Strava acquires massively popular Runna app

Running training plans have notably been absent from Strava’s platform… ‘til now. | Image: Strava, Runna

Go to any run club in the world and there’s a good chance that everyone there has two things: a Garmin smartwatch to track their run and a Strava account to brag about it. Given the global running boom, it makes Strava’s lack of any modern, in-app training plans a curious and glaring omission. Or, at least, it was until today as Strava is acquiring Runna.

For those who don’t torture themselves with a 6AM daily run...