We built this for the runner who can’t pick a race.
You know the one. Maybe it’s you.
You’ve been running for six months, maybe a year. You’ve done a couple of park runs. You’re up to twenty-something km a week. People have started calling you a runner and you don’t correct them any more.
And every Sunday night you open a race calendar, scroll, bookmark a few, read course descriptions, think about logistics, and close the tab. Repeat next Sunday.
We built RUNPACT because that loop is exhausting and it has a fix. The fix isn’t more events to scroll. It’s a friend who knows running and knows you well enough to say: this one. This is the one for you.
What we are
RUNPACT is a quiz-matched race finder for runners in New Zealand and Australia. You answer nine questions. We match you to two or three real races that fit your fitness, your goals, your location and your timeline. You pick one. Then, if you want, you buy a Race Pack: a personalised race-day plan that gets you to the start line ready.
It’s not about being fast. It’s about being ready.
Why we made it the way we did
We’re not a race calendar. Running Calendar NZ does that and has done it for years. We’re not trying to compete on listings.
We’re not a training app. Runna does that, Strava does the tracking. We’re the bit between the moment you decide to race and the start line.
We don’t recommend the same race to everyone. A first-time racer needs a flat, friendly course with crowds and plenty of aid stations. A runner chasing a PB needs something else. The quiz is how we tell the difference.
We’re honest about difficulty. If a course is hard, we say so. If you’re not ready for it yet, we say that too. And when a race organiser hasn’t published a cutoff or an aid station count, your plan says so instead of making one up.
Who it’s for
You don’t need to be fast. You don’t need experience. You just need to want to enter a race and not know which one yet.
If you’ve never run before, start with a couch-to-5K programme and come back when you’ve got a rhythm. If you’ve done a few halfs and you’re chasing a marathon PB, the quiz scales to you too. Our sweet spot is the runner working out their next step.
The Race Pack
When you’ve made your match, you can buy a Race Pack for NZ$35. Fueling, kit, pacing, race-week timeline, mental game, built around your fitness and your race. The quiz is free. The Race Pack is what keeps the lights on. Read more about it.
Built in New Zealand
RUNPACT is made in Taranaki by Jordan and the team at Done By Nine. We caught the running bug in our late thirties and spent months trying to work out which race to commit to. Every list was sorted by date. None of them said whether we were ready.
Got feedback, a race we should add, or a story about your RUNPACT? Email hello@donebynine.com. Organisers can list a race here.
Privacy and your data
We use your quiz answers to match you to races and your email to send you your results. We don’t sell your data. The full version is in our privacy policy.