MELISSA'S ROAD RACE 2022

Need a great place to stay for the race?

The Official Host Hotels of Melissa's Park Road Race, are the Mount Royal Hotel and the Elk + Avenue, which are both offering special rates for event participants for your next visit to Banff.

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• NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Although some participants may not realize it, the majority of expenses for organizing a sporting event are incurred before the actual event takes place (ie. staff, marketing, shirts, medals, permits, deposits, insurance, etc). For this reason, issuing refunds would place the event in an adverse financial position. By registering for the event, you are agreeing to the risk that if you are unable to attend the event, or if the event is cancelled, you are not entitled to a refund unless otherwise stated.
• All entries are Non-Refundable, Non-Transferable to another person, and Non-Deferrable to a future event unless otherwise stated.
• Sale and/or transfer of race entries/bib numbers is strictly prohibited.
• A participant with an injury or illness is not eligible for a refund, transfer or a deferral entry to a future event.
• Due to the unique character of Banff National Park, a wildlife interaction could occur on the race route. In such cases, the Event Organizers reserve the right to change the race route, delay the race, stop participants on the course until the situation is deemed appropriate to continue, alter the distance of the route, cancel or other measures deemed necessary as per the Event Wildlife Interaction Response Plan. The participant understands this risk and acknowledges that no refunds will be issued in this case.
• If the event cannot take place in 2022 due to COVID-19, or other such pandemic, the participant will have the following options:

1. Free entry in the 2022 Virtual Event OR;
2. Free entry deferral to the 2023 event

• If the event is postponed to a future date in 2022, the participant will have the following options:

1. Free entry in the newly scheduled 2022 event date OR;
2. Free entry in the 2022 Virtual Event

• If the participant is from outside of Canada, and does not have an option to travel to Canada as per an order in place by the Canadian federal government due to COVID-19 (ie. all citizens of the participant's country are not permitted to travel to Canada), the participant will have the following options:

1. Free entry in the 2022 Virtual Event OR;
2. Free entry deferral to the 2023 event OR;
3. A Full Refund (less registration company processing fee)

The health and safety of all individuals in the event is a priority.

Participants, staff and volunteers are recommended to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to participate in any outdoor activities (non-social) associated to the event. Any Indoor or outdoor social activities in enclosed areas associated to the event may require attendees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide a negative COVID-19 test (ie. Beer Gardens, VIP Tent, etc). The Event COVID-19 Guidelines are subject to change based on Provincial Health Actions, the current state of the pandemic (ie. new waves of the virus, outbreaks, etc) and at the discretion of the Organizers.

Modifications and new procedures are in place to reduce the risks to all individuals involved with the event and provide a safe return to racing. Fortunately, case studies have shown that the risk of COVID-19 transmission at an outdoor sporting event is very low. Regardless, the event has developed strong COVID-19 safety guidelines and operating principles in alignment with sport/industry standards, provincial health recommendations, and other events that have safely relaunched. The COVID-19 Guidelines for the event include the following measures/mitigations:

The COVID-19 Guidelines for the event include the following measures/mitigations:

1. EDUCATION
2. SCREENING AND CONTACT TRACING
3. DENSITY REDUCTION / DISTANCING
4. ENHANCED HYGIENE
5. PARTICIPANT SELF-RELIANCE

For more details on the Melissa's Road Race COVID-19 Safety Plan, please visit the event website HERE.