Assumption of Risk:
I recognize that there are risks I may be exposed to if I participate in ARC and AALLC-sponsored Activities.
1. I, Participant, agree on behalf of myself, acknowledge the health risks inherent in a vigorous sports activity like running, racing, jogging, and walking. I know that running and walking, whether in a race or training, on a track, trail, sidewalk or other surface is a potentially hazardous activity, which could cause injury or death. I will not participate unless I am medically able and properly trained, and by my signature, I certify that I am medically able to perform this activity, am in good health, and I am properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of any group-run organizer, race official, volunteer, or organizer relative to any aspect of my participation in this event, including the right of any official to deny or suspend my participation for any reason whatsoever.
2. I acknowledge the safety risks of participating in locations not controlled by ARC and AALLC I assume all risks associated with running in this event, including but not limited to: falls, physical contact with other participants, volunteers, race personnel, contract service providers, employees, and spectators including the potential contraction of a communicable disease resulting from contact with other participants, volunteers, race personnel, contract service providers, employees, and spectators. I assume all risks including but not limited to the effects of the weather; high heat and/or humidity; freezing cold temperatures or below freezing; ice; traffic and the conditions of the road including surrounding terrain, the location, and nature; forces of nature, including high winds, lightning, and rapid weather changes; adverse weather; changing visibility; falls from significant heights; slips and falls; the risk of exposure to insects and encounters with animals or other natural or manmade objects; loss of or damage to equipment and/or property; the negligence of participants, or other persons who may be present; travel over extreme mountainous or alpine terrain; travel on highways and back-country roads; course conditions; traffic; drowning; exposure to and contracting communicable diseases, viruses or bacteria, and illnesses, including, but not limited to, COVID-19, which could lead to illness or death; accidents or illnesses occurring in remote or hard to access locations, far from or without medical facilities; emotional and or psychological distress; failing to act safely or within one’s own ability; Participant(s) own physical condition; the physical exertion associated with the Activities; situations beyond the immediate control of the event organizers; and other undefined, not readily foreseeable and presently unknown risks and dangers, and I (or Minor Participant) expressly acknowledge that I am participating in the Activities at my own risk. I (or Minor Participant) also agree to abide by any decision of any ARC and AALLC employee, event director, organizer, volunteer, director, representative, agent, and officer regarding my ability to safely participate in the Activities, and to be familiar with and to abide by the rules and regulations established for the Activities, including, but not limited to, the competition rules adopted by USA Track & Field, Inc. and any safety regulations established for the benefit of all participants. I understand that skateboards, roller skates or inline skates are not allowed in the Activities. I (or Minor Participant) accept sole responsibility for my own conduct and actions while participating in the Activities, and the condition and adequacy of my equipment. I (or Minor Participant) further acknowledge and agree that my participation in the Activities may be terminated immediately if any of the ARC and AALLC believe, in their sole discretion, that I am unable to safely complete the Activities for any reason or that I am under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
3. I, Participant, agree on behalf of myself, to acknowledge the risks related to COVID-19 exposure. ARC and AALLC will not conduct vaccination screenings or require masks to attend its events. I further agree to abide by the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) recommendations for the prevention of the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and other communicable diseases, and I attest to having read the CDC’s guidance at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html I assume all such risks being known, appreciated, and accepted by participating in the Activities.
4. I acknowledge the risks that may come from interactions with community members not employed, trained, or screened by ARC and AALLC. Despite these risks, I still wish to participate in the ARC and AALLC Activities.