The time is almost upon us, coming up Sunday, Jan. 13th, and it is event of the Houston Hash season. We man Mile 24 of the Chevron Houston Marathon (Mile 11 of the Aramco half) from 7am til 1pm.

The Hash literally has the biggest presence on the entire marathon, the best location, and the best Hoopla. Every year is a different theme. This year is “Go Texans”. We serve beer to the Runners, and actually invented this practice over twenty years ago, now widely emulated at dozens of other Marathons.

Read more about the history of the Marathon Mile.

We’re looking for volunteers of all kinds. What follows is a list of everything you need to know to volunteer for the Marathon Mile, via Will He Peter.

Everyone, of course, loves to serve beer to the runners. However, help is needed in a lot of other areas too. Here’s what is still on our list:

• Course Marshalls: Cover some portion of our mile for 1 to 1.5 hours to manage the crowds and assist the Runners. We do this on foot and on bike, and our prime time is from 8:30 to about noon. This year, we’ll also be setting up one or two satellite beer stations as well.

• Mile Markers: Put up and take down Mile Markers for the Wall, Miles 21 to 26. Put ’em up from 5am to 6am, take ’em down at race’s end.

• Setup/Breakdown: Building balloon displays, putting up posters, etc. beforehand, and doing cleanup/breakdown after 1pm.

This year, we can really use help on Course Marshalls. The event gets a little bigger and because of construction and traffic more crowded every year. I’m asking everybody to reply to me if they can volunteer.

HOW TO VOLUNTEER

Please take a few minutes to register on line as a Hash Mile Volunteer. This entitles you to park at the Fed building as well as access to various Marathon volunteer parties, a T Shirt and the eternal thanks of the Runners. If you registered last year, there’s slightly different instructions than for a new registration. Remember, if you want to perform any task on the course, as a Road Guard, serving beer, whatever, we need you to register online.

1. Click on this link, or paste it into your browser:
http://houstonmarathon.volunteerhub.com/Events/EventGroup/Summary.aspx?EventGroupID=20828

2. If you filled out the form on line previously, just log in and follow instructions. To create a new account, click “Sign In” on the right hand side of the page.

3. Click on “Register”. Choose a USERNAME and PASSWORD that you will remember. Click “Next.”

4. Volunteer jobs that are “Reserved” require a “Join Code.” Your Join Code will be *Sector5 (it is case sensitive)*

5. Once you have entered in your join code, click “Next”

6. The next frame will confirm that you have been registered as your designated volunteer job.

7. Click “Next.”

8. Completely fill out the fields on the registration form.

9. Please note that you are required to read and “sign” (fill in your name) the 2013 Waiver.

10. You will see a confirmation screen that will confirm your registration. Please check the information to ensure it is correct, and click “Next”.

11. Your user account has been created. Please click “Next”

12. You will be directed to the Event page that lists all the available volunteer jobs for the 2013 events.

13. To sort through the events and find the Reserved job you want to volunteer for, you may sort by Events and scroll down to the desired section.

14. Find the Volunteer Job “Sector 5, Mile 24”. Click the “Sign Up” button.

15. You will be able to view the job description and find your Captain’s contact information. Click “Next”.

16. The next window will show you an Event Review. Confirm that is the position you would like to register for and click “next.”

17. Confirm your group affiliation by selecting your “Sector 5” under Group Affiliation and click “next.”

18. You will receive a confirmation screen confirming your registration. Look over the information and click “finish”

20. Your registration is complete! You’ll get a notice that an e-mail will be sent to you. Click “Continue” to go back to main screen.

21. You can manage your Volunteer Jobs from the main page. If you are unable to fulfill your Volunteer Job, you can cancel your event. You can always sign up for the job again by going through the sign up process.

Questions? Please contact: *Alexandria Monroe **Assistant, Volunteer Services *[email protected] 713.957.3453

RACE DAY INFO

Once you have registered to volunteer, you might find this link useful. It contains directions on how to get to mile 24, where to park, and other useful tidbits. Make sure you register first! (See above!)

Mile 24 Istructions

The Hash Marathon Mile also has a Facebook page.

HASHERS R@CING

FULL
Jane Does
Shigmata
Platter Puss
Prison Pussy
Wet/Dry Vac
Mommies Little Accident
Reverse Cowboy
Homoglobin
Flatline
Tale of Two Titties
Just Mitja
One Eyed Snake Charmer
Loofah
NARC
Manhandler (?)

HALF
Snatcha
Master Chugger
Hole in One
Dick Assley
Rancid
Silent Dick
No Head Tonight
Big Wet Hole
Puke
CIA
La Situacion!
Sparkle Plenty
Gaslight
Slap Dat Ass
Just Nicole
Stop and Blow
Extra Testicle
Spot On The Mat

5K
Catcher in the Brown Eye
Dick Assley
Flatline
Snatcha