Unofficial Trail Authority · TS-S3 · Revised 7 November 2026 · https://trailauthority.org/standards/speed/ · Uncontrolled copy when printed. The Unofficial Trail Authority is an independent fictional organization. It is not a government agency or land-management authority.
TS-S3 · In force
Speed, agreement, and the people beside you
Going fast is part of the pleasure, and practice is how the pleasure gets larger. The Authority keeps both on the record. A person who trains is not taking the trail too seriously. A person who wants a timed day with friends is not required to pretend it is a casual occurrence.
The pace is offered. It is not assigned. Before a feature that asks for a real decision, the people present should know what is being proposed. Consent, in this file, is that ordinary exchange: I am going to ride this at speed; you can come, wait, or leave it. Fun that depends on someone being surprised, dared, or left behind is not the fun this standard measures.
The same rule runs in the other direction. A rider who can see the feature, trusts the people with them, and wants the speed, is not obliged to apologize for taking it. Excessive caution on behalf of a hypothetical other person, applied until nobody sends the trail, is a failure of fun. The friends who are actually there are the ones who count.
Training fits between the assessments. Repeat the feature. Learn the speed you did not have last month. Bring the same people when they want the session. Bulletin SV-11 states the principle. Circular PS-2 states the cost of waiting for a more convenient life. Operation: Trans San Marcos is the day on which the practice is allowed to become the appointment.