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RaceRove vs Athlinks: Choosing Races vs Results
What this says about Athlinks was checked on September 25, 2026
Athlinks is about results. Its home page says it holds the largest collection of results and that if you have crossed a finish line in the last 10 years you will find yours there; you claim your results, share them, and follow friends and rivals. It also has a place to discover events.
RaceRove looks forward rather than back: which race next, which states are left, and how a course compares. It does not host results.
- Races on RaceRove
- 18,075
- States and DC with races
- 51
On this page
The short answer
Use Athlinks when…
- You want your past results in one profile without typing them in.
- You want to see how you compare with friends and rivals.
- You want to look up a race's results.
Use RaceRove when…
- You are deciding which races to run next.
- You want a board of the states you have finished and the ones you still need.
- You want race pages with course, weather and registration, and comparisons.
Side by side
| What's compared | RaceRove | Athlinks |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A US race finder and planner. | A place to find, claim and share your race results. |
| Results | You log your own finishes, or import them from a spreadsheet with an account. | It says it holds the largest collection of results; you claim yours. |
| Social | A public profile that is off until you turn it on. | Follow friends and compare with rivals. |
| Discovering races | The core of the product: search, race pages, calendar, comparisons and a race match quiz. | A section for events to discover, including events exclusive to Athlinks. |
| Goal tracking | A 50-state board, World Marathon Majors, PRs and a projected finish year built from your finishes. | A history of your finishes. |
The Athlinks column is what Athlinks says about itself, read on September 25, 2026; the sources are listed at the bottom of the page. Counts of races are not compared, because each site decides for itself what counts as one listing.
Where Athlinks is stronger
- Results you did not have to enter yourself.
- Rivals and friends: comparing your times with other people's.
- Looking up other people's and a race's results.
Where RaceRove is different
- It is built for choosing and planning races ahead, with filters that fit running.
- Your finishes feed a state board and a projected finish year.
- It does not connect to Strava, Garmin or Athlinks yet; those are listed as coming soon.
Using both
Use Athlinks to find your results; use RaceRove to decide what comes next and to track the states.
Questions
- Does RaceRove import my Athlinks results?
- Not automatically. You can log finishes yourself or import them from a spreadsheet with a free account.
- Does RaceRove connect to Strava or my watch?
- Not yet. Connecting Strava, Garmin, COROS, Suunto and Apple Health is listed as coming soon.
- How many races does RaceRove list?
- Right now RaceRove lists 18,075 US races, 10,446 of them with a confirmed upcoming date, across all 50 states and Washington, DC. Many future dates are worked out from the last running and marked as estimates, so confirm on the race's own website before you book.
- Is RaceRove free?
- Yes. RaceRove has no paid plan and searching needs no account. A free account, which needs only an email address, keeps your saved and finished races on every device.
- How current is this comparison?
- What this page says about Athlinks was read from its own pages on September 25, 2026. Sites change their features, prices and numbers, so check Athlinks directly before you decide.
Sources
Everything said about Athlinks on this page comes from its own pages, read on September 25, 2026. If something here is out of date, they are the authority.
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