The free product helps you choose a race. The club helps you follow through.
Sunday Marathon Club is a $19/month membership for runners who want sharper race decisions, more accountability, and a real place to keep momentum between registrations.
A better system around marathon intent
Membership helps with the parts of marathon prep that a directory cannot: hesitation, inconsistency, isolation, and poor decision-making under uncertainty.
Confidence before you register
Bring a shortlist to the club, compare tradeoffs with context, and avoid picking a race blindly because the website looked good for five minutes.
Rhythm during the training block
Membership should keep you engaged after the emotional high of signing up fades, especially during the unglamorous middle of a marathon cycle.
Shared intelligence from real runners
Course feel, travel friction, weather surprises, pacing mistakes, and registration strategy all get better when the knowledge is shared instead of scattered.
Belonging that changes behavior
People stick with difficult goals longer when they feel seen, expected, and supported by others building toward similar outcomes.
Weekly reasons to return
Your season gets stronger when you come back for progress, not only when you need a registration link once or twice a year.
Extra support that respects the free tools
Search, listings, calendars, and race pages stay useful on their own. The club exists for runners who want more support around that foundation.
The split should be easy to understand
Free race tools
- Search races by keyword, country, distance, and season
- Use the marathon calendar, BQ hub, and lottery tracker
- Read race details, reviews, and editorial guidance
- Build a shortlist before you commit to an entry fee
Sunday Marathon Club
- Private community built around race choice and consistency
- Member-first accountability rhythms and support
- Better decision-making around goals, timing, and race fit
- A reason to stay engaged before, during, and after a training cycle
Organizer and partner paths
- Free race submissions for directors and teams
- Custom visibility packages when a launch needs extra reach
- Direct contact for sponsorships and partnerships
- Built to support useful race planning, not distract from it
When paying makes sense
You want more than a list of races
- You are training for a goal race and want better support around the process
- You need help narrowing options without wasting money on the wrong entry
- You do better when there is structure, accountability, and a real community around you
- You want a membership that earns its place between race registration windows
You only need a quick one-off lookup
- You rarely train with other runners and do not want accountability
- You only visit to grab a registration link and leave
- You prefer completely passive content over active participation
- You are still best served by the free discovery tools alone
The paid layer should feel like an operating room for your season.
The club sits beside race discovery: a place to keep decisions, live conversations, and progress prompts close enough that the membership feels practical, not decorative.
Common blockers before someone joins
Why pay for this if the race search and calendar are already free?
The free product helps you explore the marathon world. The membership is for runners who want deeper support once the goal gets real: better race choices, more accountability, and stronger follow-through.
Who is the club built for?
It is for first-timers, comeback runners, BQ chasers, and experienced marathoners who want more structure and better company around their next season.
Do I pay immediately when I start membership?
Yes. Membership checkout is live now, so billing starts when you complete the hosted Dodo Payments flow. You can still manage payment methods or cancel from the billing portal afterward.
Will the free race tools stay free?
Yes. Race discovery is the front door and should stay useful on its own. The club is for runners who want more than anonymous browsing.
Join Sunday Marathon Club when you want live support
Public browsing and posting stay lightweight. Membership unlocks live huddles, hosting, and club access tied to active billing.
Checkout is hosted securely, and live-room access turns on only when membership is active.