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one month, one competition. no pace requirements, no minimum distances, no
qualifying standards. a club is five runners max and your score is those
five combined, which means the 50-mile-a-week person and the
15-mile-a-week person both move the needle. standings update live through
the month, so you always know what you're chasing and how much you
need to stay ahead. perfect for 5am alarm motivation and trash talk
inspiration.
we're not the first to figure out that a little friendly competition
keeps people running. the burrito league turned casual strava segment
rivalries and mundane stretches of suburban asphalt into an unexpected
serving of winter entertainment. it's proof that stakes don't
need to be olympic to matter. they just need to be shared.
every club already has its own version of this. the standing wednesday
night group run nobody wants to be the one to skip. the kudos economy. the
friend who screenshots your paces on 'easy runs'. gatekeeping
who gets to lead a rep or pick the route based on recent performances. a
scoreboard with your friends' names on it will drag you out the door
on a day the weather says no.
preseason botrc has been running quietly all summer, and the crown is
split. mg academy owned the mileage board this summer. but a seattle club
is running away with the vert. what we don't have yet is a rivalry.
no villain, no dynasty, no club everybody else is hunting. that's the
open invitation. somebody's squad is going to own season 1, and every
club that joins puts a target on someone. we'd love for it to be
yours.
the podium pays. top mileage club and top vert club each take a gear
package from our brand partners, with prizes coming from friends of
syndicate like the marathon podcast and splits run co and more to come
throughout the month. you don't have to top the board to walk with
something: we'll be running random giveaways throughout august. only
requirement is you're following
@syndicaterunning
on instagram. (and it'd be great to have you like and share a post or
three.)
a few things it isn't. it isn't a race, nobody's checking
your pace. it isn't a training plan, we're not coaching you,
though if you want that, mark's crew at mg academy is literally on
the leaderboard. and it isn't sorted by speed. a club of new runners
competes on the same board as a club with a 2:21 marathoner on it. and on
vert, the mountain doesn't care about your pr.
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