Two months of run klub: couples, TV crews, and what's next
Two months after the first run, the bpm run klub has made couples and caught TV's attention. What we learned, and why we're building an app.
Two months after the first start at Trocadéro, the run klub is in full swing. Every session brings new faces, and some come back… as two.
It (really) works
We didn't expect it this fast: couples have formed. People who would probably never have met on an app, because their profiles didn't "match" on paper, and who clicked while running together.
The concept also caught the media's eye: France TV and M6 came to film during our sessions.
What we learned
- Sport breaks the ice. After 5 km together, nobody feels awkward chatting.
- Lifestyle matters more than photos. The people who click are the ones who live at the same pace: early mornings, training, active weekends.
- There's real demand. Every week, people message us because they can't make it to Paris or to the run time.
What's next: an app
That last point made up our minds. A running club is great, but it doesn't scale. So we're building bpm, a dating app for athletes only, with the same spirit as the run klub: people who actually train, and first dates that happen on the move. More news very soon.
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