Find Your Race Photos With a Selfie

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RaceCapture: find your event photos and videos with a selfie

You finished the race. Somewhere, a photographer took your picture, and your inbox does not know about it. You do not need to remember your bib number, scroll through thousands of thumbnails or message the organizer. You need one clear photo of your face.

What a selfie search does

A selfie search compares your face with every photo and video from an event and collects the ones that match into a personal gallery. Our recognition system does the comparing. You do the uploading. Nobody has to sort anything by hand, and one search covers every photographer who shot the event.

Searching is always free. Many events are free to download as well. On paid events you see every photo and video of you first, with a watermark, and you pay only if you want the full-resolution versions. There is no account and no subscription.

Find your photos in four steps

  1. Open the event. Go to the galleries page and pick your event, or search by event name, city or date. Every event page has a Find My Photos & Videos button.
  2. Upload a selfie. Use one clear, well-lit photo of your face. Take off the cap and sunglasses for this one. A selfie from your phone camera works.
  3. Add your email. This is where your personal gallery link goes.
  4. Open your gallery. Every photo and video of you appears in one place. If the event has video clips, they sit in a My Videos tab.

What if you do not know your bib number

Then skip it. The selfie search does not need one. If the event uses bib numbers and yours is readable in the photos, adding it helps catch the ones where your face is hidden: helmets, sunglasses, action shots from behind. On event pages you can also search by bib number alone, without a selfie, if that is the information you have.

Raced with a partner? Many events offer a duo search, which takes two selfies and finds the photos with both of you.

What if you raced more than one event

Use the cross-event search. Find photos of me checks every event in a date range against your selfie and your email, so one upload can find you at a race last month and the one before it.

Your gallery keeps updating

Photographers upload for days after a big event. You do not need to search again when they do. Your gallery keeps updating as the media team adds photos and videos, and we email you when new matches arrive. If you lose the link, open the event page, tap Find My Photos and use "Email me my link", or search again with a selfie and you land back in the same gallery.

If a photo of you is missing, open All Photos, find it and tap the plus in its corner to add it to your gallery. On a free event there is nothing to unlock: view, download and share at no cost.

What happens to your selfie

Your selfie is used only to match you against the event's photos. It is automatically deleted from our servers within 30 days, and it is never shared, sold or used for anything else. Your gallery link is unique to you, and other athletes searching the same event only see photos of themselves.

Find yours now

Pick your event on the galleries page and start with a selfie. If you shoot events or run one, host your galleries on RaceCapture and give your athletes the same search. More answers are on the FAQ.

Can I find my race photos without my bib number?

Yes. Upload one clear photo of your face and we match it against every photo and video from the event. A readable bib number helps, but it is never required.

Is the selfie search free?

Yes. Searching is always free. Many events are free to download, and on paid events you see every photo of you with a watermark first and pay only if you want them.

Which events can I search?

Any event hosted on RaceCapture: running races, triathlons, HYROX-style and hybrid fitness races, obstacle courses and gym competitions across Canada. The galleries page lists every public event.

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