What are the unspoken rules of running in general?

Thou shalt respect thine coach

Thou shalt love thy spikes as thine parents and thine lover

Thou shalt not spike thine enemy

Thou shalt not run out of thine lane

Thou shalt not drop thine baton

Thou shalt not pass out of thine zone

Thou shalt not jump thine start

Thou shalt not cut off thine enemy

Thou shalt not run thine first 200 in 22 seconds

If thine enemy elboweth thee in the first mile, go ye with him the second mile, elboweth him likewise

Thou shalt psyche thine enemy as he woulds't psyche unto thee

Where is General? Can anyone give me directions of Indianapolis?

Wearing the event T-shirt on the day of the race is nothing short of blasphemy...good call Dude.

The Dood Abides wrote:

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.

Even if he maintains a strict healthy diet, a runner cannot complain about the calories, the fat, or the general lack of healthiness of food at non-running social events.

any race numbers should be retained and labeled with date and result. Said numbers should be preserved for safekeeping and resurrection at a later date.

Your race number shall be crumpled into an illegible mess before it is pinned on.

If lucky enough to get a date, Thou shalt not go home early because thy have a long run tomorrowth morning.

This thread sucks and belongs on some lame high school forum. Leave letsrun to the adults kiddies.

Thou shall not wear spandex in any form with running shorts. Thou must choose between a display of man leg or man junk and thou shall display said man leg or man junk with pride.

dont ask about or write down the unspoken rules of running b/c they are unspoken for a reason...

If I've never heard of Allendale, do I need to follow the rules?

Thou shalt not refer to a marathon as a thon.

Thou shalt not run with girlfriend and count it as a run.

I think I would add article IV section 8:

Know the level and caliber of race you are winning and celebrate accordingly.

Race levels as follows:

Level 0- HS dual meet, local tiny 5k road race etc.

Level 1- HS invitational, college invite, bigger but still local road race with little to no prize money, etc.

Level 2- HS conference championship, college conference championship, road race with good solid competition and should also have a prize purse.

Level 3- HS state championship, college national championship, road race for $1000+ or renowned road race (ex. BolderBoulder)

Level 4- National championship on the roads or the like

Level 5- World Championship, Olympics

Celebrations by level:

Level 0- No celebration or at most a very subdued fist pump or slight lift of the arms.

Level 1- Mild mannered fist pump or very mild lift of the arms.

Level 2- Solid fist pump, lift of the arms, possibly something signature if it isn't flagrant. (once saw a guy pretend to shoot a bow and arrow)

Level 3- Several fist pumps, big lift of the arms, something signature, vocalizations are acceptable at this level

Level 4- Celebrations from level 3 but they may begin with approx. 100m to go in the race if it is in hand or may last longer afterward if you so choose. (note: should not last more than 3 min. afterwords)

Level 5- You just won something on the world stage, you may celebrate as you wish, just don't do anything too stupid or embarrassing.

***Note: all celebrations in levels 0-3 should done no sooner than 5m before the finish and should never be done if the victory is still in question. LOSING A RACE DUE TO CELEBRATION SHALL BE CONSIDERED TREASON AND DEALT WITH AS SUCH.

"The Dood Abides wrote:

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.

Your race number shall be crumpled into an illegible mess before it is pinned on."

The Dood not only abides, The Dood KNOWS!

This guy also has a good point:

"If you feel like you need to tell people you've run five seconds faster than your actual pr, then I suggest you go out and pr by five seconds. Own your accomplishments, nothing less, nothing more."

Lying about about your PRs is completely unacceptable. And chances are, you'll lie to someone who knows your real PR and they'll call you out.

Thou shalt not drive beside runner in car and ask for directions.

Mos Def wrote:

One of your rules is you reserve the right to mock sprinters?? Just get over yourself.

They only mock what they don't understand.

I just want to know what happened at West Catholic...

Follow rounding rules when discussing PRs. Example: if you run a 16:50 5K, you are not a "16-minute 5K-er." You are still a 17-minute 5K-er. Once you break 16:30, then you can call yourself a 16-minute 5K-er.

slowestpoke wrote:

Follow rounding rules when discussing PRs. Example: if you run a 16:50 5K, you are not a "16-minute 5K-er." You are still a 17-minute 5K-er. Once you break 16:30, then you can call yourself a 16-minute 5K-er.

No, youre a 16 and half mintue 5ker. You are a 16 mintues 5ker once you run under 16:01, 16:00.9 counts as 16.

At most you could maybe stretch it and say a low 16 5ker if you ran 16:20.