VCM member Alberto Ramirez is coordinating the Carmel-by-the-Sea Run & Walk 5K on Saturday, January 10th, 2026 to support Girls on the Run Central Coast (https://www.gotrcentralcoast.org/). He is recruiting a few people to act as bike marshals for this event. 

Bike Marshal duties include the following:

• Riding alongside runners on the route to guide them, especially at turns and intersections, to ensure they stay on the planned route.
• Communication: Serving as a vital communication link using a two-way radio or cell phone to relay information and incidents to the race director. 
• Emergency Response and Assistance: Being the first to arrive at the scene of an incident, assessing injuries, providing basic first aid if trained, and coordinating the arrival of professional medical help.
• Offering encouragement to runners and assisting those who may be struggling, or lost.
• Traffic and Crowd Control: Assisting with minor traffic control (but not stopping vehicles, only runners) at crossing points, managing spectator flow at pinch points, and ensuring non-race traffic stays off the course. Traffic will be controlled by Law Enforcement.