Community races: where the list comes from and how to add one

The shared race catalogue is fed by races other athletes have shared and events collected from public race listings, all reviewed before they appear. Here is how to add your own.

Written By Martijn Russchen

Last updated 12 days ago

The race list you can browse in IntervalCoach is a shared catalogue of real events. Here is where it comes from, and how to add a race to it yourself.

Where the community race list comes from

Two things feed it:

  • Races shared by other athletes. When someone adds a race to their calendar, they can choose to share it publicly. That entry goes into the shared catalogue so other people can find it.
  • Events collected from public race listings. I also pull in events from public race calendars, so the list is not limited to what users have manually added.

Everything is reviewed before it appears. A shared race starts as pending and only becomes visible once it has been checked, which keeps duplicates and junk entries out of the list.

How do I add a race to the list?

You share a race at the moment you add it, using the Share publicly switch in the add-race form:

  1. On the Calendar page, open + Add and choose Create your own.
  2. Fill in the race name, date, sport and priority.
  3. Turn on Share publicly before you save.
  4. If you have it, add the official event or registration link. It helps the review and makes the entry more useful for everyone else.

Once it passes review, other athletes will see it in the race catalogue.

Can I share a race that is already in my calendar?

Not yet. The Share publicly switch is only offered while you are adding a race, so opening a race that is already on your calendar will not show a share option. There is nothing to find there, and you have not missed a setting.

Until that changes, the way round it is to add the race again through + Add → Create your own with Share publicly switched on, then delete the original entry.

Note that only races you mark as your A or B priority are picked up automatically from calendars. A C-priority race has to be shared deliberately.

How do I use a race someone else shared?

Browse the race catalogue when you are setting a goal, pick the event, and it gets added to your own calendar. From there you can set it as your A, B or C race, and your plan will build phases and a taper toward it.