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Co-Running Overlay.
Friends on your map.
When your partner is also recording with PeakPulse and sharing a beacon, you don't need a separate app to find them. Their dot is right there on your map, next to yours. A small compass shows the bearing to the nearest one. A distance chip tells you how far ahead or behind.
The problem with "find my friend running"
You set out together at the trailhead. Twenty minutes in, you don't know if your faster partner is two minutes ahead or ten. Maybe they took the alternate split. Maybe you missed it. Checking your phone means stopping, opening another app, looking at a map you can't read while breathing hard, and putting it away — all to learn what should be a single number.
Find My doesn't know about your workout. Most run trackers don't show other runners at all. The information you want — where is my person and how far away — is somehow harder than it should be.
If they're sharing a beacon and you're recording, that's all the information PeakPulse needs. Their dot is already on the map.
How the overlay works
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They share. You see.
If a friend is recording a workout and they've shared their beacon with you (or you're both in a group activity), their position automatically appears on your recording map. No setup beyond the existing beacon trust.
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Colored dots, named
Each friend gets a distinct color. Their initials appear next to their dot when zoomed in. A short trail shows their recent direction.
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Glanceable summary chip
A single chip in the corner of the recording screen shows the relative distance to the closest friend ("0.3 mi ahead," "1.2 mi behind"). One number is faster to read than a map.
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Compass cycles through friends
If you have several friends out, the compass needle cycles through them in turn — five seconds each — showing bearing and distance. You don't have to do anything to switch; just glance.
Designed for mid-effort glances
Every UI element is sized and placed for the worst-case: arm's length, sweat in your eyes, breathing hard, moving over uneven terrain.
Common questions
Does my friend need to share their beacon with me specifically?
Yes. The overlay relies on the same trust model as Live Beacon — if they've shared their beacon link with you (as a trusted contact, or via a group activity, or via a direct share), their dot appears. You don't see strangers, ever.
Does this work offline?
The friend dot updates require both of you to have at least intermittent signal — that's how beacon updates flow through the server. If you're both deep in a dead zone, you'll see "last known" positions until one of you regains signal. Your own recording, of course, continues unaffected.
What if a friend stops sharing?
Their dot disappears from your map within seconds. The chip and compass adjust to show the next-nearest friend.
Can I see who I'm visible to?
Yes. From the beacon panel during a workout, you can see exactly which trusted contacts have your beacon link this session, and revoke individually.
Does this work with Group Activity?
Yes — that's actually the most common case. When you join a group activity, every member's beacon shares with every other member automatically for the duration of the workout. The overlay shows everyone in the group.