Gametiime Asks: Why do you race? What makes racing fundamentally different than an everyday run?

Answers from Oiselle Runners…

Jessica Morrow – I enjoy running on my own and definitely do most of my weekly mileage by myself. Sometimes on a long run by yourself you can start to doubt yourself and what you are doing. You come up with excuses to do less than your best. I love races, especially really big races with thousands of participants. Running with friends or running a race with a lot of people gives you visual representation that you aren’t the only crazy person out there. Longer distance races like half marathons and marathons are really fun because you know that most everyone there has been putting in same training hours as you. It sort of justifies your own training. Running is such an odd solitary sport that test your physical and mental endurance. Seeing other runners is like, “Yay! We are all doing this alone, together!”

Leaderboard: Gametiime Groups!

We launched Gametiime Groups Beta a couple months back and, have since brought on two batches of avid running groups. We’ve seen them connect for meet ups, share tips and experiences, and (of course) have a place to discover and share races they love to do — easier than ever.

Here are our largest groups on Gametiime. Click below to join any you’d like!

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1. Oiselle Runners – 331 members

Leaderboard: Race finisher medalists!

A little less than a week ago, we launched race finisher medals —  a way to recognize your efforts and add a little race bling to your Gametiime profiles. Here’s our leaderboard of top 10 race finisher medalists currently on Gametiime. Check out their profiles, give ’em a congrats, and start verifying your race finishes to get medals too!

Introducing: Leave a comment on a friend’s saved race

As Gametiime continues to evolve into a more and more robust platform for runners to socially connect, it’s only appropriate that we give you additional ways to communicate with one another. Whether it’s for a good luck or a few quick tips leading up to an event, or a congratulations after a successful race finish, we thought it would be useful to give to give you the ability to leave a comment on a friend’s saved race.

Gametiime empowers 60,000 relationships through Gametiime Groups Beta and selects its next batch of running groups

Since launching our first batch of running groups weeks ago, we have helped running groups across the country to connect digitally and coordinate race meet ups easier than ever before.

For those of you in these running groups, you are showing us the value of social connections and having the ability to discover races based on what your friends are doing to the tune of 60,000 relationships* between fellow group members near and far — and it doesn’t stop there. All the while, you’ve also helped your respective charitable causes, running clubs, and brand sponsors raise awareness by personifying their mission as a healthy, active, and social race participant.

* A relationship is formed when one Gametiime user follows another and opts-in to receive notifications about the races they have saved, photos they have uploaded, and comments they have posted on Gametiime.

Pettet Endurance Project founder shares an insider’s look into PEP and its merino wool running apparel

• Company: Pettet Endurance Project | Makers of: Merino wool running apparel
• Founded: May 2014 | Headquartered In: Seattle, WA
• Prize Drawing: The Pettet Endurance Project is giving away two FREE pieces of merino running gear to the Gametiime community! Click here for your chance to win and don’t delay! Winners will be announced next Wednesday (10/15) at 4pm PT.

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Pettet Endurance Project is a new merino wool apparel company based out of Seattle, WA. They focus on providing the highest-quality merino wool apparel for today’s runner, with all their goods carefully cut and sown in the US, and by turning the traditional apparel business model on its head. We had the awesome privilege of chatting with Greg Poffenroth, Founder of PEP, who gave us a glimpse into the company’s history, differentiators, and next moves. Read more about the running apparel company below!

Join the next batch of running groups for Gametiime Groups Beta!

Since launching our first batch of running groups for Gametiime Groups Beta, we have empowered thousands of runner connections around the world, provided a great way for runners to share race schedules, photos, and insider opinions, and given brands and causes another platform to spread their mission across the running community.

Introducing: Share your Gametiime profile on your blog or website

Since we launched new user profiles a couple months ago, a number of users have asked us for a seamless way to link to their Gametiime profile via their personal running blog or website. Well, good news. It’s here!

With just a quick click of a button, a Gametiime profile badge will allow you to easily share your upcoming races, race history, wish list races, and race photos with your friends and blog readers.

Gametiime Groups Beta is now live and open for members!

UPDATE: We’ve invited our next batch of groups onboard. Find them here in addition to the groups below!

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After introducing Gametiime Groups Beta this past week, we’ve been cranking away — building custom pages for 21 trend-setting running groups across the nation to:

• connect group members — all in one place
• share race schedules — easier than ever
• show pride for your club, brand, or cause

21 running groups selected for Gametiime Groups Beta

A week and a half ago, we announced the launch of Gametiime Groups Beta — a new way to connect running groups like never before. After opening the application process, we received a fantastic response from local running clubs, brand ambassador programs, and endurance-centric charity teams who are excited about connecting their members around the races they run and growing their presence in the running community.