direct vendors to appropriate unloading destinations in Banana Alley. Assist with unloading and set-up of vendor items. Some heavy lifting may be required.
Course Support (i.e. Course Marshal)
Outgoing and proactive course guides wanted! Decipher the course map and direct runners through turns and intersections along the course. Communicate the 5K/10K race course split to runners so they keep on the appropriate path. Assist with keeping local traffic off of the race course at all times. Must be vocal, assertive, and enthusiastic. This position requires a virtual video training, to be completed on your own time, during the week prior to race day.
Finish Line Set-Up
Set up the finish line chute area and zip tie banners to the racecourse barricades. Assemble tents and tables, along with any other finish line set-up tasks. Some heavy lifting may be required.
Finish Line Support & Strike
Support finish line operations during the race by directing runners and assist in the take down process by removing banners from the race course barricades. Break down tents and tables, along with any other finish line strike tasks. Some heavy lifting may be required.
Main Mall Set-Up
Assist with loading, directions, and set-up of sponsors at the Main Mall for the post-race celebration. This includes assisting sponsors with the transport of their post-race materials to the Main Mall, as well as the set-up and assembly of any tents and booth activations they require in the post-race area.
Main Mall Support & Strike
Monitor and empty trash cans during post-race activities. Tear down sponsor tents and load out sponsor materials after the conclusion of the event. Some heavy lifting may be required.
Packet Pick-Up
Rise and shine greeters! Welcome our runners as they come to pick up their race day materials that morning. You are positive and energetic while you greet and assign a race bib to each runner, hand out t-shirts, and direct runners to the start line.
Volunteer Check-In
You’re the first stop for our volunteers on race day morning and responsible for getting them where they need to go. You will identify each volunteer as they arrive, check them in, and distribute volunteer t-shirts. Direct them to where they need to go based on what they’ve signed up for. After all the volunteers have checked in for the day, you’re responsible for collapsing the volunteer tents and moving them back into storage.