Athlete's tan, take 2

This Code of Conduct was written for cyclists, but some of the rules apply to runners as well.
Rule #5:

A prominent line where one’s kit ends and where one’s deep tan begins is essential to one's image. Artificial tanning is BANNED. The tan shall reflect the level of training commitment.

So I suppose that answers my question from earlier this summer:

Is it vain to consider spray-tanning before I go outside in a bathing suit? (Or is it more like a public service?)
Or should I consider the runner's tan a badge of honor?

Badge of honor it is!

Do you wear your runner's tan with pride?

The dreaded runner's tan

It's that time of year again... the time when I've been out running in the bright sunshine for a few weeks, but have not yet spent much time at the beach or in the pool.

So this weekend, as I put on my bathing suit to go to the beach, I glanced in the mirror and noticed (cue horror movie music) the dreaded runner's tan!

My quads have an equatorial line dividing light from dark. To the south, my legs are a golden tan. To the north, my legs are so blindingly white that people at the beach will have to put their sunglasses on when I walk by.

Is it vain to consider spray-tanning before I go outside in a bathing suit? (Or is it more like a public service?)

Or should I consider the runner's tan a badge of honor?