Wavier & Release

Please note that all registrations and releases are contracts with legal consequences.

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Considering the submission of participant registration for KWESTRONG events, the participant hereby freely agrees to make the following contractual representations and agreements. participant fully realizes the inherent dangers of participation in triathlon and fully assumes the risks associated with such participation, including, by way of example, and not limitation, the following: the dangers of collision with pedestrians, vehicles, other racers, and fixed or moving objects; the dangers arising from surface hazards, equipment failure, inadequate safety equipment, and weather conditions, and the real possibility of serious physical and/ or mental trauma or injury associated with athletic endurance competition. participant is further aware that the course they will run is strenuous and long, and participates in the race at their own risk, knowing that such physical exertion could cause physical injury or death.

Participants agree to be bound by all rules of the triathlon as established by KWESTRONG Indigenous Women’s Wellness Organization, Division of Indian Work, Hennepin County, and KWESTRONG organizers, volunteers, and sponsors. Participant authorizes the publication of my name and/or photograph(s) in connection with any triathlon news story and/or advertising. participant hereby waive, release and discharge for themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, legal representative, assigns, and successors in interest (hereinafter collectively “successors”) any and all rights and claims which they have or which may hereafter accrue to them against the sponsors of this event, the promoter and any promoting organization(s), KWESTRONG Indigenous Women’s Wellness, and all contributors, all volunteers who help with the event, property owners, law enforcement agencies, and public entities, special districts and properties (and their respective agents, officials, and employees) through or by which the events will be held, for any damages, including but not limited to any damages resulting from or arising out of the negligence of any or all of the above-named sponsors of this event, which maybe sustained by the participant directly or indirectly in connection with, or arising out the of, or participation in or association with the event, or travel to or return from the event. participant will abide by this release whether or not injury occurs to me in the State of Minnesota and Consent to the enforceability of this release and express assumption of risk in said state.

Participants release KWESTRONG and all other sponsors, all contributors, and volunteers from liability for any act or omission of theirs, including acts or omissions constituting negligence, in the conduct of this event that causes any participants personal injury, death or property damage.

PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A MINOR: As a parent or guardian of the any named minor, hereby give permission for thier child or ward to participate in the event, and further agree, individually and on behalf of the child or ward, to the terms of the above.