We typically need volunteers for the following positions:

• Aid Station Captain & Assistant Aid Station Captain
• Aid Station Support Staff
• Course Marking & Sweeping
• Parking Attendants
• Check-In/Registration Crew
• Finish Line Crew (Timers/Awards)
• Event Set-Up & Take-Down
• Medical Staff (MD, PA, RN, EMT, WFR)

Each event has its own set of volunteer needs. Those needs have been broken down into specific tasks and shifts across the entire timeline of an event; from set-up to take down.

Generally our shortest shifts are 2-3 hours in length for things like check-in, the store, set-up, tear-down, and/or course marking and sweeping.ﾠSome shifts are 4-6 hours in length, others are 8-10 hours in length.

The length of each shift depends on the task at hand, the event location (who wants to drive 3 hours to volunteer for 2 hours?), and our specific needs based on geography.

If you don't see a shift or timeframe that works for you, reach out and we'll gladly find a time and place where you can lend a hand for whatever time you have available. There's always work to be done and we just about never have enough volunteers.ﾠEmail us at [email protected]

HPRS will provide you with $10/hr in HPRS Race Credits for every hour worked between the hours of 6am and 10pm. For any hour worked between the hours of 10pm and 6am, you will earn $15/hr in HPRS Race Credits. Some shifts will earn your a straight up comp race entry to any HPRS race of your choosing, these shifts will have an indication of this fact during the registration process. 

Should you work at an HPRS Trail work day, you will earn a comp race entry (up to 50-Miles in length) for spending the day with us. If you want to run something longer than 50-miles, then you may use your earned comp for a percentage off the registration fees of the longer distance. Please see the Trail Work page for more details.

Credits are just that, credits, and may not be redeemed for cash.

Credits will expire one year from the date they are earned. So if you work a race with us on June 3, 2025... your earned credits will expire on June 3, 2026 whether you use them or not.

The race you choose to run does not need to occur on or before June 3, 2026 in this case. You just need to request your code (issued 1x) by the June 3rd date. You can run any race open for registration at the time you request your code.ﾠ

A few days after the conclusion of the event you volunteered at, you will receive an email from a member of our staff. That email will detail where to locate the number of credits available to you. This is in our Volunteer Hours and Credit Tracker.

When you are ready to use your credits, you'll email us with the name of the event, and the distance within that event, you wish to sign up for -or- an email CCing the person whom will be using your credits for a race of their own.

Any credits earned are 100% transferable. We ask that you please email us, and CC the person you wish to transfer your credits to, so that we can set them up with a code and adjust our volunteer credits tracker accordingly.

You can also donate your earned comps and credits to the HPRS Community Fund. The HPRS Community Fund was created as a way for members of the HPRS community to share the magic of trail and ultramarathon running with those in communities we see few of at our events. It was also created as a way for members of our community who are experiencing financial hardship to still be an active member without having to worry about being able to afford the cost of admission. The Community Fund is funded by donated volunteer credits from members of our community who have decided to share their earned credits with others, rather than use them on their own running endeavors.

Yes, but you must first reach the 100-hours threshold. Once you give 100 or more hours of your time to HPRS in a calendar year (1/1 - 12/31) you may begin to use your earned credits on HPRS gear and swag.

Anyone who volunteers 32 or more hours with HPRS in a calendar year (January 1 - December 31) will earn a HPRS Foam trucker hat.

Anyone who volunteers 80 or more hours with HPRS in a calendar year (January 1 - December 31) will earn a HPRS hoody. You can choose from our purple hoody, our performance hoody, or a hoody from our friends at Vapor Apparel. In the case of our performance hoody or a Vapor Apparel hoody, you can have those hoody's customized with any HPRS logo heat sublimated onto the garment!

At this point you've got to be getting sick of us. Once you reach the 100 hour mark of hours volunteered, you may use your earned credits for any items in the HPRS store. This is in addition to the hat and HPRS hoody you'll have already earned for crossing earlier thresholds. Because we will be paying for these custom items out of pocket, we require that you use "double credits" when paying for an item. So a $50 hoody will cost you $100 in earned race credits. 

At 100 hours and a minimum payment of $10/hr in HPRS Credits, it's safe to assume that you'll be running for free for the next year as well.ﾠﾠ

All volunteers are welcome to camp with us FREE OF CHARGE. There is no need to reserve a campsite with us if you are a volunteer, one has already been reserved for you. Please do reach out with questions on where you are allowed to camp when applicable (ex: camping out at your aid station location).

YES! We are all about you bringing your entire family out for a weekend of adventure with HPRS. We feel that these types of events especially can be incredibly inspiring for our younger generation, and it could go a long way in their appreciating that we can do hard things. Besides, we need to get kids outside more!

That said, we leave it to parents to ascertain if their child(ren) are a good fit for volunteerism at a race. Obviously course marking or sweeping may not be the best role for kiddo. While we welcome your kids joining you for volunteer duties, we respectfully ask that the focus remain on serving our runners rather than having to wrangle the chitlins.

Please also note that only those aged 14 and older will earn race credits for volunteer hours.ﾠ

We recognize that the expense of doggy daycare is a barrier that prevents some folks from volunteering with us. Even though we have had issues with dogs of volunteers in the past, we have decided to loosen our "No Dogs" policy for volunteers with the following policies.

1.) All volunteers who wish to bring their dog must first reach out to our race director via email for final approval. Please do not bring your dog without first having this interaction.

2.) Course Markers and Sweeps may bring their dog so long as they follow all dog rules and regulations of the associated land managers and their trails. This includes dog access and on/off-leash regulations. Only one (1) dog is permitted to run with a marker or sweep

3.) Volunteers are allowed to bring their dog to aid station shifts so long as that aid station does not also serve as a start/finish line or an aid station with crew access.

4.) Only one (1) dog is allowed at an aid station at a time. If a volunteer has already indicated that they are bringing their dog, a second request for a dog will be denied. If you are the owner of multiple dogs, only one (1) dog will be permitted to attend with you.

5.) Your dog must be leashed and/or contained at all times. Your dog must remain at least 30 yards (90') away from an aid station table and/or runners at all times. 

6.) If your dog cannot handle being leashed or away from people without having a spazz/whine attack or hours long barking symphony (constant or intermittent)… you should not bring your dog. Please, only dogs with a considerable level of self control and can remain calm are permitted.

Finally, understand that should you bring your dog for volunteer duties and any one of these policies are found to be ignored or not adhered to; We reserve the right to not issue earned volunteer credits and you may be held liable for any restitution required in the event of an incident with another person or to the lands in which we use. It also becomes a reality that these policies be revoked and we return to a strict "No Dogs" policy for everyone. Please don't ruin it for everyone!

In accordance with our refund and credit policies: Less than thirty (30) days out from any event: The runner who wishes to withdraw from the event volunteers at the same event instead. This opportunity will only be available providing that the event has a need for volunteers at the time of the participant’s withdrawal.

A “need for volunteers” is defined as HPRS not meeting our minimum number of volunteers needed to host a full quality event. This opportunity requires the participant to register for, and complete, at least 8-hours of volunteer service at the event they are withdrawing from. HPRS has a volunteer roster for each race, where volunteer "NEEDS" are listed with a red VACANT in large font. You do not need to fill the role of the Vacancy specifically, so long as we can find another volunteer to move into that role instead. 

Once the volunteer assignment is complete, HPRS will gladly provide the participant any credits earned through the HPRS volunteer program plus 50% of your original entry fee paid (minus RunSignUp.com taxes and fees) as a credit.