The effort economy

Points can’t
be bought.

Anyone can pay to join a challenge. No one can pay for the prize. Here are PACER 42’s two currencies, what each one is for, and how they turn into real things.

Two currencies, two rules

Credits
YOU BUY THEM

Purchased inside the app. They pay your way into capped challenges — and nothing else.


They don’t expire · They never become points · They can’t be cashed out
Points
ONLY EARNED BY RUNNING

They add up with every kilometer inside a challenge, with bonuses and with duels you win. Redeem them for real products in the shop and at partner businesses.


Never for sale · Backed by a reserve fund

How you earn points

Everything is credited automatically the moment a verified activity lands.

1
point per kilometer

Inside a challenge, up to 150 points per month.

15–160
for completing a challenge

The bonus depends on difficulty.

5–35
for beating your goal

If you finish 25% or more above the challenge goal.

Duels
instantly

Win a duel and the points land right away.

What a point
is worth

One rule, printed on every product: the retail price, times one hundred.

Energy Gel 40g50 mg sodium · 25 g carbs
400 pts
Fructose Gel Level 31 gFructose gel
250 pts
PF-30 carb chewsRace-day fuel
400 pts
Partner business benefitRedeemed with a QR at the venue
Variable
App dashboard showing 1,768 points, monthly progress and the credit balance

Real products from the app's redemption catalog (September 2026). The full catalog lives in the app and changes monthly.

If you already ran with us

We credited
what you already ran

The kilometers and challenges you completed on the old website are already counted. Open the app and your balance is waiting — you don’t start from zero.

The usual questions

Can I buy points?

No, and you never will. That’s the rule holding everything else up.

Do points expire?

They don’t. The 150 cap is monthly on what you earn, not on what you hold.

Can I cash them out?

No. Points are redeemed for products and benefits, never for cash.

Do I need to pay to earn points?

No. There are free challenges, and duels cost no credits.

Start earning today.