Big Blue Adventure Volunteer

Race for Free! Earn Big Blue Adventure Race Credit:

That’s right! Spare some time and we’ll spare your wallet. Volunteer for a race and earn Big Blue Adventure Bucks to spend on an event registration of your own.

  • $25 worth of Big Blue Adventure Bucks earned for each hour of volunteering
    • Must volunteer for a minimum of 4 hours to receive
    • Credit can be earned by family and friends.  Recruit a few folks and increase your Big Blue Adventure Bucks account
  • Volunteering is a fun and easy way to pay for your racing
    • Must be 17 years of age or older or have parent or guardian
  • If you’re part of a non-profit organization we can make donations for your volunteerism!

As a volunteer you will receive:

  • Big Blue Adventure Bucks
  • Big Blue Adventure event SWAG
  • Food and Beverage
  • Awards Ceremony & Party

We can’t do it without you! If you or you’re group are interested in volunteering for one or more Big Blue Adventure events, we thank you in advance

Volunteer Positions

Help to make sure participants stay on course! Be positioned at a strategic location(s) on the course. This could be on the bike or run course.

Help our staff with the process of getting all of our participants checked in and registered for the event. A little bit of Admin, handing out race bibs(numbers), T-shirts, SWAG, etc.

Great for a group. Individuals OK too. Work one or more of the Aid/Feed Stations along the course to hand out water, electrolyte replacement beverage, gels, bars, salty snacks, etc. Help to monitor participants and communicate with events staff when medical may be needed. Cheer them on!

Help with the timing process. Collect the timing Chips, record race number and time for redundant data collection, post updated results on the Information board, etc.

Help at the finish area to hang finishing medals around the necks of the finishers, some crowd control, lead participants to the recovery food, monitor recovery food and beverage to keep full, etc.

Help staff to set up and conduct the Awards Ceremony.

Work with our staff to set up, prepare, distribute, and clean up the food and beverage. Depending on the event this could be a BBQ or simply recovery food such as bagels and fruit.

The Transition Area (TA) is a busy venue during our triathlons. Assist athletes in location their spot along the row and bike rack. Monitor the Ins and Outs to make sure the flow is working. Secure the Transition Area to make sure only participants are inside to confirm no gear or bikes leave with the wrong person.

Help our staff and lifeguards out to make sure we have plenty of support on the water during the swim stage of our triathlons. Must be comfortable paddling a kayak or SUP board. Attending a pre-event safety meeting required the same morning of the event.

Help the Big Blue Crew set up and or tear down the venue. Tents, Transition Area, Course Marking, Finish Arch, and on and on.