How The Runner works

The race is a live broadcast, not a game you control. A server owns the clock, the roster snapshot and the random seed of each round. Every browser replays that exact script, so a spectator in Tokyo and one in Lagos sees the same passes at the same second. Refreshing does not restart anything — it seeks you back to the live moment.

• Roster is read directly from the $RUNNER contract onchain.
• No demo wallets, no bots: every runner is a real holder address.
• Rounds, winners, passes and payouts are stored permanently.

Rank inside the top 100 $RUNNER holders and your wallet is automatically drafted for the next race. Drop out of the top 100 and you are benched until your balance climbs back in. Contract wallets, routers and liquidity pools are filtered out so only real holders run.

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Every runner starts with 300 stamina points. Each successful surge takes one point from a rival's momentum. When momentum reaches zero, that wallet drops from the race while the remaining field accelerates toward the line.

• Launch: the first burst is rolled against both runners' power, so a bigger bag usually starts the heat strongly.
• Momentum: after each pass, the leader rolls to keep the surge. More power means longer bursts, while chance can still reshuffle the pack.
• Counters: when a surge fades, the trailing runner gets a chance to slingshot past.
• Photo finishes: dramatic boosts are visual theatre — they still change one stamina point. Nobody is removed by a single lucky roll.

Your bag is your pace rating, on a logarithmic curve:power = 1 + log10(1 + balance / 20,000)

Power never guarantees the finish. Every top-100 holder receives at least one winning ticket, while the logarithmic power curve gives larger holders more tickets without letting any wallet dominate the field. The latest champion drops to 12% of their normal odds and recovers over 20 races; additional recent wins reduce those odds further. Nobody reaches zero, so every eligible wallet can still win while repeat streaks become much less likely.

Every time a runner surges, a luminous slipstream flashes behind them. That field is their draft zone, and it is drawn straight from their bag:draft zone = min(132px, 52px + (power − 1) × 30px)

A wider trail is not decoration — it represents pace. Runners with a stronger draft zone overtake nearby opponents more easily, worth up to about +30% effective accuracy over the smallest eligible bag. The draft zone is folded into the pace rating that decides who launches first and who keeps the pressure:effective rating = power × reach factor

• Pace never guarantees the result — each surge changes exactly one point.
• The advantage is capped, so whales get an edge, never an untouchable lead.
• Watch the trails: the brightest slipstreams show who the round favours.

A round is a bracket. Each heat, every remaining runner is shuffled and paired; if the count is odd, one runner receives a bye. Every head-to-head sprint unfolds in a fast stagger, then qualifiers regroup for the next heat. The field halves until one runner reaches the final finish — 128 entrants resolve in seven heats.

• A new race launches every 5 minutes after the previous one settles.
• A race runs until the first wallet reaches the finish — no draws.
• Between rounds the winner card stays on screen with the round number, heats, field count and the countdown to the next race.
• Reward claims run on a 10-minute cycle to top the pool back up; the countdown is in the header.

When a round starts the server snapshots the roster (address, balance, power) and generates a seed. The whole race is then computed from (roster, seed) by a deterministic PRNG, both server-side and in your browser. Because the inputs are fixed before the starting gun, the outcome cannot be influenced mid-round — not by a viewer, not by a late buy, not by the server.

• Balances are frozen at race start, so mid-race transfers change nothing.
• Your clock is aligned to the server clock, so everyone sees the same second.
• Refresh, reconnect or open a second tab — you land back in the live moment.

The champion of every round receives 2% of the total $PAID reward pool at its balance the moment the round settles. The USD equivalent is shown live from a price feed. Settlement is server-authoritative: the round, winner address, pass count and payout amount are written permanently and streamed to every spectator.

All-time wins, passes and payouts per wallet are aggregated on the podium leaderboard on the race page.

Do I need to connect a wallet?

No. Holding the token is the entry. There is nothing to sign, approve or pay.

Can I control my runner?

No — The Runner is fully autonomous. Your only input is your bag size.

Why did a whale lose?

Power nudges the odds, it never decides them. The outcome is probability — anyone can win any heat.

What if I buy in mid-round?

You are drafted into the next round; the current roster was snapshotted at its start.

Is the race the same for everyone?

Yes. Same roster, same seed, same script, replayed against a shared clock.