Team Supplied Volunteers

Team volunteers are GREATLY APPRECIATED. Supportive family members, friendly co-workers, whomever you are, thank you for helping cover the breadth of this race. Here’s a brief overview of what volunteering entails.

Exchanges- Most volunteers will be at Exchange Locations. These are where teams hand off from one runner to the next. Duties at an exchange generally fall into the following categories
Parking/Traffic - Making sure teams know where to park, assisting vehicles in doing so if congestion occurs.
Handoff Tracking - Marking off each team as they pass through the actual runner exchange
Front Line Presence - Teams will sometimes approach with questions or issues. Volunteers are given a brief prep of info at the start of their shift to assist with basic questions (how far is the next leg?) and contact methods for things they cannot answer or address. Occasionally, volunteers spread important messages at exchanges (pausing the race for lightning for example).
Cheerleading - Runners love excitement and energy and you can help provide that!
Clean-Up - Once the race has concluded at a location, we return it to better than we found we it. Trash is swept for and our delineator cones are gathered to a single, out-of-the-way spot.

Traffic Crossings - A few volunteer spots are locations where the active runners are crossing roads. A volunteer stationed at such a spot is there to assist the runner in waiting and crossing safely. In almost every case, WE DO NOT STOP TRAFFIC. If there is a crossing signal, the volunteer does their best to time pressing it to help the runner wait as little as possible.

What We Provide You - We provide every location with orange flags, checkpoint paperwork, and safety vests for every volunteer. Nighttime locations receive orange glow-wands, and area light sets. Each location’s volunteers are checked-in ahead of time by a race official.

S2S Partner Groups

Volunteer funds are used to partner with local non-profits and groups. They provide people to volunteer along the course, and NxNW makes contributions to their group our cause. A great way for S2S to give back to communities we run through. These are some of the groups we’ve supported over the years.

Mead High School Boys Track - Mead, WA
East Valley High School Girls Cross Country
- Spokane
Bloomsday RoadRunners Club - Spokane
Team Hoyt - Coeur d’Alene, ID
CDA Tri-Club - Coeur d’Alene, ID
Timberlake High School Baseball/Football
- Spirit Lake, ID
Hoodoo Hustlers 4H Club - Blanchard, ID
Priest River High School Cross Country
- Priest River, ID
Edgemere Grange - Priest River, ID
Angels over Sandpoint - Sandpoint, ID