All of Shady Hollow Trail Runners Club experiences take place outdoors, in conditions often quite different
from the controlled environments and predictability of buildings and cities. Nature and weather occur on
their own schedule, sometimes unexpectedly, often beyond the control of people to change them.
The undersigned, a participant in the above stated event, offered by the Shady Hollow Trail Runners and
McLean County Parks and Recreation Department agrees as follows:
1. I acknowledge that activities at the above state event may required strenuous physical activity and
endurance.
2. Terrain conditions, weather, and other people affect the overall activity experience. I am aware of the
factors that follows:
- The activities may take place on terrain that is ungroomed. Terrain varies greatly and may be icy, wet, or
rough, depending on weather and other participants.
- Winds, temperature, and occasional storms can effect the experience. I realize that I should take
precautions and guard for weather-related conditions.
- The activities may take place on or near Evergreen Lake, a body of water, which presents natural risks
commonly associated with aquatic activities.
3. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I have no physical, mental, or emotional condition which
might be aggravated by this activity, or which might in any way endanger staff or other participants.
4. I have informed the Shady Hollow Trail Runners of any physical, mental, or emotional condition which
might effect my ability to participate in and withstand all possible trail running activities.
5. I will obey all rules, regulations, and directives of the Shady Hollow Trail Runners, McLean County
Parks & Recreation Department and its representatives and will assist by informing and/or calling to the
attention to any situation which might result in injury.
Thus acknowledging the rigors of all activities connected with the above stated event and the
unpredictability and power of natural and weather events, and in consideration for being accepted as a
participant in this program, I hereby for myself, my heirs, my executors, administrators, and assignees, do
hereby release and discharge the Shady Hollow Trail Runners, County of McLean, Illinois, and its
employees, agents, officers, Board Members, representatives and volunteers for all claims and damages,
demands, actions, whatever in any manner arising out of my participation in this above stated event and
furthermore do hereby indemnify and forever hold harmless the Shady Hollow Trail Runners, County of
McLean, Illinois, and its employees, agents, officers, Board Members, representatives and volunteers from
any and all actions, claims, and demands including legal costs which hereafter arise or are instituted or
recovered against the indemnified parties by me or other parties whether on account of personal injuries,
suffering, death or property damage sustained by me, or due to my negligent, willful and wanton, or
intentional actions.
Please recognize that the Shady Hollow Trail Runners, McLean County Park and Recreation Department
does not carry medical accident insurance for injuries sustained in its programs. Therefore, each person
registering themselves or a family member for a recreation program/activity should review their own health
insurance policy for coverage. It must be noted that the absence of health insurance coverage does not make
the McLean County Department of Parks & Recreation or The Shady Hollow Trail Runners responsible for
the payment of medical expenses.