Instead of complaining about the closed roads and cowbells during the Dallas Marathon, Sunday Dec. 9 (you can’t beat ’em), get in on the action (join ’em).

Interested in running? There’s the full marathon (26.2 miles), half marathon (13.1 miles, like I need to do the math for you) or relays in which each person runs about six miles. Registration prices increase after Oct. 15. Here’s the place to sign up.

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Not so much? Be a volunteer. Hand out packets at race expo weekend, help set up cones, hand out medallions or finisher shirts at the end of the race, work bag check, post-race refreshments or the VIP tent — the possibilities are endless. Here, you can see and sign up for one of them.