Every runner.
In the race.
RunCap is the world's first running handicap — a single number that levels the playing field so a beginner can race a veteran and both have a shot. Find your crew, discover your number, and run like it matters.
What is a RunCap?
For decades, golf has had its handicap. Running never did — until now.
Your RunCap is a single number that captures your current running ability — blended from your recent runs and personal bests. It moves with you as you train, improve, or take a break.
In a race, RunCap sets a personal target time for each runner. Beat your target and you beat the field — regardless of who's faster on paper. It's the fairest way to race, and the most fun you'll have chasing a number.
Sarah — RunCap −12
Target 5K: 26:40. Runs 25:50.
Beat her cap by 3.1% ✦
Mike — RunCap +8
Target 5K: 21:10. Runs 21:40.
Missed his cap by 2.4%
Sarah beats Mike on the day — even though he's faster outright. That's the handicap.
How it works
Three steps to your first fair race.
Connect Strava
Link your Strava account so your runs feed in automatically. Your RunCap is calculated from your recent activity and personal bests — no manual entry.
Discover your number
We compute your RunCap — a live measure of your current form. Watch it move as you train, improve, and race.
Race on a level field
Join a club race, a global race, or challenge a friend. Everyone gets a personal target — beat yours, beat the field.
Built for runners & clubs
Everything you need to make running competitive, social, and fair.
Level playing field
A beginner can race a veteran. Everyone has a real shot when they run their best.
Community first
Join a crew, meet runners near you, and belong to something bigger than a stopwatch.
Fun race formats
Level Playing Field, Pace Pairs, Battle of the Genders, Kids vs Legends — every race is fresh.
Friendly rivalry
Challenge a friend 1-on-1 or pit your club against another in Beat Your Cap or Most Improved.
You vs. you
Track your RunCap over time — the honest measure of your own progress as a runner.
For clubs too
Captains get tools to manage races, live leaderboards, and keep their crew engaged.
Find your crew. Find your number.
Join thousands of runners racing on a level field. Free to start — just connect Strava and run.
Get Started FreeAbout RunCap
Running is one of the oldest and simplest expressions of what it means to be human. Before it was a sport, a split time, a medal, or a leaderboard, it was movement, play, escape, pursuit, discovery — the feeling of racing barefoot as a kid for no reason other than joy.
It's also deeply personal: a way to compete, to belong, to heal, to test yourself, to clear your head, or to feel alive. Every runner carries their own reason, their own story, and their own measure of progress. RunCap exists to honour that — and to make running feel meaningful, fair, and fun for everyone.
From the elite runner looking for motivation to stay sharp, to the beginner seeking to improve and measure progress — RunCap is for you.
Ready to run your race?
Free to start. Connect Strava, get your RunCap, and join your first fair race in minutes.
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