We asked LizzieAPost to put her etiquette expertise to use to answer some of your most pressing running etiquette questions.
What is the proper way to pass a runner during a race?asked, “As a rule I run about 5 feet in front of someone before moving back over to the right after passing someone. Last race I had I had three people pass me and literally cut me off when coming back in my lane to the point of me having to pull up to keep from running right into them. There was plenty of room and no excuse.
The main thing she emphasized: “Leaving plenty of room is really important, you want to think about that personal space bubble to really give someone some space especially when everyone is sweating and breathing hard.”Post has personal experience with the side-of-the-path dilemma. She runs on a slanted running path in Burlington and wants to run down and back on the same side to even out her legs.
“If you are running the wrong way down a path—on the left hand side—then anytime someone is coming toward you, you should do your best to move to the right,” she said. “You’re the person operating out of the standard, so you need to be the one to move over. I’ve had people yell at me when I was doing that, and I choose to ignore it and do what I can, say, ‘Sorry to inconvenience you’ and move on, because you have your reasons.
“The stroller is bigger, so for those pushing, you want to be in control, move around people if you need to and slow down if you need to,” she said. “For people moving around, give space.”
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