Newsletter - 4 September 2026

Hey Runner,

This is the big one. We hard launch at Richmond RunFest a week on Sunday, the latest release is live, Community Groups are in, and there's one thing I'd really love your help with. Let's get into it.

Hard launch · Sunday 13 September

We are launching at Richmond RunFest.

A week on Sunday we'll be on the RLS stand at Old Deer Park until the festival winds up, sharing our story, talking to runners, and getting London signed up.

You've been here from the start through the quiet bits and the slower progress, and your feedback has helped steer us to where we are now. This is the moment it goes properly public, and we hope to get that snowball building.

Coming to RunFest? Drop by Old Deer Park and say hello.

Six winners · Sporting Feet vouchers

RunFest prize draw.

Prizes: £100, £50, £25, and three £10 vouchers.

We're running a free prize draw at RunFest for everyone who signs up while there.

Since you've been with us from the start, post or join a run, or refer a friend, between now and Tuesday 15 September and you'll automatically enter the same draw.

Six winners drawn on Wednesday 16 September. Separate from our monthly prize draws, which continue at the end of September.

This is the one that matters

Post a run for the week of 14 September.

In the week after RunFest, new members will be opening the app for the first time. One thing that will help them decide whether they stay is whether there's anything happening near them.

So why not grab some connections and post a run for w/c 14 September? Anywhere, any pace, any distance. A gentle 5k with a coffee afterwards is always good.

Two promises from me

I'll join yours if it doesn't clash with schedule.

I'll be posting a few of my own that week, so come along to those if you prefer not to host.

A run posted by you carries far more weight than one posted by me. It's the difference between a new member seeing a vibrant community or seeing a founder talking to himself.

Live now

The latest release is through review.

Available now on the App Store and Google Play.

Community Groups

Official groups for your neighbourhood, your wider area, and your university: three independent spaces waiting for you.

Smarter Rewards Map

Clustered pins and direct jumps to partner offers.

App enhancements

Better maps throughout, redesigned run/group/event cards, and in-chat search.

Update on iOS Update on Android

Two minutes of your time

Help us grow.

We've turned on paid marketing across Meta and pinned a post on Instagram introducing RLS to anyone landing on our profile. A like, comment, or share genuinely helps.

View & engage on Instagram

Coming next

The RLS Playbook.

Education for runners, not another generic training plan. Launching shortly after RunFest with practical writing from experts, and landing directly in your new RLS Feed.

Survey result

Congratulations to Emily Williams.

Winner of our £50 Sporting Feet voucher from the August member survey. Emily, I will send you an email over the weekend. Thank you to everyone who took part. Your feedback helped validate what we are building.

Thanks as always for being here early. The next email will have numbers, new partners, the Playbook update, and hopefully a fair few new faces in your local groups.

For now: update the app, join your Community Groups, and post a run for the week after RunFest. That last one really does make a real difference.

See you out there, and hopefully at Old Deer Park.

Cheers,
Sam