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// Ranked for running

RUN
RIVAL
REIGN

Ranked for running. Connect your watch and run like you always do — your Weekly Score from runs, kilometers and pace competes against 29 runners at your level, every week. Because rivalry keeps you running: fair at every level, without changing your training.

RIVALRY.RUNRANKED FOR RUNNINGBRONZE · SILVER · GOLDPLATINUM · DIAMOND · MASTERGRANDMASTER30 RUNNERS PER LEAGUEWEEKLY SCORE = RUNS + KM + PACEAPPLE HEALTH · APPLE WATCHGARMIN & CO · VIA APPLE HEALTHFOUNDING MEMBERS300 SPOTS FOREVERDACH · SEASON 01RIVALRY.RUNRANKED FOR RUNNINGBRONZE · SILVER · GOLDPLATINUM · DIAMOND · MASTERGRANDMASTER30 RUNNERS PER LEAGUEWEEKLY SCORE = RUNS + KM + PACEAPPLE HEALTH · APPLE WATCHGARMIN & CO · VIA APPLE HEALTHFOUNDING MEMBERS300 SPOTS FOREVERDACH · SEASON 01

// Silver II · Example league

Your league.

Mon 00:00 — Sun 23:59
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SILVER II
· 30 RUNNERS·

30 runners at your level. One week. One Weekly Score. Ranks 1–2 get promoted directly, ranks 29–30 get relegated.

🟢 LiveApple HealthGarmin & co · via Apple HealthAndroid · planned
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Days until scoring
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JonasPROMOTION
Runs4/4+40
km30.0/30+30
Pace5:48/km+28.5
Weekly ScoreScore
99
2
FabianPROMOTION
Runs4/4+40
km28.0/30+28
Pace5:55/km+24.9
Weekly ScoreScore
93
Promotion zone · Midfield
3
Kevin
Runs4/4+40
km27.0/30+27
Pace5:57/km+24
Weekly ScoreScore
91
4
LenaW
Runs3/4+30
km19.0/30+19
Pace6:17/km+30
Weekly ScoreScore
79
5
Thanush
Runs3/4+30
km20.0/30+20
Pace6:15/km+15
Weekly ScoreScore
65

// Example standings from a simulated Silver II league. The app is already live in founder testing — Season 01 starts once the waitlist is full.

// The Weekly Score

HOW YOUR SCORE IS MADE.

// The formula — max. 100 points

In plain words: Every week you collect up to 100 points — in three blocks. Running regularly earns 10 points per run (four count). Collecting kilometers earns up to 30 points — the limit depends on your level. One fast run earns up to 30 points for your quickest run of the week — only runs of 20+ minutes count. You're only compared with runners at your level.

WEEKLY SCORE = RUNS + KILOMETERS + PACE
Runsmax. 40

10 points per run ≥ 20 minutes. Four runs per week count — after that the block is full. Consistency over volume.

Kilometersmax. 30

30 × (weekly km / tier cap). Full block when you reach your tier's cap. Kilometers beyond that add nothing.

Pacemax. 30

Your best pace from a run of 20+ minutes, scored within your tier's pace band. Short sprints don't count.

Try it yourself: pick your tier (unsure? start with Silver). Enter your week — we'll show you what you need for promotion and relegation.

Your week

// Scored band: 6:45 – 5:45 /km

// Of your fastest run of 20+ minutes. The actual pace you ran is scored — elevation is not factored in.

Your Weekly Score

69
Silver III
Runs3 × 10 = 30 pts
Kilometers24.0/30 → 24.0 pts
Pace6:15 → 15.0 pts
Total69 / 100

// Solid midfield. One more run or a tempo run and you're fighting for the top.

// The tier system

SEVEN TIERS. YOUR LEVEL.

Bronze to Grandmaster, each in classes III → II → I. Every tier has its own km cap and its own pace band — so competition is within reach at every level, from returning runners to sub-3:55 racers. Women get their own adjusted pace band in every tier (≈ 10%) — same tiers, same promotions, fair scoring.

Bronze
III · II · I
km-Cap25 km
Pace band M8:00 – 6:45
Pace band W8:50 – 7:25
Silver
III · II · I
km-Cap30 km
Pace band M6:45 – 5:45
Pace band W7:25 – 6:20
Gold
III · II · I
km-Cap35 km
Pace band M5:45 – 5:10
Pace band W6:20 – 5:40
Platinum
III · II · I
km-Cap45 km
Pace band M5:10 – 4:40
Pace band W5:40 – 5:10
Diamond
III · II · I
km-Cap55 km
Pace band M4:40 – 4:15
Pace band W5:10 – 4:40
Master
Elite
km-Cap65 km
Pace band M4:15 – 3:55
Pace band W4:40 – 4:20
Grandmaster
Pinnacle
km-Cap75 km
Pace band M< 3:55
Pace band W< 4:20

// How it works

FOUR STEPS. NO NEW TRAINING.

01

Connect your watch

We read your runs from Apple Health. Garmin, Polar, Suunto & Coros sync there automatically — you keep your watch and your routine. iOS for now, Android planned.

02

Placement

Your run history places you instantly — tier and class from day one. No history? Your first week decides. No questionnaire.

03

Compete weekly

Mon 00:00 to Sun 23:59. Runs, kilometers, pace. 30 runners in your class. One Weekly Score, one spot in the table.

04

Climb

Ranks 1–2 move up to the league above, ranks 29–30 move down. Every week reshuffles.

// Team ladders

NOT ALONE. EVER.

Solo is the base. But the collective is never forgotten: duo and crew leagues score your Weekly Scores together — everyone matters, every week.

02
DUO

You and one other. The classic training-partner mode: two scores, one result — no excuses.

3+
CREW

Crew vs. crew. The run-club format: your crew, your score — dueling the crew above you.

7
Tiers
30
Runners / league
12
Weeks / season
300
Founding spots

// The club

WE'RE BUILDING THE BIGGEST RUNNING CLUB IN DACH.

The league is the mechanic. The club is the substance.

We're building Rivalry as a registered running club — not an app with a subscription. Membership is a commitment signal, not a business model. If you're in, you belong.

All league features stay open for non-members. Membership is belonging, not a paywall. Members get a badge, their jersey colors on their profile, a reserved runner handle, access to the members channel, and early access to new features.

The competition is the season itself: twelve weeks, promotion or relegation every week, champions crowned in every tier at the end — then it reshuffles and the next season begins.

// Founding program
Free of dues · forever
300
Spots — then never again
  • Permanent membership number #001 – #300
  • Founding badge — visible on your profile, forever
  • First access to placement, leagues and Season 01

// The founders

BUILT BY RUNNERS.

Two computer scientists from RWTH Aachen, two stories, one drive: competition that keeps you running.

"I always believed in myself. I just never got to prove it — Rivalry is going to change exactly that."

F
Fabian · 30 · Co-Founder
Tamil roots · Computer science, RWTH Aachen

"Every healthy ambition is born from competition — even if it's the one against yourself."

K
Kevin · 30 · Co-Founder
Cambodian roots · Computer science, RWTH Aachen

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