📅Race Date
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Mile 31 of 50-mile race (3rd aid station)
55K runners also pass through (green bibs)
⏰Your Schedule
Start: 8:45 AM
End: ~5:00 PM
📍Meeting Location
Top of Parrish Lane
Turn left and go up windy road to dirt parking lot
Walk ¼ mile up service road to aid station
⏱️ Timeline
8:45 AM
Meet at top of Parrish Lane parking lot
9:45 AM
First runners expected to arrive
5:00 PM
Last runners expected through (cutoff at next station)
5:00 PM
Pack up after last runner clears
🎯 Responsibilities
🏃 Runner Support (CRITICAL)
- ACTIVELY approach runners
- Take bottles/packs and fill them
- Ask: water, electrolytes, or both?
- Offer food and nutrition
- Provide encouragement!
📋 Runner Tracking (CRITICAL)
- Check in EVERY runner arrival
- Check out EVERY runner departure
- Cannot be missed - safety critical
- Issues? Call Aaron: 801-376-3815
🏥 Safety & Medical
- Know emergency procedures
- Record drops (bib # and reason)
- Coordinate medical needs
- Contact race directors if needed
⚠️ Important Notes
- ✓ It's 5 miles to Mueller Park (AS #5) - flat/exposed section on Bonneville Shoreline
- ✓ CRITICAL: Runners must leave Mueller Park (AS #5) by 5:00 PM - NO EXCEPTIONS
- ✓ The course is marked with BLUE reflective flags on the right side + DCP signs
- ✓ Two race distances: 50M (blue bibs) and 55K (green bibs)
- ✓ Pacers can start from this aid station (don't need to check in)
🎒 Supplies
You Bring
- Warm clothes
- Personal food/snacks
Captain Brings (But may need help with)
- Phone for tracking
- Camping chairs
- Propane/fuel
- Stove or grill
- Cutting board & knives
- Extra tables/canopy (optional)
- Cooler
DC Peaks Provides
- Music/speaker
- All runner food
- All runner drinks
- Plasticware
- Baby wipes
- Paper bowls
- Paper towels
- Hand sanitizer
- Garbage bags
- Water & electrolytes
- Pizza (will be provided!)
- Broth (be prepared to warm up)
- 1 canopy
- 2 tables
- First aid kit & ibuprofen
- Cowbell (use it!)
📞 Contact Info
💪 Remember: Your Energy Matters!
Ultra-runners rely heavily on aid station volunteers. Your enthusiasm, efficiency, and support can make the difference between a runner continuing or dropping out. Be proactive, stay positive, and help make this an amazing experience for everyone!
Thank you for volunteering! Let's make this epic! 🎉