RunStrideMatched on pace
Every profile shows a running match score from your pace, weekly distance, terrain, goals and the time of day you run.
Find your pace. Find your people.
Find someone who runs at your pace.
RunStride matches you on pace, distance and goals, introduces you to people at the races you're already running, and keeps you safe on the first run together.
Join the beta
Free while we're in beta
Megan, 28
86% running match
5 km away · 5:45 /km · 30 km/week
⚑ Also at Two Oceans · Half marathon
Why RunStride
Dating apps don't know you run. RunStride does.
Your weekend already includes parkrun, the club run or a race. RunStride is built around that.
Meet at races
See who's running the same races, chat in each race's group, and find a partner for race day.
Swap race entries
Injured, or missed the entry? Find someone to swap with, then transfer on the organiser's official site.
Safe first runs
Suggest a run in the chat. On the day, share your live location with a trusted contact, check in, or press the panic button.
Races
Every race is a place to meet.
South Africa's race calendar, in one place, with the runners going.
Say you're going
Pick your race and your distance, or that you're there to support.
Meet the field
Chat with everyone going, @mention someone, and say hi privately.
Run it together
Plan a shakeout run, share the start line, celebrate at the finish.
Entry swaps only open during the organiser's official transfer window, and the transfer itself is always done on the organiser's site. RunStride never handles payments between runners.
Safety
Built for meeting a stranger outdoors.
- Verified people. Everyone verifies their ID and a selfie before they can match.
- Approximate distance only. Nobody sees where you live, just roughly how far away you are.
- Live run sharing. A trusted contact can follow your run, and your exact location is deleted afterwards.
- Panic button. One press texts your trusted contacts with where you are.
- Report and block. A real person reviews every report.
- Free for everyone. Safety features are never behind a paywall.
Private beta
Be one of the first runners on RunStride.
- Early access on iPhone and Android
- Plus free during the beta
- Help shape what we build next
Contact
Talk to a person.
RunStride is a small South African team. Email us and a human reads it, usually within two working days.
Privacy and your data
See, correct or delete what we hold about you, or anything else under POPIA.
[email protected]Safety and reports
Report someone's behaviour. In the app it's faster: use Report on their profile or message.
[email protected]In an emergency, call 10111 or 112 first. We can't respond to emergencies by email.