Terms and Conditions

Rules and regulations:
All participants agree to abide by these rules and regulations and comply with all reasonable directions and decisions made by the officials and representatives of Lukenya University.

Terms and Conditions – Entry

The official entry form must be completed fully by each intending participant. Completion of the entry form and payment of the entry fee represents acceptance of these terms and conditions.
Entry application will only be processed after receipt of full payment of the entry fee prescribed.
Participants must be capable of completing the race distance chosen at sign-up. It is their responsibility to undertake the necessary preparation and training required for their race distance. By entering our event, runners agree that on their chosen race day they will be fit and healthy enough to participate in the race unaided. If in doubt, please seek medical advice.
Participants take cognizance of the fact that running is a strenuous activity and will result in physical exhaustion. They enter the race at their own risk and shall discharge the organizers and sponsors for any injury, illness, loss, or equipment damage incurred as a result of their participation. On the event day, the participants will be responsible for their personal safety including but not limited to: the running route they choose to run on and its associated risks, their running times, hydration along the running routes.
Participants of 42km, 21km, and 10km must be over 18 years of age
Participants under the age of 18 years must always be accompanied by a responsible adult who has agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of the event. It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian of the entrant to ensure that participants can complete the distance. The parents or guardians will take full responsibility and liability for the minors participating in the event.
There will be no fee refunded if the event is cancelled for whatever reason

Terms and Conditions – Participation

Participants will take up the personal responsibility of complying with the guidelines set by authorities in their respective regions for the management of COVID-19 and participate in adherence to them. Lukenya University waives all liability for any misconduct undertaken by the participants during their participation.
The organizers recommend participants to consider having suitable sports activity insurance cover in place in the event of any illness, accident, injury, or damage caused during the event.
Participants are advised to run through their chosen routes before the official marathon day to familiarize themselves with the route and any risks associated with it
All participants and especially those taking part in the long-distance runs (21km and 42km) are advised to make necessary personal arrangements for their hydration and recharging during their races.
It is the participant’s responsibility to ensure their email address and any other required details provided, are correct. There will be no liability on the organizer’s part if the information is incorrect or incomplete.
The organizers reserve the right to use the participants’ personal data, contact information, motion pictures, recordings or any other records obtained, collected or submitted for the Marathon event for any legitimate purposes, including commercial advertising, re-marketing, marketing of other Products offered by the organizer and those offered by Sponsors to the Lukenya University marathon.
Participants also consent to allow the organizers to communicate with them via post, email, text, phone, or other methods before or after the race day. Participants are informed to visit https://lukenyauniversity.ac.ke/author/lukenya/#for further details on the Data Privacy Statement.
The participant agrees to follow any rules or instructions provided to them by the organizers as may be communicated via the event website, by email or any other means of communication.

Conformity
It is the responsibility of the competitor to familiarize themselves with the event’s rules, the race formats, and any directions as published in the ‘Runners guide’, marathon website or communicated to them in any other form.