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A Guide to Running Etiquette

By Debbie Voiles

Etiquette for running on roads, tracks, and in racesThis is not about which fork to use at your running club’s next social or how to make an introduction.

I did, however, go to charm school when I was a teenager; it was called Wendy Warm Charm School. We walked around with books on our heads and learned how to put on lipstick. After the basic class, my mom even enrolled me in the advanced class. I guess I was still a little rough.  

No, really, I do know this stuff, not because I learned it in a class but because I’ve been running for 29 years. You pick up a lot in 29  years. Believe, me, taking a few minutes, now, to learn running etiquette, will be appreciated by every other runner you ever know. Make it a point to learn and apply these rules of the running road and to mentor newer runners, which will save them embarrassment and keep everything running smoothly and safely. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Running Groups, Trail Running, Training Tagged With: cutting the tangents, every runner, faster runner, group of runners, group runs, on the track, race bibs, race etiquette, running ettiquette, running with a dog, slower runners, track etiquette, trail hog, water drops

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