Racespot
Blog · FeaturedFollowing a runner live, every option honestly comparedThe official race app, Strava Beacon, Garmin LiveTrack, sharing your location or Racespot: what supporters see, what the runner needs and when to pick which.Read moreBlog
Honest comparisons and guides for runners and the people who cheer them on. Even when the answer isn't Racespot.
Guide · 6 min readCheering at a race, how to find your runner and be seenWhere to stand, how to stand out among thousands of people and what to shout when your runner finally comes past. A guide for supporters, from the first spot to the finish.
Guide · 5 min readChip time or GPS, why they almost never agreeYour watch says 21.6 km, the results say 21.1. What a chip measures, what GPS measures, why the distance nearly always comes out longer and which time counts.
Guide · 5 min readFollowing a marathon from home, how to be there anywayNot everyone can stand at the roadside. With a link, the official results and a recorded cheer you can be close from the sofa. Here's how to go about it.
Guide · 6 min readStart pen, timing mat, pacer, marathon words for supportersYour runner has been talking about start pens, splits and hitting the wall for weeks. What do they mean, and what use are they to you as a supporter? A glossary in plain language.
Guide · 6 min readRunning a race with your phone, battery, signal and where to carry itMore and more runners carry their phone, for safety, for music or so someone at home can follow along. What does that cost in battery, what happens without signal and where do you put it?
Guide · 5 min readWhat to say in a cheer, fifteen seconds that stickA recorded cheer reaches your runner in their earbuds, in the middle of the race. When should it play, what should you say and what not? With examples for each moment.
Guide · 5 min readWhen will your runner pass? Here's how to work it outPace, start pen and the kilometre where you stand: three numbers tell you roughly when your runner will reach you. With a table to read off and the pitfalls to watch for.