diff --git a/src/spectator/example.cr b/src/spectator/example.cr
index 9aef402..83ff1f7 100644
--- a/src/spectator/example.cr
+++ b/src/spectator/example.cr
@@ -1,16 +1,38 @@
 module Spectator
+  # Base class for all types of examples.
+  # Concrete types must implement the `#run_inner` and `#description` methods.
   abstract class Example
+    # Indicates whether the example has already been run.
     getter? finished = false
+
+    # Group that the example belongs to.
     getter group : ExampleGroup
 
-    abstract def run : Result
+    # Runs the example code.
+    # A result is returned, which represents the outcome of the test.
+    # An example can be run only once.
+    # An exception is raised if an attempt is made to run it more than once.
+    def run : Result
+      raise "Attempted to run example more than once (#{self})" if finished?
+      @finished = true
+      run_inner
+    end
+
+    # Implementation-specific for running the example code.
+    private abstract def run_inner : Result
+
+    # Message that describes what the example tests.
     abstract def description : String
 
+    # Creates the base of the example.
+    # The group should be the example group the example belongs to.
+    # The `sample_values` are passed to the example code.
     def initialize(@group, sample_values : Internals::SampleValues)
     end
 
-    private getter locals
-
+    # String representation of the example.
+    # This consists of the groups the example is in and the description.
+    # The string can be given to end-users to identify the example.
     def to_s(io)
       @group.to_s(io)
       io << ' '
diff --git a/src/spectator/pending_example.cr b/src/spectator/pending_example.cr
index b5db4c8..a107fd5 100644
--- a/src/spectator/pending_example.cr
+++ b/src/spectator/pending_example.cr
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 require "./example"
 
 module Spectator
+  # Common class for all examples marked as pending.
+  # This class will not run example code.
   abstract class PendingExample < Example
-    def run
-      @finished = true
+    # Returns a pending result.
+    private def run_inner : Result
       PendingResult.new(self)
     end
   end
diff --git a/src/spectator/runnable_example.cr b/src/spectator/runnable_example.cr
index e95d916..0f0cc68 100644
--- a/src/spectator/runnable_example.cr
+++ b/src/spectator/runnable_example.cr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require "./example"
 
 module Spectator
   abstract class RunnableExample < Example
-    def run
+    def run_inner
       result = ResultCapture.new
       group.run_before_all_hooks
       group.run_before_each_hooks