Volunteer Roles For A Half Marathon London

By Mark Richardson


The difficulty for half marathon training is that most people who are taking part in one are people who have very little time outside of work during the week and may also be looking after children in the evenings and at the weekend. Therefore any Half Marathon London training schedules need to be kept as simple as possible.

Leave A Gap Between Eating And Training- Among the most unfortunate sensations you can have, particularly doing a longer run is where your stomach feels full and unpleasant. This takes place when your very last meal is still being broken down and digested. There's not much worse than feeling very sickly or that you might want the lavatory half way through a ten miler!

Aid Stations: Often called water stops, these are the locations along the race course where volunteers dispense water or electrolyte drinks to runners and walkers who pass by them. Bag Drop: This is where any racer who has personal items (such as spare shoes or toiletries) that he or she might want immediately after finishing the race (instead of returning all the way to his or her car or hotel room) can drop off and recover a bib-number-matching bag. So this volunteer role requires you to accept bags before a race begins, maintain the security of the bags throughout the race, and retrieve and return the bags to racers at the end of the race.

Clean-up: Volunteers in this role collect discarded cups, food wrappers, and other items from around aid stations or elsewhere along the race course, and they may handle the emptying of trash receptacles in those or other areas. Course Marshals/Officials: These volunteers help to ensure that racers stay on the race course and that spectators stay off it. They also can help with soliciting aid to racers or others in emergency situations.

Eat Enough Fruit And Vegetables- Whenever you require more out of your body the way, consistent running will, you have to make sure that you're giving it plenty of all types of nutrients, but especially vitamins and minerals. It is simple to do this by ensuring that you are getting your minimum of 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every single day.

Even though when you think of this race you typically picture people running, that isn't always the case. Many people who participate in marathons speed walk through portions of the race whenever they get fatigued.

They do this because they know that pacing is important, and that attempting to run the entire way can easily lead to hitting a wall, or tiring too quickly. To avoid this, you can make sure to get just the right amount of running and walking in the race, which is what your training sessions are for.

There you have it: ten ways to help as a volunteer for your next local half marathon in which you will not be racing! Am sure the experience will be fulfilling and something you can share with your grand kids.




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