Winnipeg Amateur Radio Emergency Service

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Manitoba Marathon 2026

The 2026 Manitoba Marathon will be Sunday 21 JUNE 2026.
We will require around 90 amateur radio volunteers to help this major event run safely and smoothly. The Start & finish times on raceday depends on the task you are working on.

We also require a handful of "back-up operators" (must have done Marathon communications previously), they would be on the air and ready "on-call" at home at 6:00am on Race Day ready to fill in should illness sideline another operator.
(If no back-up assignment arises, the back-up operators would be done by 7 am !)

Based on the size and complexity of the event and the number of tasks that amateur radio works on, we really need the volunteer registrations be made early for planning purposes, rather than leaving that to a few days before the event.

This event is also a great learning opportunity for newer amateur radio operators who will work with experienced amateurs and learn more about the hobby, and put into practice those things they have learned while studying to obtaining their amateur license.

We need a new registration from each Amateur Radio volunteer every year regardless of what Amateur organization they belong to.

Amateur Radio volunteers must agree to abide by the Manitoba Marathon Code of Conduct for volunteers.

Thanks to Mark VE4MWH for keeping track of the volunteer registrations this year.

Please note: The 2026 Amateur Radio Group Volunteer Briefing is Tuesday 16 June 2026 19:00h at the Crescentwood Community Club 1170 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg (See Map 24 D2 in the Sherlock Map Book).

Although the briefing starts at 1900h we will begin distribution of race information packages, task related documentation, volunteer t-shirts and any pre-arranged equipment loans starting at 18:15h.
If you register as an Amateur Radio volunteer and cannot attend the 16 JUNE briefing please let VE4MBQ know in advance who will be attending to pick up your briefing materials and volunteer t-shirt.

For those amateurs who are assigned to tasks on the "medical side" of the event, there usually is an additional Medical Team briefing which is held the day prior to the marathon.

We ask that any borrowed equipment returned as soon as possible at the end of the event.
On Race Day, any loaned traffic vests or HTs should be turned over to the official Course Closing Vehicle as it passes by your assigned location on the course, which is staffed by Amateur radio volunteers.

Jeff - VE4MBQ

Please complete your Amateur Radio Volunteer registration for the 2026 Manitoba Marathon here.