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This is an example story created for demonstration purposes. All images are AI-generated, and the names, race details, times, and messages are fictional. This example is intended to illustrate what a RaceTale story looks like.

A runner holds up her finisher medal just after the finish line
Mei

Autumn City Marathon

Sunday, 18 October 2026
Finish time3:47:22
Distance
42.2 km
Pace
5:23 /km
Photos
5

Mei trained for sixteen weeks, mostly before work, for a marathon she was sure she would only run once. Her partner Dan could not run beside her, so he did the next best thing: he found a spot at the barrier, and he took pictures.

This is the day in the order it happened, the way a RaceTale story puts it together: photos from the people who were there, placed on the timeline next to the finish time.

01 The day

  1. On the course

    • 11:07
      A man at a crowd barrier holds a blank cardboard sign while runners come up the roadKm 31

      Ten minutes early, sign ready, a good spot at the barrier by the trees. The first runners are coming up the road.

      Dan · Partner
    • 11:17
      A runner in a blue top waves and smiles as she spots the cameraKm 31

      There she is. Eleven kilometres to go and she is waving. I did not expect that big a smile at kilometre 31.

      Dan · Partner

  2. The finish

    3:47:22
    • 12:20
      A runner holds up her finisher medal just after the finish line

      The medal. She held it up before she said a single word.

      Dan · Partner
    • 12:23
      A tired runner in a foil blanket hugs a friend after the finish

      No words needed. Months of nerves, gone in one hug.

      Dan · Partner

  3. After

    • 12:36
      A smiling runner in a foil blanket takes a selfie after the race

      Foil blanket, sunglasses still on, and the biggest smile of the day. Never again, she says. We will see.

      Mei · Runner

02 The route and the pace

The 42.2 km course drawn on a map, with the start, the finish and a marker every 10 km
Pace for every kilometre, averaging 5:23 per kilometre (even to 30 km, then the legs spoke), above an elevation profile

In the app the route is a live map with pace and elevation you can scrub, built from the runner’s watch file (GPX). Here it is as a picture. The course and the numbers are made up.

03 The replay

A still from the replay video: the runner at kilometre 31 on the course, with the photo taken there

The app turns the day into a short video that replays the course with every photo and cheer at the spot where it happened, with music. This is a still from it.

04 People who cheered 4

  • You made it look easy. It was not, and we are so proud.Mum · Family
  • Sub 3:50 and a smile at 31 km. Legend.Priya · Running club
  • I watched your dot the whole way.Lucas · Friend
  • Medal on the wall tonight.Dan · Partner

How this story was made

Every photo and cheer here was added from a phone, with no app and no account, through one link. Mei saw them all in one place when she got home.

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