Volunteers

Without you there would be no Utrecht Marathon

During the marathon weekend, many volunteers are committed to making sure everything runs smoothly. The Utrecht Marathon depends on the help of our volunteers.

As a volunteer, you will experience an international top sport event up close. View the various tasks on this page, read our key concerns and choose how you want to be involved with our organization.

Groups of volunteers

You can also register as a group together with your teammates or members of your association and supplement the club coffers. We have developed a reward system for associations and scouting groups. For more information, please contact our volunteer coordinator (providing the name of the contact person, telephone number and email address).

WHY IS IT SO FUN TO WORK AS A VOLUNTEER?

Good to know

  • The minimum age to be a volunteer at the Utrecht Marathon is 16 years (for traffic controller, the minimum age is 18 years).
  • If an instruction evening is given for your position, you will automatically receive an invitation. Make sure you are present;
  • You will not receive any monetary compensation (including travel expenses);
  • Voluntary does not mean without obligation. Once registered, we count on your availability. If you can no longer help, please let us know in a timely manner;
  • It may happen that you cannot be assigned to the position for which your first choice was made. We will always take your second choice into account or we will look for another position;
  • A number of locations from which volunteers are active do not offer a direct view of the event.

VOLUNTEER DUTIES

Assisting start

you guide participants to the starting pens

Assisting finish

Handing out medals, sports drinks or fruit

Assisting course

Guarantee participant safety

Bag deposit

Accepting and returning bags

Assisting aid station

handing out drinks or sponges

Assisting traffic

ensure that the course is free of traffic