🏃 Racer journey
Your race, start to finish
Every step, every decision, all in one place. Eight phases from first browse to final certificate.
8 phases
scroll to explore all 8 phases · tap any step for how-to guide
1
Discover
Browse & search racesFilter by distance, region, date, terrain, or upload a GPX to find matching events.
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URDS difficulty ratingUnderstand the technical demand before you commit.
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What's on near youUpcoming events within your reach, personalised by your history.
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Favourites listSave races to revisit — they'll remind you when entries open.
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2
Choose & Enter
Full race pageRoute, stats, checkpoints, kit requirements, and organiser contacts in one view.
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Add to my racesOne tap — unlocks planning, team-building, and logistics for this event.
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Registration linkExternal entry handled — Bield remembers you're going.
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Difficulty & cut-off checkCompare race demands against your recent results before you enter.
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3
Build your team
Find a pacerMatching by target pace, terrain experience, and availability for your race date.
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Find crewVolunteer or invite your own — they get a tailored crew view.
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Find a coachCoaching thread linked directly to your race plan and readiness score.
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Join a clubConnect with your club's race calendar and group entries.
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Approach → Discuss → CommitStructured flow — share your race brief, discuss, confirm the role.
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Share-pack levelsControl exactly what info (pace, medicals, kit) each team member can see.
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4
Plan
Route map — offline downloadFull GPX route stored on device. Works with no signal on race day.
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Checkpoints & cut-offsEach CP shown on map with cut-off time and distance remaining.
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Mandatory kit checklistPulled from the race page — tick off as you pack.
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Pace calculatorSet target pace, factor in fade and grade-adjusted pace (GAP) across the profile.
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Fuelling plannerCarbs, sodium, and fluid per hour. Product suggestions. Shared with crew.
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Readiness checkerTraining load, sleep, niggles — a score before you commit to the start line.
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5
Logistics
Travel loggingLog journey legs (drive, train, ferry) — times and distances for cost tracking.
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Accommodation notesAddress, check-in time, parking — surfaced in race-week prompts.
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Cost trackerBudget vs spend across entry, travel, kit, accommodation. Exportable report.
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Drop-bag manifestContents list per checkpoint bag. Shared with crew so they know what's where.
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Crew access & parkingCheckpoint access info and parking coords sent to your crew automatically.
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Emergency contacts & medicalBlood type, allergies, ICE contact — visible to marshal & crew if needed.
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6
Race week
Readiness prompts"Now needed" reminders — download route, confirm drop-bags, check weather.
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Share pack sent to teamPacer brief + crew access info delivered automatically. They don't need to ask.
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Help Cards — offline, 42 languagesKey phrases for mountain rescue, medical, and navigation. No signal needed.
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Final kit checkWalk through your mandatory list one more time the day before.
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Weather checkForecast for the race area and start time, linked from your race calendar.
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7
Race Day
Live trackingShare link with supporters — they see your position without needing the app.
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"I'm here" check-insTap at each checkpoint — time-stamped, visible to crew and coach in real time.
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Crew ETAsAuto-calculated from your current pace — crew know when to be at the next CP.
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Cheering wallSupporters post messages and photos — you see them at check-ins.
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Marshal posts visibleCheckpoint updates and course changes surface in your app in real time.
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Offline navigationThe downloaded route — turn prompts and track, zero signal needed.
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8
After
Receive & upload photosRace photographers upload direct — you see them before you leave the finish.
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Results & your splitsOfficial results plus your own checkpoint splits and pace chart.
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Race report & recapWrite your account — saved to your profile and shareable.
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Pace bracelet / pacing chartActual vs planned — see where you gained or lost time.
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Finisher certificateDigital cert with your time, distance, and finish rank — ready to share.
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Write a reviewYour feedback helps the next racer choose well.
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Log final costsClose out the cost tracker — compare actual against budget.
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Import tracking dataPull from Strava / Garmin / GPX — builds your history and future pacer matching.
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It's all connected
These aren't separate features. Each one feeds the next.
Plan → Crew
Your fuelling plan becomes a shopping list, shared with crew before the race so they know exactly what to have at each checkpoint.
→ crew brief, auto-sent race week
Coach → Plan
Your coach's training suggestion arrives in your Plan inbox, applied directly to the readiness checker — not a separate message you might miss.
→ readiness score updates in place
Logistics → Report
Every cost entry feeds into an exportable race cost report — compare your actual spend against the budget you set before entering.
→ exportable cost summary
History → Next race
Your imported race data builds a performance history that informs pacer matching, readiness scores, and difficulty checks for every future event.
→ smarter suggestions next time
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