Following & finding friends

Finding people

Open Athletes from the sidebar and search by name or @username — every result has a Follow button right there. You can also follow from anyone's profile page, and from the follower lists on profiles you visit.

Following someone

On a public profile, tap Follow — it's instant, and they get a notification. Following unlocks:

• Their activity in your feed — posts, races they register for, events they save, clubs they join, trophies they earn. See The Feed.
• Their races on your calendar — events your friends are going to show up on your personal calendar, so you can plan to run together.
• Messaging — you can only start a chat with people you follow. See Chats & messaging.
• Their full profile — if their account is private, becoming an approved follower is what opens up their race history, upcoming events, and clubs.

Changed your mind right after tapping? Unfollowing within a minute quietly removes the notification you just sent — no awkward ping.

Favorites — extra alerts for your closest crew

Once you follow someone, the Following button opens a menu with Favorite. Favoriting someone can push you the moment they register or RSVP for an event, and (optionally) when they save one — each has its own toggle in the same menu. It's how you never miss a chance to jump into a race with your training partner.

Private accounts & follow requests

When an account is private, Follow becomes Request to follow. The button shows Requested while it's pending — tap it again to cancel. A pending request grants nothing until it's approved: you don't count as a follower, and none of their gated content opens up.

On the receiving side, requests arrive as notifications and collect on the Follow requests page, where you Accept (they become a follower and are notified) or Decline (the request silently disappears — they aren't told). If a private account later switches to public, all of its pending requests are accepted automatically.

Your followers & following lists

The People page in the sidebar is your relationship hub, with three searchable tabs:

• Following — everyone you follow, with an Unfollow button.
• Followers — everyone following you, with Remove follower. Removing someone drops their follow without blocking them — they aren't notified and can follow you again.
• Favorites — your favorited athletes and their per-person alert toggles.

On any profile, tapping the follower or following count opens that person's list. On a private profile, the lists only open for approved followers — the counts themselves stay visible.