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notes from building sweatmate, and ideas about doing sport with other people.

the plans are already happening. you just can’t see them

august 2026 · filippo

here in bergamo, on any given saturday, there are dozens of people going for a run, a ride or a hike. the problem isn’t that nobody’s out. it’s that all of it is hidden: a race buried in one whatsapp group, a club run on some facebook page, a friend-of-a-friend ride you only hear about on monday, when it’s over.

so you end up going alone, not because you want to, but because you never found the others in time. that’s the thing i wanted to fix: put every outing on one map, in the open, before it happens. you see it, you tap “i’m going”, you meet at the pin.

we’re starting in bergamo. if that sounds like something you’d use, join the beta.

🏃 running🚴 cycling🥾 hiking

how a saturday works on sweatmate

august 2026 · filippo

open the map in the morning and you see the outings near you. a 10k at the park at 8, a ride to the lake, a sunrise trail. tap the one you like, say “i’m going”, and you’re in the group chat with the others who are going too.

you agree on the time, the pace and the meeting point, then you all show up at the pin. no big commitment, no signing up to anything. just people who wanted the same thing on the same morning.

more coming soon

the first proper posts are on their way.

we’ll write about the sports we’re adding, how the beta in bergamo is going, and small things we learn along the way. want them in your inbox? join the beta.