Assumption of Risk:  

I recognize that there are risks I may be exposed to if I and/or Minor participant participates in ARC and AALLC-sponsored Activities. 

1. I, Participant and/or parent/guardian of Minor Participant, agree on behalf of myself or on behalf of Minor Participant, 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 and/or parent/guardian of Minor Participant, agree on behalf of myself and on behalf of Minor Participant, 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. 

Hold Harmless:

I, Participant and/or parent/guardian of Minor Participant, agree on behalf of myself or on behalf of Minor Participant, to hereby irrevocably hold ARC and AALLC harmless and its members, agents, volunteers, partners, individuals, promotors, sponsors, advertisers, coaches, and officials for these Activities, etc. for harm caused by the negligence of ARC and AALLC or its agents. I understand that bicycles, skateboards, baby joggers/strollers, roller skates or inline skates, animals, and personal music players either with or without headphones are not allowed in these events and I will abide by all group rules. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my presence in the group, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release ARC and AALLC, all event and group sponsors, members, their representatives, venue and property owners or operators upon which the Activities take place, other public entities providing support for the Activities such as any town, city, municipality, or county where the Activities will take place, and successors from all claims or liabilities, any and all charges, actions, complaints, causes of action, obligations, promises, controversies, damages, suits, proceedings, expenses, attorney fees, and demands of any kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, whether arising out of my participation in this group, contact, contract, tort, strict liability, or otherwise, whether currently existing or arising, occurring or accruing in the future, based upon, arising out of, related to, or connected in any way to the Activities even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. 

Photography/Video: 

I, Participant and/or parent/guardian of Minor Participant, agree on behalf of myself and on behalf of Minor Participant, to hereby irrevocably give ARC and AALLC their respective licensees, agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns and/or others working on their behalf my permission and grant to ARC and AALLC  the right, to film, record, and photograph me and/or Minor Participant according to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. I hereby grant and license to  ARC and AALLC a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, freely assignable with the right to sublicense (by ARC and AALLC), royalty-free, and paid-up right to use, reproduce, duplicate, integrate, publish, exhibit, sell, or sublicense, (collectively, "Use") my and/or Minor Participant's image, portrait, picture, likeness, voice, statements (including extractions thereof), and/or performance, (as applicable), including any derivatives, modifications, alterations, or edits thereto (collectively, Participant's or Minor Participant's "Likeness") and all materials created by or on behalf of ARC and AALLC and that incorporate any of the foregoing (the "Materials"), including video, photographs, negatives, positives, prints, digital reproductions, audio recordings, or other manifestations thereof and on, or in connection with any media, including the Internet, ARC and AALLC, or other relevant websites, social media sites, blogs, and any and all digital and new media along with any activating or subscription-based technical components or features provided thereon, whether now existing or hereinafter developed. I understand that ARC and AALLC may use my photograph and/or video for various purposes including but not limited to social media, web, blogs, print media, etc. I understand that ARC and AALLC will use these photographs and/or videos without advance notice or compensation.