Speed dating, at your running pace.
Run clubs are the new place to meet someone. Pace Date matches singles by pace, distance and who they want to meet, then pairs runners on the route and rotates every kilometre.
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- One email, when we open
- No spam
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Speed dating where the speed is literal: singles runs, city by city, matched by pace.
People in their teens and 20s are trading dating apps for run clubs. Pace Date runs singles runs with local clubs as hosts: an AI groups runners by pace and rotates pairs at each 1 km marker. Mutual matches are revealed the next morning, and every run stays a group run.
- Step 01
Matches you by pace and preference
Your verified profile sets your pace, distance and who you want to meet. Agents balance each run so the groups and the pace both work.
- Step 02
Rotates partners every kilometre
A local club captain hosts the run, and you switch running partners at each 1 km marker, always inside the group.
- Step 03
Reveals mutual matches next morning
After the run, pick who you’d like to see again. If they picked you too, you both hear the next morning.
Built for singles who run 5 to 10 km in big cities.
Singles runs with local clubs
Group runs hosted by an existing club, with a set route, a captain and partners rotated every kilometre.
A verified profile
ID and photo checked by a verification vendor, with your pace, distance and who you want to meet.
A host kit for run clubs
Clubs apply as paid hosts and get a route kit, waivers and payouts for a singles night.
First up: one city first: singles runs with two or three existing run clubs, listed on Eventbrite and Luma and sold through the clubs’ Instagram.
The world just changed.
What changed, and where it was reported.
Strava eyes an IPO as people in their teens and 20s look for alcohol-free ways to socialise, and sometimes find romance, through running. It had 50M monthly active users in 2025.
TechCrunchNYC’s Lunge Run Club grew from about 30 to about 1,000 people per meetup within weeks. It’s free and matches attendees on its own app.
NBC New YorkSearches for ‘matchmaker near me’ and ‘dating coach’ are at a 10-year high on Google Trends, according to a sponsored article.
Dayton Daily News
One person and 4 AI agents.
The agents, all day
- Planning pace groups
- Rotating pairs by kilometre
- Balancing the waitlists
- Onboarding host clubs
- Triaging safety reports
What a person does
A paid club captain hosts every run on the ground. A person owns the safety policy and bans, checks event insurance and waivers in each city, and signs brand and venue deals. ID and photo checks run through a verification vendor.
Is it safe?
Safety comes first. Every profile is ID and photo verified, every run is a group run with a host on the ground, and there are no solo pairings off the route.
How is this different from a free run club?
Free singles runs exist. What we add is the matching: groups balanced by pace and preference, a new partner every kilometre, and matches only when both of you say yes.
Which cities?
One city first, with local clubs that already have the crowd and the route. A new city opens only once its insurance, waivers and park permits are checked by a person.
Be first through Pace Date’s door.
- Be first in line
- One email, when we open
- No spam