Welcome to Bield help
Bield is the platform for everyone involved in ultra-distance racing: the runners, the people who support them, and the people who organise the events. Select a guide below for step-by-step workflows, status explanations and worked examples.
What Bield is not. Bield introduces people; it doesn't sit in the middle of their arrangements. Race entries are taken on the organiser's own site (linked from the race page). Pacing, crewing and coaching arrangements — including any money — are agreed directly between the people involved. Bield never handles payment between users.
Find races, build your support team, plan race day, get your finisher certificate.
Go to guide → 🤝 Pacers & crewersSet up your profile, offer your services to races, and build your race CV.
Go to guide → 🚧 Marshals & volunteersVolunteer for races, get assigned to a post, check in on race day.
Go to guide → 📋 CoachesLink with athletes, see their consented race data, send pace, nutrition and strategy suggestions.
Go to guide → 🏆 Race organisersCreate races, manage routes and checkpoints, assign volunteers, publish results.
Go to guide → 👥 ClubsClub pages, regular runs, member management, and club races.
Go to guide → 📜 Finisher certificatesHow certificates are designed, sent and received — with a real example.
Go to guide → 📖 GlossaryUltra-running and Bield terms explained.
Go to guide →Roles at a glance
You can hold several roles at once — Bield shows you the union of everything your roles let you do. There is no mode switcher.
| Role | What they do | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Runner | Finds and enters races, builds a support team, plans race day | Default role at sign-up |
| Pacer | Paces a runner over part of an ultra | Toggle on in Me → Your roles |
| Crewer | Meets the runner at checkpoints with food, kit and morale | Toggle on in Me → Your roles |
| Marshal | Staffs a post on the course for the organiser (aid station, road crossing, kit check…) | Toggle on in Me → Your roles |
| Helper | Joins a specific runner's race team by invitation | Invited by a runner via a personal link |
| Coach | Links to athletes, sees their consented race data, sends suggestions | Free toggle in Me → Your roles |
| Race Organiser | Creates and manages races, volunteers, results, certificates | Granted by Bield after a short vetting |
| Club | Club page, members, regular runs, club races | Create a club page from Clubs → New club |