What are the unspoken rules of running in general?

this website has most of the rules down pat.

http://www.nambla.org/

If a runner is in serious need of advice or questioning their training they shall refer to "once a runner" or ask themselves what Quentin Cassidy would do.

When running with your dog on trails, make sure they do their business off of the trail. Both my dogs know to do this. Wish others did.

When runner approacheth railroad tracks, and gates go down, thou shalt not stop and wait. Thou shalt keep thine watch running and run in short bouts up and down the road until train cleareth, in which thy shall procede on thine route.

distance guy wrote:

If you encounter another runner while running, you should acknowledge their presense. The more isolated the encounter, the more encouraged it is that you recognize them.

If you pass a runner while you are driving, you will give them as much berth as you are able.

As a competitor, a runner needs to always demostrate respect and appreciation to race organizers and volunteers.

Good additions.

If you are driving at night and approaching a runner DO NOT TURN ON YOUR HIGH BEAMS! (or turn them off if they are on) Trust me, the runner sees you coming.

Wear your frikkin deodorant while at the starting line of a race!!!!!! We don't want to smell yer stinkin armpits from a mile away.

Here is my addition.

Rule xx: I am traffic laws when I run.

In other news, what the f*** is half stepping?

notexactlythefastest wrote:

In other news, what the f*** is half stepping?

Uh, how can I put this delicately? If you have to ask you may be at the wrong site and thread.

galean wrote:

law professor wrote:It's much more of a pain for the rest of your life to explain why your true mile pr is slow because they don't offer it outdoors when you're peaking and the 1500 to mile conversion is 1.08 blah blah.

What if your 1500m PR is 3:42, and your mile PR is slow (because, as you point out, you never got a chance to run it while fit). Are you really allowed to say your mile PR is "about 3:59"?

Serious question. I can't bring myself to do it.

This my life and I never thought of it when I was in my prime.

My mile PR is 4:04.89 indoors.

My 1500m PR is 3:42.1 which converts to 3:59.9

I usually say I was a miler and people ask my best mile time.

I say I ran a 1500m time that converts to about a 4 flat mile.

So I reply with a full sentence instead of a time. I do not say sub 4, though whether they know about track or not.

PR's are sacred numbers to me.

ummmmmmmmm wrote:

When runner approacheth railroad tracks, and gates go down, thou shalt not stop and wait. Thou shalt keep thine watch running and run in short bouts up and down the road until train cleareth, in which thy shall procede on thine route.

You need to learn how to do Shakespearean English correctly.

Here is the correct wording of what you just typed:

When runner approacheth railroad tracks, and gates go down, thou shalt not stop and wait. Thou shalt keep thy watch running and run in short bouts up and down the road until train cleareth, in which thou shall procede on thy route.

Quick rules:

You is thou (subject pronoun only)

You is thee (object pronoun only)

Your is thy

Yours is thine

Too many of you are trying to be cute with the king's English, but only making yourselves look like English morons.

Racehorse wrote:

ummmmmmmmm wrote:

When runner approacheth railroad tracks, and gates go down, thou shalt not stop and wait. Thou shalt keep thine watch running and run in short bouts up and down the road until train cleareth, in which thy shall procede on thine route.

You need to learn how to do Shakespearean English correctly.

Here is the correct wording of what you just typed:

When runner approacheth railroad tracks, and gates go down, thou shalt not stop and wait. Thou shalt keep thy watch running and run in short bouts up and down the road until train cleareth, in which thou shall procede on thy route.

Quick rules:

You is thou (subject pronoun only)

You is thee (object pronoun only)

Your is thy

Yours is thine

Too many of you are trying to be cute with the king's English, but only making yourselves look like English morons.

Who cares?

Always run on the left side of the road. You need to see the cars approaching you. Screw anybody who doesn't like it.

When you get crushed by some cell-phone addicted cretin because you didn't see them coming, no one's going to eulogize you at our funeral for having run on the right side.

Never lie about your PBs

Never, ever say 'hammy' or, even worse, 'half-mary'.

ummmmmmmmm wrote:

Racehorse wrote:

You need to learn how to do Shakespearean English correctly.

Here is the correct wording of what you just typed:

When runner approacheth railroad tracks, and gates go down, thou shalt not stop and wait. Thou shalt keep thy watch running and run in short bouts up and down the road until train cleareth, in which thou shall procede on thy route.

Quick rules:

You is thou (subject pronoun only)

You is thee (object pronoun only)

Your is thy

Yours is thine

Too many of you are trying to be cute with the king's English, but only making yourselves look like English morons.

Who cares?

My guess is the morons trying to use it, but failing, care.

Racehorse if you care that much, you may want to consider getting a life...

this in fact may be the only rule needed.