About Us
Because too many runners blow up chasing a number.
The Problem We're Solving
Training and racing in bad weather. Working too hard to hold splits into a headwind, then realizing later the effort was way harder than it should have been. Sensors failing when you need them most: heart rate monitors dropping out, power numbers jumping around.
After months of training, race day arrives. We chase the time we've been training toward, a target that assumed a flat route and ideal weather. Race day is rarely like that. We go out too hard and wreck what could have been a better race.
A large-scale analysis of over 1.7 million marathon results by Barry Smyth and Aonghus Lawlor (2015) found that about 28% of men and 17% of women slowed by more than 20% in the second half of the race. When race-day temperatures rise above ~15 °C (60 °F), the blow-up rate nearly doubles.
MeteoPace helps you see what you're actually racing: wind, heat, exposure, the course itself. The point is not to look fast on paper. It is to stop you from running too fast just because your watch says so.
We want more people to get the race their fitness actually supports. That means training with clearer context, going into races with less guesswork, and knowing where risk is worth it. Post-race analysis gives you a clearer read on fitness, with weather's impact stripped out.
Our Approach
You train to race. MeteoPace is built for race day.
Feel should lead in training and racing. Data should support that, not override it. But when your watch says one thing and your body says another, doubt creeps in. And doubt gets in the way of racing well.
MeteoPace tells you what the weather and course will actually do. Why the effort felt harder than the pace suggested. Why you need to hold back even when splits look good. With that context, you and your coach can build a race strategy that makes sense.
When you know a headwind is coming at mile 18, you don't panic at mile 16. When you know the temperature will rise, you adjust early. Knowing what you're facing lets you prepare and race without second-guessing every split.
How We Work
Built by a runner
Built by someone who lives the problem. Every feature exists because it solves something athletes actually hit before race day.
Your course, not a generic map
We look at the course you're racing. Elevation and terrain, together with the conditions you'll face on that route.
History when forecasts are thin
Planning months out, short-range forecasts do not help yet. We use historical weather patterns so you still have something solid to plan against.
Strategy you can run
Numbers alone are not enough. We turn them into pacing adjustments, effort guidance, and a race-day plan you can actually follow.
About the Founder
Hi, I'm Phil Richardson. I'm a runner with an engineering background and over 16 years leading product development projects.
I built MeteoPace out of frustration: preparing for races without a clear read on how weather would hit performance. After too many hours jumping between weather apps and spreadsheets before every race, I wanted a tool that explained the cost of conditions, not just the forecast. Every feature exists because it solves a problem runners have shared with us, or one I've hit in my own running.
In April 2025, I founded EIDRIX LTD, a UK-based software company, to build MeteoPace.
Join Us
MeteoPace is for athletes who want more from the fitness they already have. Train with weather in the picture. Race with a plan that fits the day. Get a clearer feel for what hard actually means outside.
MeteoPace is developed by EIDRIX LTD.