What counts
In a lane race, you must keep both feet inside your lane. Stepping on the line, or over it, especially the inside line or for several steps, is a violation. A single brief touch with no advantage is sometimes judged leniently.
A lane violation is when a runner steps on or over the line of their assigned lane during a race that requires staying in lanes. Because it can give an unfair advantage or interfere with others, it can lead to disqualification. Here is what counts and when it matters.
In a lane race, you must keep both feet inside your lane. Stepping on the line, or over it, especially the inside line or for several steps, is a violation. A single brief touch with no advantage is sometimes judged leniently.
Lane discipline applies to races run entirely in lanes, like the 100, 200, and 400, and the early part of races that break for the inside. Once a race breaks to the curb, runners may leave their lanes.
Stepping inside the line on the curve, or gaining an advantage or impeding another runner, draws a disqualification. The officials judge intent and advantage, but the safe rule is simple: stay in your lane.
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Staying inside your lane is legal. Stepping on or over the line, especially the inside line on the curve, is a violation.
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