Race #1 - Beach to Boulders @ Lake Perris
Preparations
Before the race - I have found it necessary to do this before the race, as the race days move too fast to fill bottles.
1 volunteer to fill the bottles with water. Usually, this is 80-90 bottles for the weekend.
1 volunteer to get the bottles to the team trailer in time to get to the race or directly to the race
1 volunteer to get the bottles into the cooler, iced if it is a hot day, and with the feed zone kit to the feed zone
Race Volunteers
2 feeders is minimum. Can be up to 5 for large groups. Number allowed is dependent on the number of racers: Under 5 racers 2 feeders; 6-10 racers, 3 feeders; 11-20 racers, 4 feeders; 21 or more racers, 5 feeders. (there were times in the past that we had over 20 riders in the varsity/JV races!)
The additional feeders are not essential for the middle school races as not all kids take a bottle and their distance is relatively short.
Middle School Race - Saturday
2 feeders for the 2:00 pm race
2 feeders for the 3:00 pm race
2 feeders for the 4:00 pm race
1 volunteer to get the cooler with the feed zone kit and used bottles from the feed zone to the pit zone after the last race. Put the used, emptied bottles into the transport bin.
Reset the cooler for Sunday
High School Race - Sunday
1 volunteer to get the full bottles into the cooler, iced if it is a hot day, with the feed zone kit to the feed zone
2 feeders is minimum. Can be up to 5 for large groups. Additional feeders are needed for high school races with a large number of our riders as more riders take bottles and the riders doing 3-4 laps will take one every lap.
2 feeders for the 9:00 am race
2 feeders for the 10:30 am race
2 feeders for the 11:45 am race
2 feeders for the 1:30 pm race
1 volunteer to get the cooler with the feed zone kit and used bottles to the pit zone; dump the water out of leftover bottles; the lids transport in a small bucket with the empty bottles in the transport bin. Separating the lids and bottles saves time cleaning and filling the bottles.
1 volunteer to wash the bottles, clean the bin, and refill the bin to be ready for the next race. The bottles and lids do well in a dishwasher, filling the whole dishwasher. Then let the bottles and lids dry well before packing in the bin. Again using the small bucket for the lids. Separating the lids and bottles saves time cleaning and filling the bottles.
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