CARDIAC CLASSIC PARTICIPATION WAIVER
1. I understand that running in a road race, like the Cardiac Classic, is a potentially hazardous activity for which I assume all possible risks, as described more fully below. I further know and fully accept that I neither should enter nor run in the Cardiac Classic unless I am medically able and properly trained, both of which are solely and exclusively my decision and responsibility.
2. I know and appreciate that the risks that I may face by participating in the Cardiac Classic include, by way of example and without limitation, collisions with pedestrians, vehicles, other runners and/or fixed or moving objects; road and surface conditions and hazards; inadequate safety equipment; falls; traffic; my own negligence; and/or the effects of weather, including, without limitation, high heat, humidity, rain, winds or cold (collectively, but by way of example and not exclusively, “Risks”).
3. As consideration for the Cardiac Classic allowing me to participate and with the understanding that I am only being so allowed on the condition that I agree to and sign this waiver (the “Waiver”), I hereby assume the inherent and any extraordinary Risks involved in, arising from and related to the Cardiac Classic and to my voluntary participation in it.
4. As further consideration for my Cardiac Classic participation, neither I personally nor any of my agents, successors, heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, surrogates, assignees and anyone else entitled to act on my behalf, now or later (collectively, my “Agents”), shall sue, and each and everyone of us shall hold harmless and indemnify, without limitation, Ellis Hospital, the Cardiac Classic’s sponsor, and/or any of its affiliates, representatives, employees, agents, Trustees, administrators, successors and/or assigns (collectively, the “Sponsors”) from and against any and all rights, claims, costs, losses, damages, liabilities and/or injuries, including, without limitation, death (collectively, the “Liabilities”), that any of the Sponsors may accrue, sustain or incur that, directly or indirectly, arising from or related in any way to my Cardiac Classic participation (including, without limitation, my travel to or from it) or to my or my Agents’ negligence, intentional acts or failure to act, wherever and whenever occurring. I understand that situations may arise during the Cardiac Classic over which the Sponsors have no control and/or about which they have no knowledge and I, personally, and on my Agents’ behalf, waive, release and discharge all Sponsors’ Liabilities therefrom.
5 I understand and agree that no pets, wheeled baby conveyances and/or any other wheeled objects are permitted in the Cardiac Classic and that my use of such shall constitute grounds for my immediate disqualification and termination. Further, I consent and give permission to all use of my likeness and/or voice in any photographs, motion pictures, recordings and/or any other record of the Cardiac Classic for any legitimate purpose.
I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS WAIVER BEFORE SIGNING IT. I HAVE HAD AN ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. I UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF SIGNING THIS WAIVER, TO WHAT I AGREE BY SIGNING IT, AND THE RISKS INHERENT IN PARTICIPATING IN THE CARDIAC CLASSIC. BOTH I AND MY AGENTS ARE AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE BOUND BY THIS WAIVER.
