Live Pace Band setup guide

Turn your Live Pace Band into a race day app.

Save your personal Live Pace Band to your phone’s home screen, open it full-screen on race day, and track your splits without digging through email or browser tabs.

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How it works

Your Live Pace Band is a private web app link. Open it, save it to your home screen, then use it like a race day pacing app.

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Open your link

Use the Live Pace Band link from your order confirmation email.

2
Add to Home Screen

Save it like an app so it is easy to find before and during your race.

3
Start on race day

Tap Start at the line and use Lap at each mile or kilometer marker.

Add to Home Screen

Choose your device. Tap any screenshot to enlarge it.

1
Tap the Share button

Open your Live Pace Band in Safari, then tap the Share icon.

Tap the Safari share button
2
Tap View More, if needed

If Add to Home Screen is hidden, tap View More to expand the list.

Tap View More in iPhone share sheet
3
Choose Add to Home Screen

Select Add to Home Screen from the Safari share menu.

Tap Add to Home Screen
4
Tap Add

Keep Open as Web App turned on for the best full-screen experience.

Tap Add and keep Open as Web App on
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Best experience: Use Safari on iPhone. After adding it, open from the home-screen icon instead of from email.
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Open in Chrome

Open your personal Live Pace Band link in Google Chrome.

Tap the menu

Tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner.

Add to Home screen

Choose Add to Home screen or Install app, depending on your Android version.

Confirm

Tap Add or Install. Then launch it from your home screen on race day.

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Android tip: Chrome may say “Install app” instead of “Add to Home screen.” Either option is correct.

Race day checklist

Do these before you get to the start line.

Add it to your home screen
Do this before race morning.
Open it once before the race
Confirm your race, goal time, and splits look correct.
Keep your phone charged
Start with a full battery and avoid low-power surprises.
Use Lap at course markers
Tap Lap at each mile/km marker to compare actual vs planned pace.
Set it up before race day.Add your Live Pace Band to your home screen so it opens like an app.
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