Volunteer

Cameras, stories, the dark-hour portraits nobody else gets.

The clock and the sheet. Every lap, every bell, logged.

Blisters, cramps, cold, collapse. Keep them safe when their bodies start lying.

The timing kit, the bell, the gear. Nothing goes missing, nothing goes wrong.

Water, food, dry socks, hard truths. Keep the runners moving.

Stock it, refill it, never let it run dry through the night.

Build the start zone before dawn, strike it when it's over.

No title. You go where the race is thinnest.