Your people put money on it.
You train knowing the stakes are real.
Cross the line. Collect what you earned.
How it works
Register your race and set a time goal. Not just "finish" — a real target. Sub-4 hours. A PB. Something that scares you a little.
Share your campaign. Friends, family, colleagues pledge money — conditionally tied to your performance. Everyone has skin in the game.
Hit your goal and collect everything. Miss it by a margin? You still earn proportionally. Only a DNS or DNF sends funds to charity.
Payout logic
Most platforms are binary: finish or lose everything. We think that's wrong. Running a 4:10 when you targeted 4:00 is still an incredible achievement.
RacePace pays you proportionally based on how close you get. The further from your goal, the more goes to charity. But you always earn something for finishing.
It keeps the stakes real without punishing you for being human.
Why RacePace
Strava tracks your miles. Instagram likes your posts. But neither of them puts anything real on the line.
RacePace changes the psychology of training. When the people you know have money on your finish — you show up differently.
Entry + shoes + nutrition + travel = €800–2,000. Let your network cover it, conditionally.
Apps track. They don't commit. Financial stakes turn training sessions into obligations you keep.
Charity runs help foundations. RacePace helps the runner. Different psychology. Different motivation.
Supporters follow your progress. Race day becomes a shared finish — not just yours.
The story behind RacePace
A few years ago, a close friend of mine signed up for his first marathon. He was serious about it — training plans, early mornings, long runs on weekends. But when it came to the gear he needed to actually do it properly, the money just wasn't there.
He wanted a Garmin. Not because it was flashy, but because he needed the data to train right. The pace. The heart rate. The splits. The kind of feedback that turns a stubborn amateur into someone who actually finishes.
I told him I'd buy it for him — but only if he finished the marathon. Not as a gift. As a deal. Put in the work, cross the line, and it's yours.
"That conditional commitment changed everything about how he trained. He didn't just finish — he ran it better than either of us expected. I realised the accountability wasn't a side effect. It was the whole point."
— Founder, RacePaceThat's when the idea hit me. What if anyone could do this? What if every ambitious amateur runner could have a network of people who believed in them enough to put real money on it?
Not charity. Not crowdfunding. A conditional pact between a runner and the people who know them best.
RacePace is that platform. We built it because we couldn't find it anywhere else — and because we know firsthand what changes when the stakes are real.
Founding cohort
We're just getting started, so we won't fake testimonials we haven't earned. The Founding 100 are the first runners to put real stakes on their race — their stories, and their finish times, will live right here. Want to be one of them?
Join the Founding 100Focus race
We're starting with Amsterdam because it's the right race for ambitious amateurs. 45,000 runners. Strong club culture. A city that shows up on race day.
RacePace is built for the runners who don't have a sponsor — but deserve one.
Claim your Amsterdam spotKey dates
Founding 100
The first 100 runners on RacePace pay zero platform fees. You keep everything you earn. Set your goal, we'll set up your campaign within 48 hours.
No payment required. We'll reach out within 48 hours.
You're on the list.
We'll be in touch within 48 hours.
Now go for a run.
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