2024 Sporting Life 10K

May 12th, 2024
(Mother's Day)

Downtown Toronto


Join us as a volunteer for the Sporting Life 10K , an event with 20,000 participants raising $2 million dollars for Campfire Circle.

The Sporting Life 10K could not happen without the energy, enthusiasm, kindness and commitment of more than 1,200 great volunteers. We hope you will join our volunteer team for this year’s event (on Mother's Day)! All volunteers receive an exclusive ASICS volunteer t-shirt, snacks, a community service hours letter, and a great and memorable volunteer experience!


Volunteer Positions are listed below. To register for a shift:

1) Select a Position to expand.

2) Select [view description] to learn about responsibilities, location, check-in, dress code, and more.

3) Select the shift checkbox for your desired shift(s). Please only select the shifts that you intend to work.

4) Complete the form below, accept the WAIVER (checkbox), and enter your digital signature.

5) Click REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER


If you have any questions or would like to register a group of 15+ volunteers, please don't hesitate to get in touch! 

Stephanie - volunteer@canadarunningseries.com 

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Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*). One of the fields below requires a file upload/attachment, the file size must be less than 10MB.
First Name *
Last Name *
Pronouns
If you chose other, please indicate your pronouns in the textbook below:
Cell Phone Number *

For example, 123-456-7890
Age on Event Day - Sunday, May 12, 2024 *
Age on Event Day (Medal Distribution) - Sunday, May 12, 2024 *
T-Shirt Size - Please note: 1) Your selected size is not guaranteed 2) Sizes are unisex. 3)Your t-shirt must be visible as your top layer at all times. *
If you are registering someone else to volunteer with you, please list their name(s), age(s) and shirt size(s) below
Emergency Contact Name *
Emergency Contact Number *
What is your English skill level? (1 is beginner and 5 is fluent) *
Please list any other languages you are fluent in:
If you wish to be assigned the same location as another volunteer course marshal, please tell us their name.
Have you volunteered at a Sporting Life 10K event before? *
What excites you the most about volunteering at this event?
*Please upload your Standard First Aid and CPR C (or higher) certifications here.

The total size of any/all file uploads must be less than 10MB
I (and my guardian) acknowledge that the Sporting Life 10K is not a Sir John A. Macdonald sanctioned event. *
Please note that if you are registering multiple volunteers for the event, you are signing the waiver on their behalf. *

Disclaimer

GENERAL RELEASE AND INDEMNITY

IN CONSIDERATION of the Sporting Life 10K accepting my entry  to participate as a Volunteer in the Sporting Life 10K (hereinafter “the Event”), and any other 2024 Sporting Life 10K activities,, that take place prior to, during or after the Event (collectively, the “Activities”) I, THE BELOW UNDERSIGNED, INTENDING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND, FOR MYSELF, MY HEIRS, MY EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, HEREBY AGREE, ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONFIRM AS FOLLOWS: 

1. I hereby agree that I freely accept and assume all risks, dangers and hazards associated with my participating in the Activities as Volunteer. I am aware that participating as Volunteer in the Activities involves risk, dangers and hazards that no amount of care, caution or expertise can eliminate, including without limitation, the potential for serious injury, including permanent disability, death, illness, disease, or property loss. The risk, dangers and hazards may be caused by my own actions or inactions, the condition in which the Activities take place, or the negligence, breach of contract or breach of a legal duty of care of other parties, including the Releasees (as defined below). I understand that the risks may be relative to my own state of fitness and health (including, physical, mental and emotional), and to the awareness, care and skill with which I conduct myself.

2. I am participating voluntarily in the Activities. In consideration of that participation as Volunteer, I hereby acknowledge that the Releasees may fail to safeguard me from the risks, dangers and hazards of the Activities, some of which are listed below. The risks, dangers and hazards include, but are not limited to physical exertion, overexertion, dehydration, fatigue, lack of fitness or conditioning, traumatic injury, sprains and fractures; my failure act safely or within my own abilities, including my failure to use or operate the equipment (of my own choosing) within my own abilities; negligent advice regarding the Activities; my conduct and the conduct of other persons; my negligence and negligence of other persons including negligence on the part of the Releasees.

3. In consideration of my participation in the Activities as Volunteer, I HEREBY RELEASE, WAIVE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE Sporting Life Inc., Sporting Life Group Limited, Campfire Circle (formerly Camp Ooch & Camp Trillium Corporation), and their participants and employees, officers, directors, all sponsor and contributors, MAX VO2 Management Inc., Canada Running Series Inc., Canada Running Series Foundation and The Sporting Life 10K Organizing Committee (collectively, the “Event Organizers”), and the City of Toronto, The Toronto Board of Commissioners of Police, The Toronto Police, The Toronto Auxiliary Police Force, The Chief of Police, The Toronto Transit Commission, The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Board of Governors of Exhibition Place, Sidan Traffic Control Services, ASICS Canada Corporation,  and all other associations, sanctioning bodies and sponsoring companies, and all of their respective employees, volunteers, participants, directors, officers, board members, organizers, contractors, associates, representatives, sponsors, successors and assigns (collectively the “Releasees”) OF AND FROM ALL claims , demands, damages, costs, expenses, actions and causes of action, whether in law or equity in respect of death, injury, illness, virus contraction, loss or damage to my person or property HOWEVER CAUSED, arising or to arise by reason of my participation in the Activities, whether as a spectator, participant, volunteer or otherwise, AND NOTWITHSTANDING that same may have been contributed to, or occasioned by, the negligence of any of the aforesaid. I FURTHER HEREBY UNDERTAKE TO HOLD AND SAVE HARMLESS AND AGREE TO INDEMNIFY all of the Releasees from and against any and all liability incurred by all of them as a result of, or in any way connected with, my participation in the Activities. I WARRANT that I am physically fit to participate in the Activities.

4. Volunteers choosing to participate in the Activities do so at their own risk. This includes the increased risk of contracting COVID-19 by leaving their home. By submitting this entry, I agree that I will conform to any and all directives, recommendations, mandates, or orders given by any local government or health authority in the specific location, and for the specific time, that I choose to participate in any of the Activities. I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE EVENT ORGANIZERS TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR MONITORING THE DIRECTIVES, RECOMMENDATIONS, MANDATES, OR ORDERS OF GOVERNMENTS AND HEALTH AUTHORITIES AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE.

5. I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE RELEASEES WILL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY IF I CONTRACT COVID-19 AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, I acknowledge the following:

a. For my Volunteer Event participation:  

i. I acknowledge the highly contagious nature of COVID-19 and I voluntarily assume the risk that I could be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 by participating in the Activities. Being exposed to or infected by COVID-19 may particularly lead to injuries, diseases, other illnesses or death.      

ii. I agree to comply with all health and safety guidelines and requirements for the Event and the Activities which may be implemented by the Event Organizers.   

iii. I acknowledge and accept that the Event and/or one or more Activities may be cancelled, the course and event structure altered and/or rescheduled as a result of the ongoing impact of COVID-19.   

iv. I confirm that the Event Organizers may disclose and/or provide my participant information to public health authorities for the purposes of contact tracing.  

6. Photography: I hereby grant full permission to use my name and likeness, as well as any photographs and any record of the Event in which I may appear for legitimate purpose, whether online or in print, including advertising and promotion.  

7. I understand and agree that if I select to donate to or fundraise for Campfire Circle (formerly Camp Ooch & Camp Trillium), they may contact me with more information on fundraising and event participation at the Event. 


The Event Organizers are committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive global running community to promote accessible completion of the Event for all. We celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, event staff, volunteers, and participants. It is the policy of the Event Organizers, and by extension, its participants, to foster an environment that respects people's dignity, ideas and beliefs thereby ensuring a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment free from discrimination, harassment and hate. Violation of this policy will lead to the review of your continued participation and may result in immediate removal from the Event and/or Activities. By agreeing to the zero tolerance policy, you acknowledge your commitment to upholding Sporting Life’s inclusion policy.


FOR VOLUNTEERS OF MINOR AGE (UNDER AGE 18 AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION) 

Additional Acknowledgment by Parent/Guardian 

I am the parent/guardian of the minor child/ward (“Minor Child”) identified below having full legal responsibility for decisions regarding the Minor Child. I am familiar with and accept, on behalf of myself and my Minor Child that there is the risks, dangers and hazards associated with my Minor Child participating as Volunteer in the Activities as described above. I have satisfied myself and confirm that my Minor Child is of sufficient fitness and health (including, physical, mental and emotional) to participate in the Event as Volunteer. I understand, and will instruct my Minor Child, that all applicable rules for participation in the Event must be followed and that at all times the sole responsibility for personal safety of my Minor Child remains with myself and my Minor Child. I hereby agree to the terms of this Waiver Agreement for and on behalf of my Minor Child.



GENERAL TERMS

This Waiver Agreement and any rights, duties and obligations as between the parties to this Waiver Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted solely in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and no other jurisdiction; and any litigation involving the parties to this Waiver Agreement shall be brought solely within the Province of Ontario and shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.

If any provision of this Waiver Agreement or portion thereof or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall to any extent be illegal, invalid or unenforceable: (a) the remainder of this Waiver Agreement or the application of such provision or portion thereof to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby; and (b) the parties will negotiate in good faith to amend this Waiver Agreement to implement the intentions set forth in this Waiver Agreement. Each provision of this Waiver Agreement shall be legal, valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS WAIVER AGREEMENT AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE GIVEN UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS (INCLUDING ON BEHALF OF MY MINOR CHILD, AS APPLICABLE) BY SIGNING THIS WAIVER AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE. I CONFIRM THAT I (INCLUDING ON BEHALF OF MY MINOR CHILD, AS APPLICABLE) HAVE AGREED TO THE TERMS OF THIS WAIVER AGREEMENT FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY.