Issue 53 · May 1, 2024
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Happy Pi Day? May the First be with you? Nobody knows. Nobody... cares? Sorry, we've been watching too much Baby Reindeer and it's bumming us out. But you know what's not giving us a case of the sads? You guessed it: today's forecast of 74° and sunny in Brooklyn. Summer is peeking it's sunny little head out from behind the curtain and so are we with today's special edition of the B-Mail...
The Summer 2024 Collection Moodboard, a massive update to our marathon training app, behind Vento™, Exchange info, and a community photo dump from a great weekend of races. Go forth & prosper! Ps. Boss wants us to tell you the end of season sale ends tonight at 11:59PM PST.
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Ardith Singh, Bandit Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer, set the mood for our upcoming Summer 2024 Collection a year ago this week. A carefully curated board of images hangs in HQ for all to soak in as we work towards this month's release. Fix your eyes and mind on the ideas that inspired the color tensions, fabric textures, silhouettes, and graphic direction of Summer '24.
GET MOODY
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Back in December, we released the beta version of The Program app for athletes racing Boston and London. In the background, we've been quietly working on a massive update based on all of the feedback and insights gleaned from hundreds of daily active users. Preview the updates coming in our June release of Version 1.0.
APP UPDATE
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Brooklyn, Eugene, Big Sur, Ballarat, Nashville, oh my. This past weekend was low-key one of the best race weekends of the year? Some clearly for the vibes, some for the PR. Whatever the flavor, the tags were flowing in like the salmon of Capistrano and so we had to put together this community collage. Shoutout to everyone repping the B, we appreciate you <3.
VIBRATIONS
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First came Litewave™ & Airware™ in 2022, then came Drift™ & Vento™ in 2024. Inside the wear-testing stories and fabric details that led us to a whole new world of breathability, moisture-wicking, and anti-chafing across shorts and tops.
VENTO™ FTW
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In just a single year, The Exchange has become the cultural hub for the running scene in Nashville. We chat with James Osborne, friend and carrier of Bandit, and one-half of the duo (alongside his wife Lauren) who dreamt up and brought this special store and community experience to the "Portlandia of the South."
EXCHANGE INFO
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Designed to maximize your experience with Bandit and provide resources across footwear, hospitality, fuel, recovery, and more... Member Benefits:
JOIN TODAYNew York is having a ... panic room boom? SNL Beavis and Butthead are in the wild. Kyle Merber exits the Lap Count and enters Michael Johnson's new track league. Kenya has chosen its marathon team for Paris 2024. Inspired by this Lisbon-based design duo. The museum-quality art in the NYC subway system. 15 of the best indie outdoor magazines. Everest season kicks off with new rules, big crowds and poop bags. The New Yorker's inquiry into the technological battle for our attention.
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