Do you want to participate in the fun that is Coyote 2 Moon, but you’re hesitant to tackle the relentless climbing?
Then we have the plan for you! Simply join as a volunteer and support this cadre of nincompoops who will be spending one or two nights under the Moon in Ojai. You can help them meet their goals all while in the comfort of a chair bundled up and sipping your favorite warm beverage. Bonus - you can toss out heartfelt ribbing as they pass by.
We will need volunteers at the start/finish line, marking the course, sweeping the course and at all aide stations. Some of these aide stations will need to be open all night starting from Friday night and all the way until Sunday. This means lots of shifts and lots of help! Please register to sign up onhttps://www.ultrasignup.com/volunteer.aspx?dtid=55483 . Please reach out to us with any questions at Coyotetwomoon@gmail.com.
Volunteers will receive discounts on future races so feel free to come out and help this year as you gear up towards a run in the future!
CHECK OUT THE AIDE STATIONS AVAILABLE
Aid Station Captain Gridley bottom
Gridley bottom is easily accessed from down town Ojai and is accessible by normal vehicle. Set up would be from Saturday 1000 to teardown on Saturday 2300. You will be in charge of all aspects of the aid station. As compensation for your time, you will earn 50% off a 2025 event. Only one discount per person, per event. Discounts cannot be transferred nor combined.
Aid Station Captain Cozy Hell (Dell)
Cozy Hell is easily accessed from downtown Ojai and is accessible by normal vehicle. Set up would be from Saturday 1300 to teardown on Saturday 2300. You will be in charge of all aspects of the aid station. This Aid station is reserved for Gretchen Garnett and Kathy Higgins. They need to complete there assignment from 2011 when the race was canceled due to a blizzard.
Aid Station Captain Thacher
Thacher is easily accessed from downtown Ojai and is accessible by normal vehicle. Set up would be from Saturday 0800 to teardown on Saturday 1800. You will be in charge of all aspects of the aid station. As compensation for your time, you will earn 50% off a 2025 event. Only one discount per person, per event. Discounts cannot be transferred nor combined.
Aid Station Volunteer Rose Valley
Rose Valley is about a 30-35min drive from Ojai and is on the back side of the TopaTopa Mountains and is accessible by normal vehicle. Aid Station Volunteer Shift would be from Friday 2200 and to teardown on Saturday 0700. No experience required. As compensation for your time, you will earn 25% off a 2025 event. Only one discount per person, per event. Discounts cannot be transferred nor combined. Thank you
Aid Station Volunteer TopaTopa
To access the ridge you will need some legs ( 7/5mi from S/F area, a AWD or 4x4 vehicle. Aid Station Volunteer Shift would be from Friday 1800 to Sunday 1800. No experience required. You get the best views from the top. As compensation for your time, you will earn 25% off a 2025 event. Only one discount per person, per event. Discounts cannot be transferred nor combined. Thank you
Aid Station Volunteer Gridley Top
Gridley Top is the probably the second toughest assignment you will required to be up on the ridge. To access the ridge you will need a AWD or 4x4 vehicle. Volunteer Shift would be from Saturday 0800 to Sunday 1500 No experience required. You get the best views from the top. As compensation for your time, you will earn 25% off a 2025 event. Only one discount per person, per event. Discounts cannot be transferred nor combined. Thank you
Aid Station Volunteer Cozy Hell (Dell)
Cozy Hell is easily accessed from downtown Ojai and is accessible by normal vehicle. Volunteer Shift Set up would be from Saturday 1300 to teardown on Saturday 2300. No experience required. As compensation for your time, you will earn 25% off a 2025 event. Only one discount per person, per event. Discounts cannot be transferred nor combined. Thank you
Aid Station Volunteer Thacher/Horn Canyon TH & Gridley Bottom. ( We will break down from Horn Canyon TH and move this AS to Gridley TH after runners have passed through)
Thacher is easily accessed from downtown Ojai and is accessible by normal vehicle. Volunteer Shift Set up would be from Saturday 1300 to teardown on Saturday 2300 No experience required. As compensation for your time, you will earn 25% off a 2025 event. Only one discount per person, per event. Discounts cannot be transferred nor combined. Thank you
Trail Sweepers
The trail “sweepers” will be shortly behind the last runner coming into the aid station. The sweeps are there to make sure that nobody is left behind / hurt on the trail, pick up course markings and pickup any garbage left on the trail. As compensation for your time, you will earn 50% off a 2025 event. Only one discount per person, per event. Discounts cannot be transferred nor combined.
Aid Station Volunteer Sisar turnaround for 10k
10k Aid Station support. You will be required to hike in approximately 3mi uphill to turn around spot on Sisar fire road may be required to carry some supply’s for 10k runners. Aid Station Volunteer Shift would be from Saturday 0600 and to tear down on Saturday 1000. No experience required. As compensation for your time, you will earn 25% off a 2025 event. Only one discount per person, per event. Discounts cannot be transferred nor combined. Thank you
“Wow, challenging this year but SO worth it. Also, HUGE thanks to all the incredible volunteers who really took the time to take care of us out there.” - Nancy Warren (M2 Flash)
“I learned several things tonight: 1) A chicken tamal, fresh out of the steamer, might be the best mid-race food EVER. 2) C2M=quality event with great aid stations and great people 3) Canada’s reputation as a country with quality people was upheld in fine fashion 4) Clothing for rainy Bay Area runs is woefully inappropriate for snow flurries atop Nordoff Ridge” -Unknown
“Once again, great volunteers make it happen, so please pass my thanks to all of them-especially the folks on the ridge in the blizzard. I think they were happy to just have a runner show up to help out. The “awards” and chow on Sunday morning were fun also- that and the warm shining sun.” - Unknown
Wow !! What an event....my head is whirling about trying to figure out how in the world I'm going to explain this race to my non Mooner ultra friends. While I could focus on the course’s difficultly, beauty and overall awesomeness...the thoughts that truly come to mind are of the new friends I made: Melissa (miles 31 - 62 cool huh? Congrats on your finish!), Karen (I wish you a speedy recovery: thanks again to your hubby Bob for the jacket loan! He saved my bacon), Christine (thank you for the arm warmer relief, I gave them to a volunteer at the finish to return to you), and Kim (girl you are tough!! get some glasses!), lastly Henry...dude we made a great running team, so glad we buddied up to the finish.
Chris, you and your volunteers were the best! Your costumes made me laugh, never thought I’d see a cow run down to Gridley Bottom at the wee hours in the morning and Lucy was a doll at Cozy Dell. What a first class event all around, Friday's lunch, Sunday's brunch, very hospitable volunteers, perfectly marked course, darn hard course and that cheat sheet that Sue Johnston put together was very handy mentally. - Jill Childers
Thank you again for putting this on and all the volunteers who gave up their weekend to help us crazies. - Catra Corbett
It was a great race, Leslie and I had a really good time. I do have to question my own sanity for using the term “good time” for that course...definitely the hardest thing I have ever done. The aid stations were unsurpassed in comparison to other races that I have done. I will be back again if there are future events! I was just tired of being DFL for the entire weekend, bowling and the race! Thanks again, great job to all - Anita Schlenker
Quads are a bit sore, a temporary condition unlike the great memories that will last a long, long time. -Howard Cohen
A few words from previous years participants