RACE DAY: START CORRAL VOLUNTEERS

VOLUNTEER ROLES & INSTRUCTIONS

Start corral volunteers

The role of a start corral volunteer is to regulate access to the start corrals and control the forward progress of participants through the start corrals. Each volunteer is assigned to a specific corral. Within each corral, volunteers will be assigned by their corral supervisors to one of three positions: • Sign holder: Hold tall corral signs to make each corral easily identifiable to participants. • Gatekeeper: Stand at the corral entrance and verify that each participant entering has a valid bib number that corresponds with the corral they are trying to enter. • Rope holder: Form a line stretching from the east to west side of Columbus Drive.

Hold the red rope to create a barrier between corrals. At the direction of your corral supervisor, slowly move forward as the race starts.

Once all participants of your designated corral have crossed the start line, each start corral volunteer will have a post-start role to complete before the end of their shift. This role could include any of the following tasks: assist event staff with start line teardown, help to roll up banners and fencing or pick up discarded clothing items on Columbus Drive. Discarded clothing items will be donated to Illinois Amvets as part of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon’s sustainability initiative.

Volunteer roles/instructions - Gateway volunteers

The role of a start gateway volunteer is to regulate access in and out of, and flow through, the corral entrance chutes and the crosswalks. Gateway volunteers will be assigned by their supervisors to one of the three positions:

• Spotter towers: Call out information such as time of day, minutes until entrance/ crosswalk closes, minutes until race starts, gear check locations, etc. to the participants. • People movers: Keep groups of participants moving through entrance chutes or crosswalks and into their respective corrals. • Corral entrance gate ushers: Restrict access to corrals to participants with assigned corral bibs, volunteers and race officials.

Bibs

NAME

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Elite MAN Front Elite MAN Back PACE 1

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Elite PACE Front

NAME

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Elite WOMAN Front Elite WOMAN Back

A12345

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BARCODE

Corral A,B,C,D,E

GUIDE RUNNER

F 12345

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BARCODE

K12345

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BARCODE

Corral F,G,H,J Corral K,L,M,N

SUPPORT RUNNER PACER

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100

American Development 100

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Wheelchair WOMAN 100 100

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Wheelchair MAN

Pace Bib

START LINE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

You will likely interact with many race participants throughout your volunteer shift. Please do your best to answer any questions they might have. If you do not know how to answer a question, please direct the individual to a Grant Park Information Volunteer in an orange “Questions? Ask me” vest or to one of the six information tents positioned throughout Grant Park.

Which start corral should I be in?

Check your bib for the letter of your assigned start corral. Refer to the start corral map on page 50 for specific start corral locations.

Can I run with a friend/change my start corral? (forward/backward)

No. You cannot move to another start corral, neither in front of nor behind your assigned corral. This is to maintain the integrity of the corral pacing and to ensure a fluid race start for all participants.

Which gear check should I use and where is it located?

There are three gear check tents where participants can store their gear during the race. Your gear check is color-coordinated with your race bib.

Refer to the Grant Park map for all gear check locations.

Where is…(start hydration (pre-race fluids and supplies), toilets, the Runner Reunite Area, changing facilities, etc.)?

Refer to the Grant Park map for all important locations.

How do I attach my timing device?

The 2022 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will use the MYLAPS BibTag timing device to record your net finish time. The timing device is permanently attached to the back of your bib number. Important: Do not remove the timing device from your bib or fold it in any way. Wearing your bib improperly could result in improper scoring and possible disqualification. Your time will be recorded from the point that you cross the timing mats at the start line until you cross the timing mats at the finish line.

I am late and the entrance to my corral has closed, what do I do?

Do not panic. Timing mats will be in place at the start line until 9 a.m. If your start wave has not advanced, you can start in the last corral of your wave. If your start wave (Wave 1 and Wave 2) is advancing, you will need to start at the back of Corral N in Start Wave 3.

I am late, can you take my bag to gear check for me?

For security reasons, volunteers CANNOT take baggage for a participant under any circumstances. Bags must be checked at a gear check tent. Any bags left unattended will be removed from Grant Park and will not be made available to the participant.

Where can I get safety pins/other runner supplies?

At a Pre-Race Supply Tent, located near each gear check facility.

What amenities are available on the course?

Twenty aid stations are located along the course approximately one to two miles apart. Each aid station consists of a medical tent with access to a Runner Transport vehicle, toilet facilities, Gatorade Endurance Formula (lemon-lime flavor), water and a public address announcer. • Gatorade Endurance Energy Gels will be available at Aid Station 10 (Mile 13.2) and

Aid Station 14 (Mile 18.2). • Aid Stations 15-18 (Miles 19-23) will offer Chiquita bananas. • Biofreeze Pain Relief Spray will be available at the Biofreeze Pain Relief Zone located near Mile 21 (Cermak Road and Archer Avenue).

Can my family/friends watch the start?

• Spectators will not be able to access Grant Park until 9:30 a.m. • For the best view of the race start, family and friends should head north to Grand

Avenue, between Columbus Drive and Rush Street, near Mile 1, or anywhere along

State Street, between Hubbard Street and Jackson Drive.

Where can my friends/family see me on course?

There are multiple locations along the course where spectators can view the race, many of which are accessible either on foot or via the CTA (Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains). Refer to the course map for specific locations.

How do injured participants get back to Grant Park?

Runner Transport teams are at every aid station on the course, and there are Runner Transport vehicles that shuttle runners from the course back to Grant Park. Transported participants are dropped off at the Jackson Medical Tent, located on the south side of Jackson Boulevard between Columbus Drive and DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

How can friends/family find out about an injured participant?

If a participant is transported to a local area hospital at the discretion of the medical team, the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago’s Reunification Services staff will be on hand in Grant Park to provide information regarding that patient to family and friends. Reunification Services staff can be found in the Information Tents located throughout Grant Park as well as at the American Red Cross Reunification Services area located in the Medical Family Waiting Tent located on Jackson Drive. Family members may also call 888.659.9877 to speak with a Reunification Services Operator to inquire about a patient. Refer to the course map for locations and inform friends and family of this service in advance of race day.