Overview
Runna, the world’s top-rated running coaching app, has launched Races by Runna in public beta—a new race discovery platform designed to make finding your next race more intuitive and faster than ever.
Why It Matters
- Surge in race events: Unique race events on Strava increased nearly 70% in 2024 vs. 2023, showing more runners are signing up for races.
- Simplified discovery: Races by Runna aims to end the era of endless tabs and scattered search engines by centralizing and streamlining race search.
What Is Races by Runna?
- Standalone platform: A separate platform from the Runna app, focused on hassle-free race discovery.
- Global database: A vast and growing collection of races worldwide, soon reaching tens of thousands of discoverable events across multiple countries.
- Smart filters: Search by distance, temperature, terrain, elevation, location, and niche tags like “dog-friendly” or “night run.”
- Seamless sync: Once a race is selected, instantly generate a personalised Runna training plan around it.
Key Features
- High-quality, global coverage: From first 5Ks to big trail ultras, discover races anywhere in the world using one of the highest-quality race databases.
- Filters that make sense:
- Distance
- Location
- Terrain
- Elevation
- Temperature
- Niche tags (e.g., dog-friendly, night run)
- Personalised training integration: Build and sync a tailored Runna training plan to your chosen race.
- Designed to save time: Access thousands of events in one place, filtered by what truly matters to each runner.
Partnerships and Integrations
- Race partners: Collaborating with leading organizers including Atlanta Track Club and Motiv Sports.
- Booking platforms: Integrations with platforms such as Let’s Do This to streamline the path from discovery to registration.
B Races, Fully Integrated
- Intelligent B-Race planning: Races by Runna extends Runna’s B-Race capabilities, letting runners add secondary races to support their A-race goals.
- Adaptive training plans: Plans automatically adjust to balance workouts, recovery, and tapering—helping runners train and race better.
Leadership Commentary
Dom Maskell, CEO, Runna:
“Runna exists to make running more accessible, effective and enjoyable for everyone. We’ve solved how to get into running and how to train for a race, but the problem we heard time and again from our community was how to find the right race—be it reaching their next milestone, finding a B race or going for their next PB. We realised that we were well positioned to build the world’s most comprehensive race discovery platform and it’s been a true labour of love from our team. Having Strava alongside us will help further strengthen our credibility in this field.”
