livedot guides
How to follow someone live, share your own position in a race, get your event live, and what the weather is likely to do on race day. Cycling on Windline, running on RunFast, all on livedot.
Following live
Find someone, follow their dot, and cheer them on from anywhere.
All guides in Following live
Explainer · Following liveWhat is a tap on the back? Cheers that reach their phone
A tap on the back is a cheer you send from someone's live page on Windline or RunFast.
How-to · Following liveHow to find someone in a race by name
Type at least 3 letters of their name into the search on livedot.me, which looks through cycling and running races at once, or on windline.tech/follow for riders and runfast.tech/follow for runners.
How-to · Following liveHow to track a cyclist live in a race or sportive
Ask the rider for their Windline link (windline.tech/f/…) and open it in any browser.
How-to · Following liveHow to track a runner in a marathon or ultra, live
Ask the runner for their RunFast link (runfast.tech/f/…) and open it in any browser.
Guide · Following liveHow to cheer someone on in a race when you can't be there
Follow them live from their link, then give them a tap on the back from their page: their phone buzzes and they see the count, with your name if you're signed in.
Guide · Following liveHow to track someone in a race, live on a map
Open the live link they send you (windline.tech/f/… for a cyclist, runfast.tech/f/… for a runner) in any browser.
Sharing your position
Go live from your phone, and choose exactly who sees you.
All guides in Sharing your position
How-to · Sharing your positionHow to stop someone following your live tracking
In the Windline or RunFast app, open your followers and tap Remove next to them, then Block so they can't follow you again.
Explainer · Sharing your positionWhat happens to live tracking when you lose signal
Nothing is lost.
Guide · Sharing your positionGarmin LiveTrack alternative for race day
Garmin LiveTrack shares your location, pace and distance from a compatible Garmin device through the Garmin Connect app, free on compatible products.
Guide · Sharing your positionStrava Beacon alternative for race day
Strava Beacon sends up to three safety contacts a link to your live location while you record in the Strava app, free on your phone.
How-to · Sharing your positionHow to go live on race day, step by step
Tap the reminder before the start, or open the race in the Windline or RunFast app and tap Go live, then Start live tracking.
How-to · Sharing your positionHow to get friends and family following you in a race
Turn on live tracking for your race in Windline or RunFast, then send your follow link, or its share picture, to the people you want watching.
For organisers
Get every entrant on one map, with the weather where each one is.
All guides in For organisers
How-to · For organisersLive tracking for clubs: your members on one race-day map
Add the race to your club in Windline or RunFast.
Guide · For organisersLive tracking for race organisers: your field on one map
Tell livedot about your event on livedot.me/organisers, and a person sets up your page and race with you.
Event previews
What race week will likely feel like, from 10 years of weather records.
All guides in Event previews
Event previewsNYC Marathon 2026 weather: what race day will likely feel like
Race day at the New York City Marathon (Sunday 1 November 2026) is usually cool and dry: about 14° at a 10:20 start and 15° at a four-hour finish, with a westerly breeze.
Event previewsGravel Burn 2026 weather: what race week will likely feel like
Race week at the Gravel Burn (25 to 31 October 2026) is usually mild: about 26° by day and 10–14° at dawn, with calm mornings and a breeze from between the west and the south most afternoons.