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Strava is buying up athletic training apps — first Runna, and now The Breakaway
The social fitness app Strava has made two acquisitions over the last month and change: on Thursday, Strava's acquired cycling app The Breakaway,
Incubated in Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 class, The Breakaway uses AI to create personalized training plans for cyclists working toward specific goals. As one of the highest-grossing and most popular fitness apps, Strava allows users to track their workouts and plan their outdoor running routes, but it has differentiated itself by adding a social component, allowing users to see where, when, and how their friends exercise (it’s as good a time as any to mention that Strava is public by default, so double-check your settings to make sure you’re not accidentally doxxing yourself). She is the co-host of Wow If True, a podcast about internet culture, with science fiction author Isabel J. Kim.
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