The first fruits of Strava’s acquisition of Runna are here, and while there are no dramatic changes ahead, you can now pick up a joint subscription to the two services.
A year of both Runna and Strava can be had for $149.99, equivalent to around $12.49 a month.
Strava’s big claim is this represents a saving of 60%, but it would be fairer to say it’s actually a saving of $49.99. Or that you’re paying around 25% less than you would with an annual subscription to each.
That 60% figure equates to a month-to-month subscription to the two services, where the $149.99 deal involves committing for a whole year.
Of course, if you are already a long-term subscriber to both services, that commitment may be no big issue.
Strava announced its acquisition of Runna in April 2025, for an undisclosed sum. At that point Strava said it had no immediate plans to begin merging the services, or changing what Runna offers.
Runna launched in 2021 according to its own site, although it reportedly had its first big push to the public in March 2022. By 2023 it claimed to have “hundreds of thousands” of users, if only a few thousands paying subscribers.
For the Strava user wondering what all the fuss is about, Runna provides tailored training plans that leveraged the use of AI before claiming such an angle developed a somewhat cynical glaze to it.
While Garmin watch owners can get similar training plans for free through Garmin Coach, the current Runna user base no doubt contains plenty of Garmin owners who find Runna’s own angle on the idea worthwhile.
Meanwhile, a Strava subscription is required for AI summaries of your workouts and a proper long-term view of stats like Monthly Fitness and Relative Effort over time. And the Strava interface doesn’t half like reminding you of what you’re missing out on when you are not subscribed to the premium plan.
