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Run it before
you run it.

BeforeTheRun turns a race's official route into a narrated 3D flyover, wherever the race is. See every hill, turn and water point, the race-morning wind and the stories along the way, before you reach the start line.

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  • Free for runners
  • Works on any phone
  • No app to install

What you get

Know the course before the gun goes.

Every preview is built from the race's official route, then flown in 3D over real satellite imagery and terrain, anywhere in the world.

  • The real route, in 3D

    Fly the exact course over satellite imagery and real terrain, from the start line to the finish.

  • Every hill, measured

    An elevation profile with each climb marked: how high it goes, and how steep it gets.

  • Water points and cut-offs

    See where every aid station sits, and the cut-off times you need to beat.

  • Race-morning wind

    A live forecast for the start, and a compass that calls headwind or tailwind as the course turns.

  • The stories along the way

    A local narrator, captions and photos bring the landmarks and their history to life.

  • Made for your phone

    Opens straight in the browser on any phone, tablet or laptop. Sound on, or captions only.

Races

Races around the world. Pick one and fly it.

Aerial view of Cape Town's city bowl below Table Mountain

Cape Town, South Africa · Sunday 18 October 2026

Live now

Nelson Mandela Marathon

From Strand Street through the Castle, District Six and the Bo-Kaap, out along the Atlantic and home to City Hall.

Official race information

Photo by Marlin Clark on Unsplash

World Marathon MajorOne of the world's biggest marathons

The Manhattan skyline at dusk from Queens, with traffic streaming onto the Queensboro Bridge

New York City, USA · Sunday 1 November 2026

Coming soon

New York City Marathon

Five boroughs and five bridges: from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Staten Island through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx to the finish in Central Park. Narrated in English, Spanish, French and German.

  • 42.2km 26.2miStaten Island to Central ParkPreview coming soon
Official race information

Photo by Shridhar Gupta on Unsplash

For race directors

Give your runners the course before race day.

Wherever your race is, from a city 10 km to a major marathon: send us your route and race-day details, and we'll build a narrated 3D preview your runners can fly on any phone.

  1. Send your courseA GPX file, or just your official course map, plus start times and water points.
  2. We build the previewNarration in a local accent, captions, photos, music and race-day details. Usually within a week.
  3. Share it with your runnersOne link for your website, emails and socials, plus vertical videos.
  • Built from your official route, in kilometres or miles
  • Extra narration languages for international fields
  • Visitor reports: views, countries, devices and where your runners came from

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