Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run
Volunteers
Aid Stations | Course Marking | At the Ranch
The MMT would not be the quality event it is without the many volunteers who have given so much to the race and the runners. This page serves two functions. It recognizes some, but unfortunately not all, of the volunteers who will be there to help the runners this year. Additionally, this page serves as a place to help recruit and organize the volunteers.
Resources Elsewhere
How to Volunteer: If you want to volunteer, please contact Anstr Davidson at anstr@vhtrc.org. If you know when you want to work -- night/day, Friday/Saturday/Sunday, particular job -- please let Anstr know. He will try to accommodate your desires. If you want to help with course marking, contact Kevin Bligan at CBligan@aol.com. More information on course marking is below.
Course Marking: MMT is noted for its great course marking. Kevin Bligan is in charge of course marking this year. You can work on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday. More Information. If you want to help Kevin, contact him directly at CBligan@aol.com.
Management
Race Director: Stan Duobinis
Aid Station Supply: Bill Sublett
Runner Accountability: Brian McNeill
Data and Results: Valerie Meyer
Course Marking: Kevin Bligan
Radio Support: Larry Miller
Volunteer Recruiter: Anstr Davidson
Aid Stations
NOTE: For distances and cutoff times, see the Aid Station Chart.
| Aid Station | Opening Time | Volunteers (Captains in Bold) |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Buzzards Trailhead | 0515 | Keith Dunn |
| #2 Shawl Gap | 0600 | Debbie and Eric Nordlund, Dan Pesta |
| #3 Veach Gap | 0615 | Jaret Seiberg and Mike Bur , Mark Prescott, Barry Capelli |
| #4 Milford Gap | 0700 | Jean Whitman-Plauger, Bryan White, Natalie Kennedy, Dave and Alison Warfield |
| #5 Habron Gap | 0800 | Papadopoulos and Saraniero Families, Kirstin Corris |
| #6 Camp Roosevelt | 0930 | Vic Culp |
| #7 Gap Creek I | 1000 | Hunt Bartine, Joan Messick, Lillian Brooks, Scott Hodukavich, Mark Mckennett, Pete Mclauglin, Karen Marshall, Kathleen Prilutski, Suzie Spangler |
| #8 211 East I | 1145 | Jeff Reed , Mike McCumber, Mark Shaughnessy, Linda Wack, Jim Hodges, Sharon and Ted Lapkoff, Ryan Carter, William Weidman, Carrie McGlinchey, George Nelson |
| #9 Bird Knob | 1215 | Carolyn Gernand and Charlie Miracle Betty Miracle, Harry Smith, Russ Evans, Beth Lannon, Bob Ring, Diana Widdowson |
| #10 211 East II | Already Open | Same as #8 |
| #11 Gap Creek II | Already Open | Same as #7 |
| #12 Moreland | 1500 | Carl Newby John Newby, John Chapman, and David Martin |
| #13 Edinburg Gap | 1700 | Anstr and Brenda Davidson, Jim Cavanaugh, Terry Ottina, Dennis Herr, Rob Daley |
| #14 Woodstock Tower | 1800 | Barb Isom, Charlie Todd, and Vicki Kendall, Dawn Michel, Jean Richards |
| #15 Powell's Fort | 1900 | Margie Schlundt, Jim and Rebecca Moore, Marge Burley, Carl Camp, and Mary Ann Kaiser |
| #16 Elizabeth Furnace | 2100 | Janice Heltibridle, Bob Heltibridle, Daniel Pesta, Katherine Race, Sara Tanney |
| Finish | 2200 | Quatro Hubbard, Sophie Speidel, Wendy Marszalek, Bill and Marilyn LaDieu |
Ranch on Friday
- Rosy Abregu
- Bunny Runyan
- Linda Wack
Course Marking
Trail Marking Volunteers
- Mike Bur
- Mike Broderick
- Karen Krieg
- Ed Demoney
- Nick Palazzo
- Ted Bielawa
- Marti Kovener
- Eric McGlinchey
- Cameron Hardy
- Tom Corris
- Dan Pesta
- Amy Leigh Brown
- Bill Turrentine
- Paul Ralyea
- Quatro Hubbard
- John Anderson
- Ryan Carter
- Gregg Holst
- Andy Hughes
- Jamey Groff
- Rob Daley
- Marlin Yoder
- Marcia Peters
- Carrie Drummond
- James Hinton
- Kevin Black
- John Guendelsberger
MMT has a great reputation for course marking due to the numerous volunteers who help hang markings and clear the course each year. If you want to have some fun, get some good training miles and help us with this important task, there are ample opportunities. Below are tasks, meeting times and additional information about this year's marking. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the course marking coordinator. Please do not just show up race weekend without coordinating at least a week prior to the race:
PRERACE MARKING - from Kevin Bligan:
- I will be out in the MMT valley marking a few sections on Thursday (5/15). If you would like to join me, I will be marking from about 10:00 am till 4:00 pm. E-mail me to coordinate - CBligan@aol.com.
- We will be meeting at Skyline Ranch on Friday morning (5/16) at 8:00 am sharp to break down into crews to mark the majority of the course with yellow ribbon. Each crew will be led by an experienced trail marker. We expect to be out most of the day, so bring enough replenishment food and drink to sustain your effort.
- We will string and consolidate the chem lights into zip lock bags shortly following the pre race meal on Friday evening.
RACE WEEKEND:
- Saturday (5/17) there are several marking and clearing opportunities. We will need crews to remove ribbons following the last runner (sweeps) , we will need help marking the night sections with chem lights, and we can use help (those who do may not want to run) transporting markers to and from different sections of the course. Ideally, we would like to assign at least two individuals to mark a section or two with chem lights. Two persons with two cars allows that crew to drop a car, mark a section and then drive back to retrieve the car at the initiation location. Since the chem lights only last about 10 hours, we need to delay marking some sections until just before dusk. The goal will be to have the 500 chem lights strung and hung by Saturday early evening.
- Sunday (5/18) will be dedicated to removing about 50 miles of remaining ribbon and chem lights. Again, we will attempt to have crews remove the marking debris following the last runner. This will start as early as 6:00 am on Sunday and last until the last ribbon is removed at the end of the course.
- Anstr will periodically update the volunteer page with marking assignments once they have been finalized.