Run Square App vs TrailMate

Run Square Season 2 is here! After an incredible launch season full of learning and growth, we are officially entering Season 2. Whether you are chasing a podium or chasing a sunrise, we’ve expanded Run Square to help you find your community. More Races & Events: Explore an updated calendar of trail races and ultramarathons. The Support Network: Looking for a pacer for your first 100-miler? Want to give back by crewing or volunteering for fellow runners? We’ve made it easier to connect. Beyond the Finish Line: For those who prefer solo summits or weekend adventures over organized races, Run Square now offers more resources to help you plan and execute your next outdoor objective. Join us for Season 2 - Let’s hit the trails together.

TrailMate: find your people on the trail. TrailMate is built for runners. Plan and navigate routes anywhere in the world, record every run, and find trail events to run with other people. ROUTES BUILT FOR RUNNERS • Generate a trail loop to your target distance and climb from any start point • Draw your own, tap by tap or freehand, and it snaps to real paths • Import a GPX, or turn any run you have recorded into a route • Reshape it: hill reps, laps, reverse, same distance, move the start • See the hills before you run them, with the line coloured by steepness NAVIGATE, EVEN WITH NO SIGNAL • Follow the line live with spoken turns, distance to go and the climbs ahead • Save the map to your phone, so a valley with no bars is not a problem • Set a target time and get a pace for every kilometre, adjusted for the hills RECORD AND SHARE • Record a free run with no course set, and keep it as a route you can run again • Kilometre splits, elevation, and a pace heat map showing where you flew and where you faded • Fly your route in 3D over real terrain and save it as a video • Put your own photo behind the route for a clip that is ready to post • A personal heatmap of everywhere you have ever run FIND EVENTS • Search trail events, from 5k to ultra • Browse a live map or find events near you • Filter by distance, terrain and date • Follow the organisers you like and hear about their races first JOIN AND COORDINATE • See who is coming and chat as a group • Share carpools and accommodation • Tick off the mandatory kit list • Download the course GPX to your watch • Check the race day weather FOLLOW YOUR MATES • Add mates and see their runs in one feed • Kudos and comments, and a profile that shows real training HOST YOUR OWN EVENT • Create a public or private event in minutes, anywhere in the world • Add the route, kit list, announcements and surveys • Sell paid tickets with secure checkout, and scan QR tickets at the door • Organise volunteers with roles, shifts and a crew chat • Run a merch shop PLAN WITH FRIENDS • Build a private circle for your group • Split travel, stay and expenses, and see who owes who Whether you are chasing your first 5k or your next 100 miler, TrailMate keeps your running, your crew and your race day in one place.