I received an e-mail from ACTIVE entitled "Re: Reminder: Sign your waivers for 2020 IRONMAN COZUMEL," and I thought to myself, "Self, you signed all your waivers, otherwise they would not let you complete your registration - what could this be about?"
So I clicked on the link, which took me to a page entitled "COVID-19 Waiver."
In essence, the race organizers (and presumably IM the corporate entity) want to go forward with the race, but want competitors to waive the following risks:
"Risks of personal health and participation. The risk of contracting communicable diseases, including, among others, COVID-19, from other people (including, among others, any co-participant; spectator; organizing staff, representative, volunteer or contractor; and / or any other person (s) before, during and / or after the Event and other activities The risk that a participant's mental, physical or emotional condition (including any use or abuse of alcohol or medications, whether prescription or open access) is either whether or not it has been disclosed, whether or not it is known, combined with participation in these activities may result in injury, damage, death, or some other loss.Although the Organizer may review a participant's medical information, which he / she delivers on the registration process."
Me, I am not going to do that. So I sent the following e-mail:
"This additional waiver for Ironman Cozumenl represents a significant deviation from the terms and conditions to which I initially agreed when I signed up for the race. It is a material alteration of the transaction and I do not wish to continue under the changed terms, to which I do not agree. I am willing to accept a refund or to receive a deferral to the 2021 race or to a different 2021 race, but requiring me to waive additional rights in exchange for going forward with this race is unacceptable."
I don't know about any of you, but I am not going to risk my health under the current circumstances.
So I clicked on the link, which took me to a page entitled "COVID-19 Waiver."
In essence, the race organizers (and presumably IM the corporate entity) want to go forward with the race, but want competitors to waive the following risks:
"Risks of personal health and participation. The risk of contracting communicable diseases, including, among others, COVID-19, from other people (including, among others, any co-participant; spectator; organizing staff, representative, volunteer or contractor; and / or any other person (s) before, during and / or after the Event and other activities The risk that a participant's mental, physical or emotional condition (including any use or abuse of alcohol or medications, whether prescription or open access) is either whether or not it has been disclosed, whether or not it is known, combined with participation in these activities may result in injury, damage, death, or some other loss.Although the Organizer may review a participant's medical information, which he / she delivers on the registration process."
Me, I am not going to do that. So I sent the following e-mail:
"This additional waiver for Ironman Cozumenl represents a significant deviation from the terms and conditions to which I initially agreed when I signed up for the race. It is a material alteration of the transaction and I do not wish to continue under the changed terms, to which I do not agree. I am willing to accept a refund or to receive a deferral to the 2021 race or to a different 2021 race, but requiring me to waive additional rights in exchange for going forward with this race is unacceptable."
I don't know about any of you, but I am not going to risk my health under the current circumstances.