2026 Polar Opposite Peachtree Road Race Volunteer Information
Expo Volunteers - December 31 - January 2
Master Volunteer List
Please click here to view your volunteer assignment.
Expo Set-Up Days
Parking Location:
One Phipps Plaza, 3550 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326. Please park on the P2, lowest level and take the stairs or elevator to the ground floor to the food court.
Click Here to Print the Parking Pass
Please make your way to volunteer check-in located in the food court of One Phipps Plaza, and Expo Manager, Rachel Schrensky will come guide you to your volunteer locations for the day.
Volunteer Parking
Parking Location:
One Phipps Plaza, 3550 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326. Park on level P2, the lowest level, and take the stairs or elevator to the ground floor to the food court.
Click Here to Print the Parking Pass
Please make your way to volunteer check-in located in the food court of One Phipps Plaza, and you will be instructed to your volunteer area for the day. Please see an aerial view below.
Volunteer Check-In
Volunteer Check-in will be hosted in the food court of One Phipps Plaza.
Each volunteer will receive:
- Commemorative Adidas T-shirt
- 1/4 Falcons vs Saints Game Ticket per shift served (Digitally sent on 1/3)
- Discounts on the Atlanta Track Club merchandise website
- Snacks & Water
- VolunTier Rewards Points for each shift
- Exciting experience to be involved in the race community!
Expo Crew Chiefs
Please view the list below of expo crew chiefs for you to report to after checking in at the volunteer check-in.
| EXPO - NUMBER PICK-UP | ||
| Job Name | Staff Lead | Crew Chief |
| Race Number Pick-up: Vol check-In | Kristin Lide | Kalpana Patel // Donna Roberts // Jen Welborn |
| Race Number Pick-up: Shifts | Veronica Armendariz | Lanai Devos |
| Bag Distributors | Rachel Schrensky | Staff Led - Rachel Schrensky |
| Expo Ambassadors | Rachel Schrensky | Staff Led - Rachel Schrensky |
| Greeters | Rachel Schrensky | Staff Led - Rachel Schrensky |
| Pete the Peach Handler | Rachel Schrensky | Staff Led - Rachel Schrensky |
| Pete the Peach | Rachel Schrensky | Staff Led - Rachel Schrensky |
| Photo Activation | Rachel Schrensky | Rachel Schrensky |
| Expo - Merchandise | Staff led - Jarett Arabie | Staff led - Jarett Arabie |
START AREA VOLUNTEERS
MASTER VOLUNTEER LIST
Please click here to view your volunteer assignment and crew chief.
PARKING
Parking Location: In the gravel lot attached to Park Tavern at 500 10th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
Click Here for the Parking Pass
Walk down 10th Street to the Midtown High School parking lot off of Charles Allen.
Click here for an aerial view.
- Please arrive 30 minutes early for your shift to avoid road closures and competition with participant traffic.
Volunteer Check-In
- Volunteer Check-in opens at 5:00 AM at Midtown High School Parking lot off of 10th Street.
- Reference address: Midtown High School: 929 Charles Allen DR NE. Click Here for an aerial view.
- Please arrive at least 30 minutes before your scheduled shift arrival time.
Each volunteer will receive:
- Commemorative Adidas T-shirt
- 1/4 Falcons vs Saints Game Ticket per shift served (Digitally sent on 1/3)
- Discounts on the Atlanta Track Club merchandise website
- Snacks & Water
- VolunTier Rewards Points for each shift
- Exciting experience to be involved in the race community!
Start Area Crew Chiefs
Please view the list below of finish crew chiefs for you to report to after leaving the volunteer check-in the morning of the race.
| Job Name | Staff Lead | Crew Chief |
| Start Wave Coordinator | Julia Manseau-Toth | N/A |
| Start Wave A- B ( Race participant friendly ) | Julia Manseau-Toth | Barbara Ingram |
| Start Wave C - D ( Race participant friendly ) | Julia Manseau-Toth | Catherine Danforth |
| Start Wave E - F ( Race participant friendly ) | Julia Manseau-Toth | Rod Bayliss |
| Start Wave G- H ( Race participant friendly ) | Julia Manseau-Toth | Luke Butler |
| Start Wave J - K ( Race participant friendly ) | Julia Manseau-Toth | Marylyn Key // Jeanette Arroyo |
| Start - Volunteer Check-in | Korri Palmer | Leatha Cooper Miller |
| Start - Volunteer Guide | Korri Palmer | Danielle Crawford |
| Start - Will Call Tent | Veronica Armendariz | Staff Led |
| Start - Merchandise | Staff led - Jarett Arabie | Staff Led |
| Start - Got Questions/People Movers | Megan Faulkner | David Gillham |
| Start- Parking/Wayfinding (Participant-Friendly) | Megan Faulkner | TBA |
START AREA MAPS
Click here to view the Start Area Map.
Emergency Protocol
Click here to view emergency information for race day.
Bag Policy
No backpacks, coolers, or bags of any kind are allowed at the start, on course, or in the finish area. Anyone at the start with a bag will be asked to surrender it and its contents. All bags in the finish area will be subject to search and emptied into a clear plastic bag, which we will provide. We ask that you leave bags and other extra items at home to ensure safety and security and expedite movement throughout the day.
Prohibited Items
•Firearms
•Glass containers
•Wheeled conveyances
•Pets
•Backpacks
•Rolling bags and other luggage
•Costumes that are not form-fitting
•Weight vests
•Military equipment
•Firefighter equipment
•Drones
Remember: See something, say something. Be vigilant. If you see something suspicious, contact the nearest police officer or call 911.
COURSE HYDRATION & COURSE MARSHAL VOLUNTEERS
Course volunteers can enter the "Best Sign Competition " by creating the most festive and/or fun encouraging signs for participants and submitting a photo via Instagram or Facebook using #PolarOppositePeachtreeSigns We will repost the photos of your signs on our social media after race day, and the public will vote on their favorite!
The top 3 Winners will receive a $100 gift card. Be sure to follow us on Instagram at @atlantatrackclub, and like our Facebook pages at Atlanta Track Club and Polar Opposite Peachtree to see the top sign submissions.
To be considered for the sign contest, sign entries must be:
- Appropriate for all audiences and family-friendly, including no innuendos.
- Posted on social media by the person entering the contest within 24 hours of the event
- Posted on a public account with the designated #PolarOppositePeachtreeSigns in order to be seen
MASTER VOLUNTEER LIST
Please click here to view your volunteer assignment and crew chief.
Starting December 29, our master volunteer lists will be updated daily.
Course Parking
*All parking and meeting locations have not yet been determined, but your crew chief will contact you with up-to-date information as soon as possible.
Volunteer Check-In
Volunteer check-in varies on your assigned area on the course. You will go directly to your crew chief to check in and receive pertinent information and items for the day. Your crew chief should have touched base with you on your parking and meeting location. If you have yet to receive parking and meeting information from your crew chief, please email [email protected].
Each volunteer will receive:
Commemorative Adidas T-shirt
- 1/4 Falcons vs Saints Game Ticket per shift served (Digitally sent on 1/3)
- Discounts on the Atlanta Track Club merchandise website
- Snacks & Water
- VolunTier Rewards Points for each shift
- Exciting experience to be involved in the race community!
Course Monitor Maps
Course Hydration Maps
Click here for the general course map.
COURSE CREW CHIEFS
Please view the below list of course crew chiefs for you to report to the morning of the race.
| Volunteer Opportunity | Staff | Crew Chief |
| Course - Cone Crew | Brantley Sherrer | Bob Delorme |
| Communications - HAM Operators | Elliot Dennis, Elliot Fried, Michael Gaertner | |
| 10M Lead | Brantley Sherrer | TBA |
| 5K Lead | Brantley Sherrer | TBA |
| Course Director | Brantley Sherrer | TBA |
| Course Monitor Mile 1 ( Non-race participant friendly) | Brantley Sherrer | Renee Campbell |
| Course Monitor Mile 2 ( Non-race participant friendly) | Brantley Sherrer | Elizabeth Harrell |
| Course Monitor Mile 3 ( Non-race participant friendly) | Brantley Sherrer | Bill Strickland |
| Course Monitor Mile 4 ( Non-race participant friendly) | Brantley Sherrer | Ben Hines |
| Course Monitor Mile 5 ( Non-race participant friendly) | Brantley Sherrer | Dinnie Rogers |
| Course Monitor Mile 6 ( Non-race participant friendly) | Brantley Sherrer | TBA |
| Hydration Station 1 | Brantley Sherrer | Shonda Blanton |
| Hydration Station 2 | Brantley Sherrer | Yvonne Bryant |
| Hydration Station Supply Delivery | Joey Epperson | Mike Idacavage |
| Course Vehicles | Brantley Sherrer | TBA |
Emergency Protocols
Click here to view emergency information for race day.
Bag Policy
No backpacks, coolers, or bags of any kind are allowed at the start, on course, or in the finish area. Anyone at the start with a bag will be asked to surrender it and its contents. All bags in the finish area will be subject to search and emptied into a clear plastic bag, which we will provide. We ask that you leave bags and other extra items at home to ensure safety and security and expedite movement throughout the day.
Prohibited Items
•Firearms
•Glass containers
•Wheeled conveyances
•Pets
•Backpacks
•Rolling bags and other luggage
•Costumes that are not form-fitting
•Weight vests
•Military equipment
•Firefighter equipment
•Drones
Remember: See something, say something. Be vigilant. If you see something suspicious, contact the nearest police officer or call 911.
Finish Area Volunteers
Master Volunteer List
Please click here to view your volunteer assignment and crew chief.
Finish Area Set-Up
Parking:
Lenox Mall - 3393 Peachtree Rd NE Ste 8480, Atlanta, GA 30326
Meeting Location:
Please meet ATC staff member, Caryn Lamphier in the large white tent in the middle of the parking lot in front of the Nike and Apple store at Lenox.
Parking
Finish Area Parking:
Lenox Mall Parking Lot in front of Macy's - 3393 Peachtree St NE Ste 8480, Atlanta, GA 30326
Please be sure to enter from Lenox Road NE. Be sure to view the aerial overview in the parking pass.
Click Here for the Parking Pass
Volunteer Check-In
- Address: Lenox Mall in the parking lot directly in front of Macy's - 3393 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30326 - Click Here for an aerial view with parking lined in blue
- Volunteer Check-in opens at 5:00 A.M Please arrive at least 30 minutes before your scheduled shift arrival time.
Each volunteer will receive:
Commemorative Adidas T-shirt
- 1/4 Falcons vs Saints Game Ticket per shift served (Digitally sent on 1/3)
- Discounts on the Atlanta Track Club merchandise website
- Snacks & Water
- VolunTier Rewards Points for each shift
- Exciting experience to be involved in the race community!
Finish Area Map
Click here to view the Finish Area Map.
Finish Area Crew Chiefs
Please view the list below of finish crew chiefs for you to report to after leaving the volunteer check-in the morning of the race.
| Volunteer Opportunity | Staff | Crew Chief |
| Medals | Julia Manseau - Toth | Cindy Patton |
| Hydration | Julia Manseau - Toth | Rebecca Ludwig |
| Food | Julia Manseau - Toth | John Williams |
| People Movers - Lenox Square | Julia Manseau - Toth | Joel Natt |
| Green Team | Julia Manseau - Toth | David Coole |
| Will Call Tent | Veronica Armendariz | Staff Led |
| Medical Team | Juli Manseau - Toth | Staff Led |
| Hoodie Distribution - Lenox Square | Caryn Lamphier | Linda Patton |
| Gear Check - Lenox Square (Non-Participant Friendly) | Sarah Melkerson | Nichole McClarin & Rhonda Ward |
| Parking & Wayfinding | Jennie Coakley | Staff Led |
| Finish - Volunteer Check-in | Kristin Lide | Tiffany Addison |
| Finish - Volunteer Guide | Kristin Lide | Bayden Patel |
| Finish - Pete the Peach | Rachel Schrensky | Staff Led |
| Finish - Pete the Peach Handler | Rachel Schrensky | Staff Led |
Emergency Protocols
Click here to view emergency information for race day.
Bag Policy
No backpacks, coolers, or bags of any kind are allowed at the start, on course, or in the finish area. Anyone at the start with a bag will be asked to surrender it and its contents. All bags in the finish area will be subject to search and emptied into a clear plastic bag, which we will provide. We ask that you leave bags and other extra items at home to ensure safety and security and expedite movement throughout the day.
Prohibited Items
•Firearms
•Glass containers
•Wheeled conveyances
•Pets
•Backpacks
•Rolling bags and other luggage
•Costumes that are not form-fitting
•Weight vests
•Military equipment
•Firefighter equipment
•Drones
Remember: See something, say something. Be vigilant. If you see something suspicious, contact the nearest police officer or call 911.
Finish Area FAQs
Click here to view the Finish Area FAQs. ( TBA)
CPR Safety Video
Please click here and take a moment to watch a CPR video in the case of an emergency.