Everything between registration and the start line

Find your corral.

Corral gives every race a home base. Meet runners chasing your goal time, get course notes from people who live there, and plan race weekend without twenty open tabs.

First race

We're starting with Austin

Corral launches with the 2027 Austin Marathon, hosted by a local who isn't racing it and is here to help everyone who is.

Sunday, Feb 14, 2027

Austin Marathon

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26.2miles

Corral is an independent runner community and isn't affiliated with the Austin Marathon. Register for the race at youraustinmarathon.com.

  • CorralsChat with runners at your goal time, from sub-3:00 to first-timers.
  • CourseMile-by-mile notes on the South Congress climb, the Hyde Park rollers and the 11th Street hill at mile 26.
  • WeekendIt's Valentine's Day. We'll help you book dinner and a hotel before they're gone.
  • CheeringA spectator plan your family can follow, with estimated times at each cheer spot.
How it works

Sign up. Find your people. Show up ready.

  1. Register for your race

    The day you sign up, join that race on Corral. Months of training are better with company.

  2. Join your corral

    Pick your goal time and meet the runners chasing it with you. Share workouts, long-run routes and nerves.

  3. Show up ready

    Course notes, a race-weekend plan and local picks get you to the start line without guesswork.

What's inside

One home base for your race

Built by a runner who was tired of piecing race prep together from Reddit threads, Facebook groups and a dozen tabs.

Community

Goal-time corrals

A group for every pace, so the advice fits the race you're actually running.

Community

Race discussion

Ask anything, from parking to pacing. Upvotes bring the best answers to the top.

Course

Local course notes

Where the hills are, where the crowds thin out, where to take a gel. Written by runners who know it.

Travel

Stay & eat picks

Hotels by distance to the start and pre-race dinners, ranked by runners.

Race weekend

Your race plan

A countdown checklist from booking your hotel to laying out your gear.

Deals

Virtual expo

Discounts from running brands and local businesses, no expo lines.

For brands, run clubs & races

Reach runners months before race day

Corral runners join when they register and stay through race week, while they're buying shoes, fuel, gear and hotel rooms.

  • Virtual expo booths with your own discount code
  • Featured local picks for restaurants, hotels and run stores
  • Group runs and cheer stations for run clubs
  • Runner feedback for race directors, straight from the course

Get in touch: hello@corralsocial.com

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