What are the unspoken rules of running in general?

NEVER, under any circumstances let someone wearing a waterbelt or carrying a water bottle pass you.

Could tell that list was created by high-schoolers.

Only one rule, do whatever you need to do to run fast.

So I can exaggerate my PRs by five seconds?

In that case, I once ran 19 for the 200 in practice - in trainers!

The marathon one is wrong. Whoopdeedoo. 9 min pace for a few hours. Tbh the 6:30 pace 18 milers you do are harder.

And don't respect runners who dont try.

You spelled "forrest" wrongly.

Don't mock kids who wear trainers. Either they are holding back, or might not be able to afford them. Instead mock the clowns that "need" to wear spikes for workouts.

Take out sleep and family issue for the excuses part. And mayeb the sick excuse too. Add that its ok to make an excuse if it was the officials fault, such as 1 starting whiel another said to hold it and you just happened to be the onyl guy who didn't start.

And the post that no exaggerating except truncating the decimal or using a relay split should be used.

the only rule you need wrote:

I have my headphones on for a reason and that is to not have to listen to you huff and puff as I start pulling away and you are ridiculously trying to keep up.

Never run a race wearing headphones.

...or sunglasses unless you plan on winning. And even then you better win with a damn impressive time.

j.ust run baby

[quote]Unspoken rules wrote:

The Runner’s Code

ARTICLE XXXVI

In the presence of other people , a runner may exaggerate their PRs by no more then 5 seconds.

I ran a 200m in 18.23 seconds, I also ran the 100m in 5.99 seconds.

Really wrote:

[quote]Unspoken rules wrote:

The Runner’s Code

ARTICLE XXXVI

In the presence of other people , a runner may exaggerate their PRs by no more then 5 seconds.

I ran a 200m in 18.23 seconds, I also ran the 100m in 5.99 seconds.

That's nothing. I did the 40 once with the football team and went back in time.

Oh Thomas. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. No, you are not going to post this in the locker room, but yes, I was rolling on the floor reading some of it. Two points:

1. the person who wrote this:

Also, whoever said mock sprinters, you are a reason distance runners get a bad rap on track teams. I absolutely respected the sprinters, throwers and jumpers on my collegiate track team. They are amazing athletes and do stuff that I couldn't fathom doing. If you have respect for them and actually prove that by being knowledgeable about what they do and showing interest they will reciprocate. If not then you all just get labeled as the faggy distance guys who are too slow to sprint because you act like assholes.

is 100% correct. Don't even think about insulting your teammates by denigrating what they do in training or competition! In case you missed it, they were busting their butts today and last Friday on the hill, just like you were.

2. I can't believe you didn't include a rule against wearing headphones! Not that anyone on our team would wear them, but if runners in general are going to read this list, they should read something like "Thou shalt not foul thy running by wearing headphones. Exception: you are forced to run on a treadmill."

BTW, congrats on starting such a popular thread. I have to admit I'm impressed. LOL.

Thou shall not gallow-walk. EVER.

Never pass someone in a narrow chute when there are a meters to go.

Once, a runner who couldn't pass me waited until the chute to pass by. Problem was I maintained pace. He speed up and cross-armed me while behind a meter before the finish. So he knocked me to side and finished half a step ahead, but only because he cheated and should have been disqualified. I disqualified him myself by two good punches to the face and a really good jab to his thighs. He cried, "What was that for." I told him, "You attacked me. Your cross-arming me was incredibly rude." He didn't fight back, and officials at the finish line just let us be. I didn't know this guy at all. A runner I knew told me that the guy couldn't run for a month due to his leg bruise.

If you're going to do something stupid, and essentially hit someone during a race, don't expect to get away with it. Getting your ass kicked is what you should expect.

Dean Karnazes is a god among men.

Never, ever race in the current year's event t-shirt. In fact, it's good practice to avoid wearing the race t-shirt for at least 3 month after the day of the event.

No sex in the champagne room.

ALL HAIL REXING/SATAN!

Unspoken rules wrote:

ARTICLE XXV

If yelled at during a run, the common method of retaliation is the middle finger.

As an ammendment to this rule, it also pretty funny if you shout, "I wanna suck your D***"!!!!!"

They never see it coming, and since they already think that runners are gay; it makes it even funnier.

Message:

Never, ever race in the current year's event t-shirt. In fact, it's good practice to avoid wearing the race t-shirt for at least 3 month after the day of the event.

I dunno if it's a local 5k it's kind of fun to wear b-ball shorts, large racing t-shirt and then run a pb or something

Unspoken rules wrote:

So I guess this derserves a better explanation, Me and some of the guys (ED. NOTE: "VIRGINS") on the team have decided to make a "runners code" we really only work on it during school cause its so boring. Currently we have 36 laws/guideline, most of them are rather humorus.

You are soon to be getting all of the big-breasted American foxes!!!

Always stop your watch when forced to stop running (e.g. by busy roads, ungappable chasms, lava flows), then restart immediately upon continuing to run.

this is total bull crap:

ARTICLE XV

A runner must respect swimmers and bikers, for they are also children of endurance sports.

take it off the list.