Run Anywhere Instructions

Thank you for joining us for the 2026 Run Anywhere experience! Your race swag will be shipped 7–10 days before race weekend, scheduled for January 16–18, 2026, so you’ll have everything you need before your race begins.

Below is everything you need to know to prepare for your virtual run and enjoy full access to our interactive RaceJoy experience.

Tracking & Interactive Race Experience for Run Anywhere Races!

Participants running on their own will be using the Racejoy app to monitor and guide your progress along the course and allow your friends and family members to follow along, as well.

RaceJoy is a free app that you will run on your phone that will use the GPS capabilities to track your progress and send you alerts at critical  parts of the course. Additionally, as you pass each mile, you will get a message indicating your progress and current pace. When you complete the course, you can send your results in to be shared online (you will receive a bib number that will be used for tracking your results). The app is free and very easy to set up and use. You should take a few minutes to learn how to get set up prior to race day.

Download RaceJoy for free live participant tracking, cheer sending, and results. Carry your phone and use RaceJoy on race day to add to your experience!

RaceJoy features available to you include:

Live Phone Tracking

• Supporting remote spectators can track your position in a map view. You can also track up to 50 participants.

GPS Progress Alerts

• Receive continual progress updates as you complete your goal. Audio updates are typically sent at every mile.

Send-a-Cheer

• Receive supportive audio cheers from remote friends & family.

Results

• On-site Events: Access your scored results in the app.
• Virtual Events: Use RaceJoy to automatically submit your finish data for real-time scored results.

Please see the how-to instructions below to set up your RaceJoy race experience!

We hope you have a great race!

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Track Me How-To

Set Up RaceJoy

1. 1. Download RaceJoy from the App Store or Google Play.
   2. Find Race: Click Featured Races to access the event you are doing or search by the event name in the search field.
   3. Set Up Tracking: Click I Want to Be Tracked and follow the prompts carefully. Select the course(s) you plan to complete.
   4. Ensure Proper Settings: Follow RaceJoy’s prompts and adjust settings as needed.

RaceJoy on RaceDay

1. 1. 1. Click PhoneTrak: Check to see your position is updating on the map.
      2. Select the course you are about to do.
      3. Click START MY RACE as you begin to start your personal clock. For on-site courses: Click Start My Race as you cross the START LINE. Clicking this at the start line will provide a more accurate finish time and performance data.  If you forget, RaceJoy will start your progress at the first milestone which is typically Mile 1.

RaceJoy auto detects when you complete the course distance. There is no need to click Finish unless you are completing a challenge event where you cumulate distance over multiple sessions.

You must access RaceJoy on race day to activate GPS tracking. Participants completing a virtual event must click the Start My Race button to begin their personal race clock.

Important for your friends and family: Make sure you tell your friends and family to login as themselves and not you or RaceJoy will track them instead of you.

Note: GPS tracking and progress alerts may be disrupted if there is an issue with connecting to the person’s phone (weak-to-no cell service in the region, use of Wi-Fi, improper setup, battery depletion, etc.).

Race Redo for Virtual Events only:

You have the option to redo a course by clicking the redo button. This is only available for virtual events or on-site events with expanded race dates. Warning: Selecting the redo button will clear previous performance data.

Virtual & Challenge How To

Apple Phone Settings

1. Notifications: Your device’s notifications must be ON for RaceJoy, including Sounds, to receive progress alerts and cheers. Ensure your volume is turned up.
2. Location Services: The device you wish to have tracked must have Location Services While Using the App for live phone tracking. Go to Privacy/Location Services to verify.
3. Background App Refresh: General phone setting Background App Refresh must be ON for GPS tracking to stay enabled.
4. Do NOT use Wi-Fi: You may receive a prompt from Apple saying Wi-Fi will improve your location services. Disregard this prompt, and make sure to use your cellular service provider when you turn your tracking on.

Apple does not allow RaceJoy to override your settings. Please ensure these are enabled so that you can experience RaceJoy’s mobile features.