Run the club, not the group chat.
Post the route, split the pace groups, see who's coming. Saturday starts at the start line, not in 212 unread messages.
Free for clubs up to 40 members. No card, no contract.
Route
+62 m
Harbor loop
8.4 km
Harbor Steps
Last Saturday
Group B
5:41
min/km
Negative split, 12 runners
km 1
km 8
Sat 7:00 · Long run
41
going
+36
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A
4:50 /km
9 going
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B
5:30 /km
14 going
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C
6:15 /km
12 going
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W
Walk-run
6 going
Saturday mornings at 412 clubs start on Pacer
- Harbor Harriers
- Northgate Run Co.
- Dawn Patrol RC
- Hillfoot Striders
- Canal Street Milers
- Eastbank Joggers
Everything Saturday needs, nothing it doesn't
Pacer replaces the pinned message, the RSVP spreadsheet and the headcount at the finish.
Post the run once
Route, meeting point, start time and pace groups in one card. Members say they're in from a link, no download needed.
Sat
14
Long run · Harbor loop
7:00 · Harbor Steps · 8.4 km
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A
4:50 /km
Lead Ife O. · Sweeper Dan K.
9 going
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B
5:30 /km
Lead Marta S. · Sweeper Jun P.
14 going
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C
6:15 /km
Lead Sam W. · Sweeper Tomás R.
12 going
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W
Walk-run
Lead Bea L. · Sweeper Noor H.
6 going
41 going, 6 on the waitlist
I'm in
Nobody finishes alone
Every group gets a lead and a sweeper. The sweeper sees who hasn't checked in, so the last runner home gets the same welcome as the first.
Group C · 6:15 /km
11 of 12 in
Tomás is sweeping
Waiting on Priya, 600 m out
See who keeps coming back
Attendance, streaks and first-timers land after every run, so you know who to welcome and who to check on.
Saturday · 38 checked in
+4 on last week
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Kofi Mensah
First run
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Marcus Hale
12-week streak
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Priya Shah
Swept group C
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Noor Haddad
Back after 6 weeks
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Leo Brandt
30th run
Routes people can actually find
Draw the loop once. Pacer snaps it to paths, marks every kilometer and pins the start, so first-timers turn up at the right bridge.
- Distance
- 8.4 km
- Climb
- +62 m
- Surface
- Paved, 1 km gravel
- Meet
- Harbor Steps, 6:50
Elevation
Peak 38 m
The one hill: Castle Rise at km 4, 7% for 300 m
What changes when the chat goes quiet
Figures across every club on Pacer, from the last 30 days of Saturday mornings.
- group runs posted in the last 30 days
- 2,318
- of RSVPs turn up, against 61% from a group-chat poll
- 87%
- median distance of a club's Saturday run
- 6.4 km
- clubs, from 9 members to 380
- 412
Run leads, in their own words
The people who carry the cones, count the heads and wait at the finish.
We went from 19 people on a good Saturday to 46. Nothing else changed: people could finally see the route, the pace groups and who else was coming.
Adaeze Okafor
Run lead · Harbor Harriers
The sweeper list alone was worth it. Last winter we lost a first-timer at the canal turn. That doesn't happen now.
Tomás Rivera
Sweeper coordinator · Canal Street Milers
I plan Saturday on Thursday night in ten minutes. It used to eat the whole evening and two group chats.
Jordan Blake
Founder · Dawn Patrol RC
New members pick a pace group before they arrive, so nobody stands at the start wondering if they're too slow.
Sam Whitfield
Membership lead · Hillfoot Striders
Show-ups went from about half of our yeses to 84% in two months. People come when they've said yes somewhere real.
Riya Menon
Treasurer · Northgate Run Co.
Saturday, on the lock screen
Members get the start time, the meeting pin and their pace group before they leave the house. Leads check people in with one tap at the finish.
Free for members. Clubs pay, runners never do.
6:41
Today · Harbor loop
Long run
Starts in
19 min
Harbor Steps, by the blue bollards
You: Group B · 5:30 /km
Lead Marta S. · Sweeper Jun P.
Check in at the start
Questions run leads ask first
Can't see yours? Write to us. A run lead answers, usually before Saturday.
[email protected]Do members need to download the app?
No. They RSVP and pick a pace group from a link in any browser. The app adds lock-screen reminders and one-tap check-in, but nobody has to install it.
What does it cost?
Pacer is free for clubs up to 40 members. Bigger clubs pay one flat monthly price, and members never pay anything.
Can we bring the routes we already run?
Yes. Drop in a GPX file or trace the loop on the map, and Pacer snaps it to paths and marks every kilometer.
How do pace groups work?
You set the groups and their target pace once. Members choose a group when they RSVP, and each group gets its own lead and sweeper.
What happens when a run is canceled?
Press cancel and everyone who said yes gets a notification and an email straight away, with your reason attached.
Who can see our members' details?
Only your club's leads. Member details are never shared or sold, and you can export or delete them whenever you like.
Put this Saturday on Pacer
Set up the club, post this week's run and send the link to the group chat one last time.