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Notifications

Stay informed about your runs, ratings, and community activity.

Notification Channels​

In-App Notifications​

The bell icon shows a count of unread notifications. Click to see:

  • Join confirmations
  • Run updates and cancellations
  • Rating prompts
  • Reminders
Quick Tip: Swipe on Mobile

On touch devices, you can swipe left on a notification in the header list to quickly dismiss it.

Email Notifications​

For important updates, we send emails:

  • Immediate emails — Run cancellations, schedule changes, run full
  • Weekly digest — Summary of activity (sent once per week)

What You'll Be Notified About​

As a Runner​

EventIn-AppEmail
Join confirmed✓Weekly digest
Run cancelled✓Immediate
Run time changed✓Immediate
24-hour reminder✓✓
Rating prompt✓Weekly digest

As a Host​

EventIn-AppEmail
Run full✓Immediate
Rating received✓Weekly digest

Note: You don't get notified for every individual join — that would be overwhelming! You're notified when your run reaches full capacity.

Deep Linking​

Notifications take you directly to the relevant action:

  • Rating prompts open the rating modal
  • Run updates take you to the run details
  • Join confirmations go to My Schedule

UI Indicators​

You'll also see helpful badges and ribbons on the map and run cards:

  • "Easy" Badge: A green badge in the stats overlay. Our system automatically classifies runs as "Easy" based on a combination of distance, elevation, and pace.
  • "Run Full" Ribbon: A diagonal red ribbon across the run card on the map when a run has reached its participant limit.

Managing Preferences​

You have full control over how and when you're notified. Access the Notification Preferences modal via your Profile Settings to configure:

Notification Channels​

  • In-App: Always active to ensure you don't miss critical run updates.
  • Push Notifications: Real-time alerts on your mobile device.
  • Email: Detailed updates and weekly activity digests.

Content Settings​

Tailor your notifications by toggling:

  • Run Tips & Community Updates: Helpful advice for your runs and news from the Hometurf community.
  • Transaction Emails: Immediate alerts for joins, cancellations, and changes.

Smart UI Indicators​

We use intelligent indicators to help you quickly assess runs on the map and in your feed:

Difficulty Badges​

Runs are automatically assigned a difficulty badge based on a weighted calculation of Distance, Elevation, and Anticipated Pace.

  • 🟢 Easy: Calculated as "Beginner Friendly". This badge appears when a run's combined difficulty score is 0.30 or lower.

[!TIP] How "Easy" is calculated:

  • Pace (40%): Slower than 6:30 min/km is considered easier.
  • Distance (35%): Short distances (under 5km) weight towards Easy.
  • Elevation (25%): Flat routes (under 50m gain) are more beginner-friendly.

Related: Profile & Settings →