Race week, planned to the minute.
Pacing plan, carb loading, fueling, your race-morning alarm and the route to the start: the Dolichos Race Week App works out the last seven days before your race. And on race day your crew knows live when you will pass where.
- From 5K to full distance
- Lab test import
- Crew joins by code
- Live ETAs, GPS optional
Field-testing toward Frankfurt Marathon 2026
Race week shouldn't run on spreadsheets and sticky notes.
Your plan lives in six places
Pacing splits in a spreadsheet, carb loading in your head, gels on a sticky note, travel details buried in your inbox. A group-chat panic-scroll the night before isn't a plan.
Every distance needs a different plan
A marathon morning and a 70.3 morning aren't the same race week. A generic checklist doesn't know the difference — yours should.
Your crew is planning blind
Who's standing where, and when — figured out over texts the night before, usually more than once. And on race day your crew is guessing when you'll come by.
Seven days, one plan — from packet pickup to the finish line.
Add your race and Dolichos fills in the plan for your distance, start time and profile. Anything that can be calculated, the app calculates. You just make the calls.
A countdown that knows what is still missing.
Race week shows every day up to the start with what is due: packet pickup, the expo, easy runs. The readiness check keeps score and tells you which gaps in your plan are still open.
- Day cards from Monday to race day
- Readiness check: "2 gaps left in your plan"
- Distance template with rest day, shakeout and bag packing
Your alarm, worked out backwards.
Start time, travel and your preferred sleep give you the alarm, and the alarm gives you the whole evening: last big meal, lay out your kit, pack the gels, lights out. It even handles the daylight saving switch the night before the Frankfurt Marathon.
- Pick your sleep, alarm and lights-out are set
- An evening plan with times instead of gut feeling
- Packing list built from your fueling plan
When to leave the hotel is already on screen.
Race day puts it all on one screen: leave the hotel, arrive at the start, gun time. The route to the start is one tap away, with the pacing plan, fueling plan and carb loading right below.
- Departure, arrival and start in the race time zone
- Hotel, expo and routes on foot, by bike, car or transit
- Hands off to your phone's navigation
Your lab test does the math.
Upload your performance lab report as a PDF or import the XML file from a Cortex metabolic cart. Dolichos reads thresholds, heart rates, VO2max, FatMax and the metabolic stages; you review and save. From then on, zones, fuel burn and the energy curve use your measured values instead of rules of thumb.
- Import a PDF report or Cortex XML
- Threshold pace, threshold HR, VO2max, FatMax and carbs/fat per stage
- Every value can be checked before saving
Goal time in, race zones out.
Enter your goal time and drag the points on the chart: up is faster, down is slower. Your average pace stays in view, and the zone table shows how long you spend in each heart-rate zone and what it costs you.
- Pace per course section by drag and drop
- Heart rate, time in zone, carbs and fat per hour
- For triathlon: swim, bike and run paces separately
- Elevation profile and bike pacing by power
How many carbs? In grams, not percentages.
Dolichos turns carb loading into numbers for your body weight: 6–8 g/kg three days out, then 10–12 g/kg, and 2–3 g/kg on race morning. Every day gets a target in grams and a short note on what to watch out for.
- Gram targets from your weight
- Log with a tap: +25 g, +50 g, +100 g
- Default plan you can adjust, days you can tick off
See the wall coming before you hit it.
The energy curve estimates your glycogen stores across the whole course, including every gel you planned. The plan check tells you straight whether your stores last, whether you take in enough carbs per hour and where it gets tight.
- Glycogen left for your legs, with every intake and an uncertainty band
- Plan check: average carbs/h, peaks, gaps, caffeine
- Your own products with nutrition per serving
No GPS tracker needed — even more precise with your phone’s GPS.
Your crew joins with a code. They see their spot, their tasks and, on race day, your position on the map, calculated from your pacing plan and corrected by every sighting. If you run with your phone, it can also send your GPS position.
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Invite your crew
Read out the code, share the link or show the QR code. Everyone gets a spot on the course, a time window and tasks like "hand over a gel".
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Tap when they see you
One tap on "Athlete was seen" confirms the sighting. If you run with your phone, its GPS keeps correcting your position.
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Every ETA updates
Your pace is recalculated, and the ETA at every crew spot still ahead shifts instantly. Phones alert the crew when you are getting close.
Or just tell it what you want.
Connect Dolichos to your AI assistant and plan the whole week in a conversation. It fills in the same pacing, nutrition, and race-morning timeline you'd tap in by hand — and only ever touches your own races.
Frankfurt Marathon on Oct 25, goal 3:30, my first one.
Race added, marathon template applied, goal pace set to 4:59/km. Want me to build the fuel plan?
Yes — a gel every 40 min, and put packet pickup on Saturday at 2pm.
Done. Five gels timed across the course, and "Packet pickup" is on your day-before list for Sat 14:00.
Your words, your plan
Describe race week in plain language. The plan that comes out is the same one the app screens show.
Reads what's already there
Ask what your current pacing looks like, then adjust it — no re-typing what you set last week.
Locked to your account
It signs in as you and can only see and change races you own. Nothing shared, nothing global.
Works with AI clients that support connected tools (MCP).
How to connect Claude or ChatGPTFrom a city 5K to a full-distance triathlon.
Every distance comes with its own template: pace sections, fueling, race morning and packing list. For triathlon, Dolichos plans swim, bike, run and both transitions separately.
Running
5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and ultra, with the GPX course on the map.
Triathlon
Super sprint, sprint, olympic, 70.3 and full distance, with pace per discipline, bike pacing by power over the elevation profile and T1/T2 checklists.
Your own distance
Trail run, duathlon or something else entirely: build it from segments.
Import your race instead of typing it
Paste the organizer's website: Dolichos reads the date, start time, distance and dates like packet pickup, and often finds the GPX course too. You review, then it saves.
Dolichos (Do-li-kos) — Greek for "the long race."
More than 2,700 years ago, the dolichos was the endurance event of the ancient Greek games. Long, patient, decided by preparation as much as by speed.
Today's long distance is the same story. It isn't won on race day alone, it's won in the week before: the pacing, the nutrition, the plan. And nobody runs it alone. Behind every good race stands a crew that knows where to be, when you arrive and what to hand you.
The Dolichos Race Week App puts that week into one plan and shares it with the people who support you.
Built for real races, not a demo.
Race week planning and live crew tracking are tested at real races. Here's where it's headed:
Dig deeper.
Race week planner
Race week, the night before and race day: countdown, alarm, evening plan, packing list and hotel departure.
Open pagePacing plan
Enter a goal time, drag race zones, see heart rate and fuel burn per zone.
Open pageCarb loading calculator
Carbs in grams per day, calculated from your weight. Log with a tap.
Open pageFueling plan
An energy curve across the course, a plan check for carbs per hour and your own gels.
Open pageCrew & live tracking
Invite your crew with a code, hand out assignments and get live ETAs, with optional GPS from your phone.
Open pageSpectator link
Family and friends follow your race live from a link, with no way to change anything.
Open pageRunning partners
Two runners, one crew: link your races and everyone sees you both live on one map.
Open pageRace report
After the race: GPS splits, your pace curve, notes from your crew and a reflection that comes back when you plan the next one.
Open pageAI assistant
Plan race week with Claude or ChatGPT: pacing, fueling, race morning and carb loading by chat.
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Questions about race week planning.
What is the Dolichos Race Week App?
The Dolichos Race Week App is an app for the last days before a running or triathlon race. It plans race week, the night before and race day with a pacing plan, carb loading and fueling, and coordinates your crew on race day with live arrival times.
Is the Dolichos Race Week App related to the Dolichos ultramarathon?
No. The 255 km Dolichos ultramarathon from Delphi to Olympia and the dolichos, the long-distance race of the ancient Olympic Games, are races. The Dolichos Race Week App is a planning app for race week and race day and only borrows their name: Greek for "the long race."
Which distances does Dolichos support?
Runs from 5K to ultra and triathlons from super sprint to full distance. You can build your own distance from segments.
How does my crew join?
With a six-character code, a link or a QR code. When joining, they just enter their name.
Do I need a GPS tracker for live tracking?
No. Your position is calculated from your pacing plan and corrected by every sighting from your crew. Optionally, the app on iPhone or Android sends your GPS position about every 30 seconds. Your crew then sees you on the map, and every arrival time uses your real pace.
How does Dolichos calculate my carb loading?
From your body weight and a default plan in grams per kilogram: 6–8 g/kg three days out, 10–12 g/kg for the two days before the race, 2–3 g/kg on race morning. You can adjust the plan and log grams on the day itself.
Can I import my lab test results?
Yes. Upload the PDF report from your performance lab test or import the XML file from a Cortex metabolic cart. Dolichos reads thresholds, VO2max, FatMax and fuel burn per stage, and your zones, fuel burn and energy curve then use your measured values.
Which devices does Dolichos run on?
Dolichos is built for iPhone and Android and already runs as a web app in your browser. The App Store and Google Play apps are on their way.
All the ways to get the appIs the app available in English?
Yes. The app is available in German and English, and the screenshots on the English pages show the English interface.
Does a good plan guarantee a good race?
No. Dolichos helps you get to the start well prepared, but pacing, fuel burn and arrival times are estimates. Weather, how you feel on the day and your stomach always play a part. Listen to your body during the race and adjust the plan when you need to. Dolichos is a planning aid and does not replace medical advice.
Does Dolichos replace my training plan?
No. Dolichos picks up where your training plan ends: the week before the race, race day itself and your crew on the course.
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