Pace FriendsSat 7:00 AM · 5 km · 6:15 /km
Find someone who moves at your pace.
Pace Friends matches runners and walkers near you by pace, distance and the times you're free. Plan a run, send an invite, and meet at a spot that suits you both.
Today shows your plan and the people who fit it.
How close is close enough?
Drag the blue marker to your easy pace. Runners nearby turn blue when they fall inside your range. Within five seconds, you're pace twins.
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You 6:15 /km
4 of 8 nearby runners are in your range of 5:55 to 6:35. Jess and Alex are your pace twins.
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Pace Friends in 30 seconds.
Match by pace, plan a run, join a club, and run safer together.
How it works
From "anyone going this weekend?" to a run on the calendar.
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Tell us how you move
Your easy pace, how far you usually go, and the mornings or evenings you're free. Import your pace from Apple Health if you track your runs.
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See who fits
People nearby whose pace is in your range and whose free time overlaps yours by at least half an hour. Browse them as a list or on the map.
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Invite and meet
Choose a day, a time and a meetup point between you. Chat in the app until you've met, and check in when you arrive.
Run clubs
Group runs, split by pace.
Every session is divided into pace pods. You RSVP to the pod that suits you today, so the fast group doesn't drop you and the walkers set their own rhythm.
Hosts schedule one-off or weekly sessions, set a cap for each pod and check people in at the start. Members get the group chat, a pod chat and announcements.
| Pod | Pace | What it feels like |
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| Walk & talk | 8:30+ /km | A brisk walk with a full conversation |
| Easy | 7:00–8:00 /km | Jogging and chatting in full sentences |
| Steady | 6:00–7:00 /km | Comfortable, a few words at a time |
| Fast | 5:00–6:00 /km | Working hard, short answers only |
Example pods. Each host sets their own.
Safety
Meeting someone new should feel easy.
These are built into the free app. You choose which ones to turn on.
- Live location
- Share where you are with your running partner or your group during the run. It stops when you finish.
- SOS
- Hold for one second to call emergency services, or call or text your trusted contacts with a map link.
- Check-in
- A reminder 30 minutes after your planned finish, in case you need help or forgot to end the run.
- Women only
- Match only with women, and find women-only groups.
- Private route ends
- The first and last 200 metres of your saved routes are hidden, so where you live stays yours.
- Report and block
- From any profile or chat. Blocking is immediate, and reports are reviewed within 24 hours.
Pace Friends Plus
Free to start. Plus when you're ready for more.
Free
- 3 new running partners each week
- Join 1 new group each week
- Chat, invites and run tracking
- Every safety feature
- Small banner ads
Plus
- Unlimited running partners
- Join as many groups as you like
- No ads
$19.99per yearAbout $0.38 a week
7-day free trial. Prices in US dollars; the App Store shows your local price. Cancel any time in your Apple or Google Play Store Account settings.
A note from the maker
I made Pace Friends because moving is better together. Every walk, every run, every step and every friendship made along the way counts, whether it's your first lap around the block or your hundredth race.Michie, creator of Pace Friends
Download
Get Pace Friends on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Know someone who'd like a walking or running buddy? Send them pacefriends.com.