Headphone Use Guidelines

The use of personal music devices is strongly discouraged at all Badgerland Strider races and events. All participants assume full responsibility for hearing, understanding, and responding to safety directives by race officials and other participants. Participants are solely responsible for personal safety on the course, including but not limited to hearing and responding to external noise(s). Additionally, all participants are responsible for ensuring they do not negatively impact other participants' ability to fully participate in the event as a result of personal music device usage. The Badgerland Striders reserves the right to request the silencing of personal music devises, at their sole discretion, but assumes no responsibility for determining ones ability to hear and respond safely at and during an event. Per RRCA guidelines, headphone usage does disqualify participants from being eligible for state, regional, and national championship awards. 

Baby Stroller Guidelines

The Badgerland Striders recognizes that strollers offer a unique opportunity for parents to include their children in their training/running efforts. However, stroller use is strongly discouraged in group training situations and races as strollers can pose a threat to the safety of others, as well as to the pusher and rider. Should a participant elect to use a stroller, it is at his/her own risk, and he/she accepts full responsibility to ensure adequate space and distance to maneuver, make abrupt stops and turns, and yield to others. Any participant’s stroller use deemed to have a negative impact on other participant’s ability to fully and safely participate in the event, will be asked to be leave the course. The pushing participant accepts full liability and responsibly for any injury or death that results while using a stroller during an event to anyone involved, including but not limited to the pushing participant, rider, other participants, or event volunteers. A stroller is different from an adaptive chair for a challenged athlete. Adaptive chairs are not prohibited or discouraged from events.  

Pet Policy

No pets are permitted at Badgerland Strider races. 

Pets are strongly discouraged at other Strider events and activities including fun runs and build up runs. Pet owners who chose to run with their animal are fully responsible for their pet’s actions. They should keep their distance from other participants and allow those without animals the right of way. They must clean up after their pet. If an animal is disrupting an event or causing issues with other participants, the Striders reserve the right to ask the owner to remove them from the event. 

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), The Badgerland Striders allow service animals at all club events. Service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not service animals for the purpose of this definition. 

Race Waiver

WAIVER AND RELEASE. I understand that running this race is a potentially hazardous activity, in which injuries and death may occur and am choosing to engage in this race is at my own risk. I am voluntarily participating in this activity and assuming all risk of injury or contraction of any illness or medical condition that might result therefrom, at any present or future time, or any damage of any real or personal property. 

I hereby release the Badgerland Striders Runners Club, its agents and employees, volunteers, and all sponsors, their representatives and successors, from any and all claims or causes of action including but not limited to acts arising out of any action or inaction, regardless of any degree of negligence and/or carelessness. This Waiver and Release of all liability includes, without limitation, falls, contact with other participants, contact with other individuals or vehicles on or off the trail, the effects of the weather, including but not limited to high heat, humidity, lightning, wind, and/or rain, traffic and the conditions of the road, vehicles and bikes on the trail, injuries which may occur as a result of use of any facility or its improper maintenance, negligent instruction or supervision, loss of consortium, slipping and falling at any time, and/or any risks known or unknown to me. I acknowledge that I have carefully read this Waiver and fully understand its release of all liability. In addition, I hereby waive any right by, or on behalf of, myself, spouse or any child (minor or otherwise) to assert legal action for any of the activities described in this paragraph. I understand that Badgerland Striders Runners Club staff, volunteers, agents, and employees are not physical or medical experts of any kind. I hereby grant Badgerland Striders Runners Club staff, volunteers, agents, and assigns permission to, at their discretion, render temporary first aid to me in the event of any illness and if deemed necessary, to seek medical help, including the calling of an ambulance for transport to any health care facility or hospital.

Badgerland Striders Runners Club assumes no liability for actions of Runner. In addition to and not in limitation of any of its obligations hereunder, Runner shall, to the extent permitted by law, protect, indemnify, save, defend and hold harmless the Badgerland Striders, its officers, officials, volunteers, employees, and agents from and against any and all liabilities, claims for compensation, obligations, claims, damages, penalties, causes of action, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, for which the Badgerland Striders, its officers, officials, volunteers, employees, and agents may become obligated by reason of any accident, injury or death of persons, civil or constitutional right violation, or loss of or damage to tangible property, or any claim made under any federal or state law arising out of any act of Runner.

PHOTOGRAPHS. I hereby give permission for Badgerland Striders Running Club to use any photographs, video or other record of events for promotional or other purposes.

OBLIGATIONS. I will not enter and participate unless I am medically able and properly trained, and by my acceptance of this waiver, I certify that I am medically able to perform this event, and am in good health, and I am properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official 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. I attest that I have read the rules of the race and agree to abide by them.  I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to study and learn the course in advance and to run on the official course to get an official time.

REFUNDS. No refunds will be given at any time, regardless of the reason, including runner disqualification. Course officials reserve the right to cancel the event at any time, for any reason. By signing this waiver, I consent that I am not entitled to a refund if the event is cancelled before or during the event.