Volunteers

Race Volunteers

Race volunteers are a great way to be involved without the pressures of participating in the race. Race volunteers will be required to perform one of the general duties listed below:

• Maintaining water stations
• Assisting with runner registration and general check-in
• Providing support at our Gear Check tent
• Handing out race medals, t-shirts, and water at the Finish Line
• Directing participants to read and sign a waiver in the Waiver Tent prior to entering the event

For a four-hour shift, race volunteers will receive:

• Snacks and water
• Free parking
• Free admittance to the Apocalypse Party
• Run For Your Lives volunteer t-shirt

Group Registration

We welcome volunteer groups at all of our races. If you are a member of an orgazation or group that wants to help at a Run For Your Lives race click here. 

Discounted Race Registration

Volunteers who complete a full four-hour shift on race day will have the opporunity to purchase a race entry for $50 at the volunteer tent after their shift. These tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis pending the approval of the Volunteer Coordinator.

*ONLY volunteers who complete the following two shift times are eligible for this offer:

• Shift 1: 6:00am - 10:00am
• Shift 2: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Community Service Hours

A member of the Run For Your Lives staff will sign and approve community service forms for individuals and groups.

Register here to be a Run For Your Lives Race Volunteer! All volunteers must be registered to help with our event no later than one week before the race date. If you can no longer volunteer after registering online, please let us know by emailing volunteer@runforyourlives.com. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for announcements.

Course Officials

Run For Your Lives is looking for reliable groups of volunteers to help out as Course Officials. These volunteers are stationed along the course and motivate runners to keep moving while setting the tone of a post-apocalyptic environment. They ensure that traffic flow on the obstacles is moving smoothly and that participants and zombies are behaving themselves.

Although any group/organization is encouraged to apply for a Course Official volunteer position, we greatly encourage applications from groups with a military, law enforcement, ROTC, or EMS/medic background. Course Officials must be 18 years old or older.

COURSE OFFICIAL VOLUNTEERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM ONE OF THE GENERAL DUTIES LISTED BELOW

• Directing runners throughout the course
• Monitoring obstacles
• Monitoring zombie zones
• Reporting injuries, emergencies, and inappropriate participant behavior
• Interacting with the runners, zombies, and event staff
• Releasing runners at the Start Line
• Handing out race medals at the Finish Line
• Maintaining course water stations

COURSE OFFICIALS WILL RECEIVE:

• Free parking
• Snacks and water
• Free admittance to the Apocalypse Party
• Run For Your Lives Course Official t-shirt
• Booth space in theSafe Zone*
• Organizational logo on the “Local Partners” page on the Run For Your Lives website

* Booth space is reserved for large groups only and is allocated at the discretion of the Run For Your Lives staff.

Course Official Volunteers who arrive late for their shift will NOT be able to participate due to strict race logistics and rules.

If interested in participating as a large group, please send an email to volunteer@runforyourlives.com. Include “Course Official: (your location)” in the email subject line and include the estimated size of your group. Reliable groups of 20–40 volunteers who would like to volunteer from 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM will be rewarded a FREE Run For Your Lives race at the completion of their shift.

All volunteers must be registered to help with our event no later than one week before the race date. This allows time for us to delegate assistance to our areas of need. If you can no longer volunteer after registering to help, please let us know by emailing volunteer@runforyourlives.com.