Help Wanted!
By Russ Pate, Governor’s Cup Event Director
The
Governor’s Cup event committee has adopted the goal of developing the
event into one that attracts many thousands of participants. By
growing this event, we hope to expand its impact on the community’s
health and to bring many visitors to the Greater Columbia area. To
achieve these goals, we need help.
From its
inception in 1973 the Governor’s Cup has been designed and managed by
volunteers. As accepted protocols for road race management have
evolved and become more sophisticated, the Governor’s Cup has adapted,
and it currently takes advantage of professional services from numerous
organizations and individuals. But at its heart the Gov Cup
remains a volunteer-driven event.
To achieve the goal
of creating a bigger and better Governor’s Cup Road Race will need to
expand its volunteer participation. This expansion is need at all
levels of the organization. We need persons who will serve on the
event committee working to coordinate major elements of the event.
We need persons who will assume responsibility for key functions during
race week. And we need persons who will provide “on the ground”
support on race day.
Some of the key leadership functions needed are:
- Course Captains.
These captains will have a section of race course where they will be
responsible to make sure that intersections and trouble areas are
covered with volunteers and insuring these volunteers know their duties.
- Race Start Area Captain
- This person will work with volunteers to guarantee timely set up of
the start area and ensure all equipment and people are in place.
They will also manage the tear down of the start area.
- Finish Area Captains - We will need 2-3 captains to help manage finish area functions such as awards, food and fluids, and vendor services.
- Pacers:
We need variety of pacers of different abilities for the half
marathon. The pacer range will be from ~1:30 to 2:45
pace. These pacers will need the ability to comfortable hold
there per mile pace in the proper range.
Can you
help? If you would like to be in a key leadership position or have
questions, please contact our event coordinator, Ray Renner, at
803-960-6202 or
govcupsc@gmail.com. You may sign up for on the ground support for May 18-19 by going to our
volunteer registration page and choosing specific tasks.
