Organizers of the salinas valley half marathon are looking for volunteers to help put on the annual race. 16-hundred runners are expected to participate in the half marathon. A volunteer training session is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the salinas community YMCA (on Lincoln street). for more information, and to sign up to volunteer, visit the website www.salinasvalleyhalfmarathon.org. The half marathon is set for august 4th. Participants will run from soledad mission to pessagno winery.