Your Watch Is Just a Tool
Pacers rely heavily on their watches — but a flat battery or GPS glitch shouldn’t derail your race. Know your pace and your plan by heart.
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The complete Pacer Academy library — practical guidance for pacers, pace-group leads and race organisers.
General Race-Day Preparation: The Watch Checklist
Seven simple checks — from restarting your watch to disabling Auto Pause — that prevent the most common race-day tech failures.
Read articleGarmin Settings: Lap Key and GPS Recording
Step-by-step instructions to disable the manual lap key and switch from Smart Recording to Every Second recording on your Garmin.
Read articleGarmin 3D Speed & Distance, and PacerPro
Boost pace accuracy on bridges and hills with 3D measurements — and make sure you can pace without PacerPro if it fails.
Read articlePacer Sessions: Team Communication
Good communication turns three or four individual pacers into one team. Standard calls, hand signals and how to talk to your runners.
Read articleTeam Formation and the Role of the Team Leader
One leader front-and-centre, support pacers on the flanks — and why the team leader is not the best runner but the most consistent one.
Read articleWhat to Do When Watches Display Different Results
GPS watches often disagree under bridges and between tall buildings. Practise a simple three-step reconciliation routine — and agree in advance whose watch leads.
Read articleRace-Day Logistics: Timings, Gathering and the Start Line
From the operational rundown and punctuality to collecting your flag and lining up in front of the right pen — everything before the gun goes off.
Read articleOn Course: Runner Safety, Gun Time and Music
Runner safety always comes first. Plus: why you start your watch at the gun, not the mat — and the etiquette of running with music.
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