Here’s a quick update from our Foundation Member Byrd with an ask from their team:

We launched Byrd in January with version 0.2.1. This was us saying we need to be brave and show ourselves to the world even though we know we’re not the finished article. Not unlike many of the runners we want to support, who are still anxious about running in public because they think they will be judged harshly or have their confidence knocked. But you have to take that first step. We knew it would be tough and was going to take resilience. And it has.

But we’ve learnt a huge amount already and iterated as quickly as is humanly possibly with our small team. We’re on version update number 20 and are currently working on some big changes arriving in the coming weeks.

It’s still a long way off the finished article, indeed a bit like running, there will probably never be a finished article. We will need to continue to adapt, learn and flex to the world around us. But one thing is certain. Our mission to help people build a healthy running habit for their physical and mental wellbeing will not change. Our drive to provide a positive, non-competitive, inclusive space where people can find a connection to the benefits of running that they need, is a strong as ever.

Byrd may be a digital app but we are a people business and what we will never stop doing is talking to people, caring about how they feel and asking questions.

So this week we have taken a step back and decided to ask a few simple questions again, to listen and make sure we’re helping to solve the most important problems.

And this is where you can help.

By answering this short 2 minute survey and sharing in your community. The more people we can hear from the better we can help them.

Thank you RIA partners. As we runners know the power of the group is immense!

If you want to connect, chat or meet for a run we’d love that nina@byrd.run

Click here to complete the survey. 

Check out the Byrd Running Industry Alliance Foundation Member profile here