Issue 69 · January 30, 2025
All issuesThere comes a time in every brand's life when they get to hire Will to lead The Membership at Bandit. Sometimes that time comes immediately, in other instances 4 different people must first manage it part-time together for 3 full years while they work their way to safely hire Will. The run gods work in mysterious ways. Welcome Will. Members, you're in good hands. Read more below. Ah, and speaking of Members—today's the final day of the end of season sale. Treat yo'self.
If you were looking at your iPhone SE 4 at 10:01am on Wednesday last week (we blew the 10am post time), you may have seen a new IG account appear by the name of @run. How this came to be? Well that's a story for another time... but thank you Mr. Hale, you're a true friend of the family. We could've called the account Enterprise the way it'll be picking you up. It's gonna get weird. Come through, our boy knows the guy at the door.
Terms & Conditions: the Stockists Report Part 1, Chris from @Runners_Highest, vote on our next store location, welcome to Will, and the @run account...
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It's always e-commerce this, or metaverse that, but you know where our hearts are? They're in the good 'ol brick & mortars baby. Ps. Did you know "mortar" is the cement-like paste that holds bricks together? Same... We 100% absolutely knew that well before right this very moment. Anywho, check out part 1 of our Global Stockists Report.
STOCKISTS
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Christian Weigand is the man behind one of our favorite curatorial accounts on the 'gramola. We sat down (read: sent him a google doc with questions) to learn a little more about how he views the running world, what content makes him tick, and where he sees things going over the next ~100 years.
INTERVIEW
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Remember when Pitbull had to perform at the Walmart in Kodiak, Alaska because of a voting contest on Facebook? This is kind of like that except we're not nearly as incredible of a musician as Mr. Worldwide... and we're using Typeform instead of Facebook. Otherwise, exactly the same.
VOTE AWAY
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2025 will be a biiiig year for The Membership as we begin to rollout a plethora (SAT word) of updates to make The Membership undeniably #worthit. To make it all happen, we brought in the big gunz: 3x Member renewer, born & raised New Yorker, long time fan, first-time employee—Mr. Will Rodriguez.
MEET WILL
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What's better than one Instagram account? No Instagram accounts. But we can't do that, so here's TWO Instagram accounts. Something fresh to follow is on the horizon... It's going to get weird. Look on the bright side, the logo is half full.
@RUNMcKinsey Report: NYC's status a global fashion capital is at a crossroads. Rough Trade to triple the size of it's space as music fans seek elevated experiences. Why cultural running retreats are 2025's top travel fitness trend. The 9 must-visit restaurants to try in 2025. The Mona Lisa makes moves as the Louvre launches new design competition. A cabin in the middle of St. Marks Place. The sneaker hype craze has come for running. The new AI model capable of creating full length songs with harmonies, vocals and more. NAH. Vogue's rundown of the NYC bars, restaurants and lounges to curl up in this winter. Is dinner the new dance floor? Kendrick collabs with Will Chavarria for some serious Superbowl merch.
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