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Safety

Running with people you've just met

pacr puts you on runs with squads, run buddies and people at events. Here's what it does to make that safer, and what it can't do.

Community rulesGet help

In an emergency, call 112

Or your local emergency number. pacr can't send help: live run sharing notifies nobody, and it updates only while your phone has a connection.

Call 112

Before you meet anyone

Use your judgement

We don't run background checks on anyone, and we aren't at the runs.

1

Meet in public

A park, a lake, a track or a landmark, not someone's door.

2

Tell someone

Say where you're going and when you'll be back.

3

Check the squad

Look for the verified badge, read the squad's rules, see who's going.

4

Leave if it feels wrong

You never owe anyone a run.

Squads and group runs

Know who you're running with

  • Verified squadsThe badge means pacr checked that a club is who it says it is. It's not a promise about any person, run or event.
  • Join rules and questionsOwners decide who can join, and can ask questions before letting someone in.
  • Owners can remove membersSquad rules sit on top of pacr's rules, never instead of them.
  • Check-in at the startA QR check-in shows who actually turned up to a group run.
  • Women-only squads and runsFor women runners. Women-only run buddies runs are hidden from everyone else.
Runners gathered at the start of a group run

Run buddies

Small runs with someone new

Run buddies finds you two to five people to run with near you. It's the part of pacr that puts strangers in the same place, so most of its rules are about safety.

  • Public placesRuns start at a park, lake, track or landmark.
  • The exact spot stays privateWhen the host approves who joins, only accepted runners see the exact meeting point.
  • One-to-one runs need a yesA run for just two always needs the host's approval.
  • Your plan, to someone you trustText a trusted contact where and when you're running, from your own phone. Their number stays on your phone.
  • I'm safeAfter the run, tap I'm safe. The app reminds you if you haven't.
  • Reports that countTwo separate reports of unsafe behaviour or harassment pause someone's run buddies until we've looked.
  • Chat that closesRun chat is for members only, and closes a day after the run.
A running shoe on a track beside a lime line

Live run sharing

Let someone follow one run

Share a single run as a link, so one person can see where you are while you run.

  • Off until you turn it onLive sharing is off by default, and has to be switched on before each run.
  • A private linkIt has a random secret, isn't listed anywhere and is kept out of search engines. Send it only to people you trust.
  • Stop it any timeStopping the share kills the link and deletes the stored route. Each run gets its own link.
  • Not a safety serviceIt updates only while your phone has a connection, and it notifies nobody.

What the link shows

Where you are
Your position and the route so far
Your run
Distance and time
Who you are
Your display name

Report, block, get help

If something goes wrong

Report the runner in the app and, if it's serious, contact the police. We'll help where we can.

Report

Long-press a post or comment in the app, or open the ··· menu on pacr.life. Reporting hides it from you straight away.

Block

Immediate and mutual: neither of you sees the other's posts or comments.

Hidden while we look

Posts that enough runners report are hidden automatically while we review them.

Grievance Officer

Anything else goes to support@pacr.life. We acknowledge complaints within 24 hours and aim to resolve them within 15 days.

Questions about safety?

Write to support@pacr.life and a human will reply.

Email supportRunning with others, in the terms