Runners find their race photos
by bib number.
A runner types the number on their bib and sees every photo it appears in, right alongside the usual selfie search. No app, no sorting through a shared folder for their finish-line shot - just their own number, and their own photos.
The number everyone is already wearing
A race bib is the one thing every runner has pinned to their chest, and it is a faster search term than a selfie at the end of a long race. Race number search reads that number straight off the photo, so a runner who just wants their finish-line shot does not have to take a selfie at all.
It runs on the same AI photo distribution platform that matches every guest to their own photos at any event - here it is reading a printed number instead of, or alongside, a face.
What it does for you
A search that fits a race
A runner remembers their bib number better than they remember which selfie they took. It gets them straight to their own photos, from the start line to the finish.
Bib and selfie together
Switching it on never turns selfie search off. A runner whose bib is torn, muddy or turned side-on still finds their photos the usual way.
Built for race day
Made for the busiest photo day of the year, with hundreds of bibs across thousands of photos, each one searchable as the photographers upload.
One switch on the album. One field on the search box.
For runners
Open the event page
From a QR code at the race or a link shared afterwards, in a phone's browser - no app to install.
Type the bib number
Or take a selfie instead, whichever is easier. Both sit on the same search.
See every photo with that bib
In a personal gallery of just their own photos, ready to view and download.
For organisers
Turn on face search for the album
Race number search needs it - the two run together on every photo.
Switch on bib search
One switch on the same album, included in premium plans. No separate upload or setup step.
Upload as photos come in
Photographers upload JPEG photos from a computer or Google Drive, and bibs become searchable as they're processed.
A bib number, not a race distance printed on a banner
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bib length | 3 to 6 digits |
| Letters | An optional short prefix or suffix, like A1234 |
| Where it looks | The area of the photo below a detected face |
| What it needs | Face search switched on for that album |
| Its honest limit | A runner shot from behind, with no face in the photo, is not matched by bib number |
Any event where competitors carry a number
Marathons and fun runs
From a 5K fun run to a full marathon, wherever a runner's number is pinned on for the day. See marathons and running.
Triathlons and cycling races
A number on a race belt or jersey gets read the same way, as long as it sits below the competitor's face in the photo.
Obstacle races and sports days
Obstacle courses, school sports days and club tournaments all put a number on every competitor. See sports events.
A bib number is not an identity
Face matching runs on Eventiere's own servers, never a third-party AI service, and is used only to match a guest to their own photos at that event. Reading a bib number works the same way, and it is used only to answer the question a runner is asking: which photos is my number in.
Consent still applies before any face matching happens, and an organiser can require it. Organisers can hide or remove any photo, or any grouped person, at any time. See face recognition photo sharing for how the consent and matching side of this works.