Comrades

What Comrades does

Comrades is a Health & Fitness app built around the Comrades Marathon. It gives runners, family members, support crews and spectators a way to follow the event while it is under way, bringing participant progress and course information into one mobile view. It is best suited to people connected to several runners or anyone who needs more than occasional race updates.

Live race information

The app focuses on practical tracking rather than general training tools. Users can check a participant’s position, pace, estimated arrival information and ranking as timing data becomes available. A live map adds geographic context, helping viewers understand where a runner is on the course and what remains ahead.

• Follow more than one participant from the same app
• View runner progress through live timing information
• Use the map to place participants along the route
• Receive progress alerts when important checkpoints are reached

Useful for supporters

Following an ultra-distance race involves long gaps, changing schedules and more than one person to keep track of. Comrades is designed for that specific problem. Supporters can move between runners without losing the wider race picture, while families and clubs can use the same information to coordinate attention across the course. The app’s value depends on live event data, so it is most relevant during the marathon rather than as an everyday fitness tracker.

Track record

Comrades has more than 100,000 installs and holds a 4.89 rating from 1,572 reviews. That response is notable for an app with a focused purpose: it does not try to cover every part of health and fitness, but concentrates on making a major road race easier to follow. It comes from RTRT.me, a developer associated with event tracking tools.