Air Force Marathon seeks 2,000 volunteers

Published April 26, 2011
By Nicoel McLaughlin

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- You don't have to be a runner to participate in the Air Force Marathon on September 17. More than 2,000 volunteers are needed to host this 15th annual event, and volunteer registration opens May 1.

"We're very excited about the changes we've made to the volunteer website this year," said Jeanette Monaghan, volunteer coordinator. "We think it is going to make the registration process easier for the volunteers. We've added more details to the job descriptions, as well as given the volunteers the ability to go back in and double check their assignment at any time."

Volunteer positions will also be grouped by day now, making it easier to find an opening that fits a volunteer's schedule. There are several pre-race opportunities available, but Monaghan said the majority of the openings will be September 15-17.

Positions available include working at the Sports & Fitness Expo at Wright State University's Nutter Center on Thursday and Friday, plus race day positions at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on Saturday.

"If you want to be involved in the Air Force Marathon, there is a job for you," Monaghan said. "Don't think that you need to have base access to volunteer. We need a tremendous amount of volunteers just at the Expo, where we'll see 25,000 to 30,000 visitors over the course of two days."

Organizers expect more than 13,000 registered runners for this year's Air Force Marathon events.

Volunteers can begin signing up online on Sunday, May 1. To register, visit www.usafmarathon.com.