Code of Conduct
Last Updated: July 21, 2026
Lombardy Running Club provides an inclusive space for community members to connect, support one another, and grow as runners.
By attending or participating in any Lombardy Running Club event, you explicitly agree to adhere to this Code of Conduct.
If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to our leadership team directly.
Our Core Values & Mission
We aim to provide an inclusive space to foster connection and self-improvement through running in the San Gabriel Valley.
Our mission is brought to life through our core principles:
- Respect: We treat all runners, volunteers, photographers, and community members with dignity, kindness, and consideration.
- Inclusivity: We support and encourage runners of all paces, abilities, and backgrounds and celebrate each other’s goals and efforts while keeping competition friendly and constructive.
- Community: We respect the communities that host us by yielding to pedestrians, vehicular traffic, respecting private property, and refraining from littering.
- Accessibility: All weekly runs are free (no membership dues) and open to the public.
Reporting Violations
We take all concerns seriously. If you experience, witness, or hear of a violation of this Code of Conduct, we encourage you to report it immediately:
- Direct Report: Contact any member of the leadership team in-person or outside of the run.
- Anonymous Report: If you would like to report any violations anonymously, please use our reporting form here.
Zero-Tolerance Policy: Harassment & Discrimination
Lombardy Running Club maintains a zero-tolerance policy for harassment and discrimination against any individual based on protected classes, including:
- Race, color, or ethnicity
- Religion or creed
- Sex, gender identity, or gender expression
- Sexual orientation
- Age
- Disability or physical ability
- National origin or citizenship status
- Any other legally protected characteristic
Prohibited Behaviors
Harassment: Any unwelcome, intimidating, or hostile conduct—whether in-person, online, or via direct messaging—that interferes with a runner's comfort, safety, or ability to participate. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Unsolicited Messaging: Sending unwanted direct messages or texts to members without explicit mutual consent.
- Digital Stalking & Monitoring: Persistently tracking, monitoring, or obsessively interacting with members across social media platforms (Instagram, Strava, Discord) after being asked to stop or where such contact is unwelcome.
- Cyberbullying & Mocking: Persistent insults, public ridiculing, targeted threats, or derogatory comments through social media platforms or other online spaces.
- Targeted Following: Unwelcome shadowing, following, or persistently pursuing specific individuals during club runs, post-run socials, or affiliated gatherings.
- Physical Touch: Unwanted or inappropriate physical contact of any sort including but not limited to: hugging, kissing, groping, physical assault, and blocking one’s path.
- Discrimination: Unfair or unequal treatment of an individual or group based on their belonging to a protected class.
Investigation & Disciplinary Actions
Every reported violation will be thoroughly investigated and assessed by our leadership team.
The Lombardy Running Club leadership team reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to remove or indefinitely ban any individual from the club and all affiliated events to protect the safety and well-being of our community.
Disciplinary actions may include:
- Warnings: A formal notice regarding unacceptable conduct. Receiving more than one (1) warning will automatically result in an indefinite ban.
- Indefinite Ban: Serious violations or repeated offenses (more than 1 warning) will result in an immediate and indefinite ban from all Lombardy Running Club affiliated events.