Virtual races

Race with hundreds of runners. Never leave your suburb.

A real race costs you $90, a 5am bus and a weekend. This one costs you nothing. Same distance, same start weekend, same bib, same results board. Just run it from your front door.

Claim your bib
Sparkies is on Google Play. On iPhone, join on the web, same club. Apple app coming. Get the Android app

Next up

Two start lines. Pick one, or run both.

The same cards you'll see in the app. The 10K is free and it's first. The 14k for Kris runs the fortnight after, one week long, entry from $2, and the patch is posted to whoever finishes.

  • Run it wherever you live, any pace
  • Log it like any other run, or let Strava do it
  • Your time lands on the results board automatically
  • Points for you and your Tribe on the monthly board

How a Sparkies race works.

1. Claim your bib

One tap. No form, no fee, no card. You get a numbered bib you can post, and your name lands on the start list next to everyone else in the club.

2. Run it your way

Your route, your pace, any day inside the race window. Treadmill counts. Pram counts. Slow counts. The only rule is you run the distance the same weekend as everyone else.

3. Log it

Log the run like any other, or let Strava do it for you. Your time hits the results board automatically. Zero admin.

4. See where you landed

Overall results, Tribe standings and hometown bragging rights. Plus points on the monthly board for you and your Tribe. So the run still pays off on Monday.

Real runners

999 runners. 18,418 km. Here's what they say.

★★★★★

"Love the community feel and support."

Doreen
★★★★★

"It's the complete profile you need to track your runs, be part of a community, and follow a plan to be your best."

Bernie T.
★★★★★

"OMG, this cycle tracking is legit. Mind blown."

Hannah, Australia

Rated 4.8★ by 37 Sparkies who actually use it.

Why bother

A date in the calendar changes how you train.

A race two months out turns "I should run more" into a plan. Easy runs get a job. Hard sessions get a reason. You stop negotiating with yourself at 6am.

That's why the races are free. The race isn't the product. It's the thing that makes the training stick. And it costs us less to give you a bib than it costs you to skip another week.

Find a plan for it

Get your bib.

It's free, it's real, and it's yours in one tap. Run it where you live. See how your hometown stacks up. Bibs close race morning, so grab one now and you've got something to train for.

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