Re: ultra runners, etiquette
Mainly when on corridor trails, if I'm coming up and am tired, I will
frequently stop and as the person goes by I say "uphill has the right
of way, but I'm...
John 2011-06-07 17:15:16 #65964
Re: ultra runners, etiquette
As I read the park's website (http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/hike-tips.htm), the fact that the uphill hiker is working harder appears to be the...
Bill Ferris 2011-06-07 14:55:48 #65963
Re: ultra runners, etiquette
I am of the 'uphill has the right-of-way' group.
The downhill hiker/runner has much better vision usually, whereas the uphill
hiker/runner may tend to be...
kurt.sedler 2011-06-07 14:39:02 #65962
Re: ultra runners, etiquette
True enough, Darin. Whereas on any remote trail, I virtually always stop to chat with any hikers I meet, no matter which way I'm going, so again uphill versus...
Davidian Marcus 2011-06-07 14:17:53 #65961
Re: ultra runners, etiquette
A discussion about trail etiquette is somewhat lost here if we're talking about etiquette on the corridor trails. Most tourons you'll find there have no clue...
mowcowbell24 2011-06-07 14:00:25 #65960
Re: ultra runners, etiquette
It may be nice to have a protocol for passing, but for me the process
is always
situational: I try to assess who will have the easiest experience. ...
Daniel Fox 2011-06-07 09:18:24 #65959
Re: ultra runners, etiquette
In trail running races, uphill yields to downhill, slower runner
yields to faster. It is much quicker for both, for a slow uphill
runner to step aside than...
Davy Crockett 2011-06-07 08:58:20 #65958
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