Volunteering

Without the small army of Volunteers at our events it would simply not be possible to put on so many successful events.

Volunteers put hours of time and effort in to ensure you are well looked after during our events, we like to reward that dedication with free places and discounts off future races.

Volunteer Points

The more you volunteer for us the more we give back, we use a simple points system for recording how much you have volunteered for us. For every hour you volunteer you earn a point, the more hours you do the more points you earn.

Unlike some other events we don’t limit you to only earning a free place on the same event the following year or only being able to redeem your free places for one year, you can spend accrued points on any upcoming event and your points earned will be valid for 3 years. So if you want to volunteer at a long race but spend it on several shorter races then you can do that or do lots of shorter races to pay for a longer race. If you are injured for a year you can volunteer at lots of races and then run them when you are fit again. We feel that’s fair and a very flexible way to reward our volunteers.

There are obviously a few rules to volunteer points.

Points are only valid for 3 complete years from the year you earn them. For example, If you do an event in December 2023 they will be valid until January 1st 2026.
Only complete hours count.
Points can not be transferred to another person
Points have no monetary value, if we choose to allow points as partial payment for a race this is at our discretion
Once points have been converted into a race place those points can not be refunded or that place transferred to another person or event
Points are recoded on a central spreadsheet, we will have a public copy available on this page so you can reference you current number of points
Any decision about points and their allocation by the event team is final

Current Points Table

The current list of points needed to get a free entry in each race is at the bottom of this page.

How to Volunteer

Each race has a volunteering section on the race page, it will show the current roles available and timings where we need volunteers. Please check that out then complete the volunteering form below.

By entering a race, booking a service, Volunteering at an event or Contacting us you agree to use adding you to a mailing list. You can ask to be removed from that mailing list at any time.

If you wish to go our Email List for Future Volunteers Please fill in the quick form below

Group/Club Volunteering

Are you a club member or member of a running group that would like to come and manage a CP at an event?

Would you like to take over a whole CP with a group of running friends?

If so then get in touch by using the Volunteering Form above and we would love to reward you with the usual volunteer points for each person at the CP but also an additional 2 free places for the event to give away or sell/raffle for your club or group. You can bring your flags and banners and make the CP personalised to your club.