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Denver pilot · For everyday runners

You don't need
10k followers.
You need a crew.

You're already hyping your shoe rotation on Strava, dragging friends to shakeout runs, and repping your club at every 5K. AthleteForge Runners gets Denver businesses to pay you for it — no follower minimums, funds held in escrow until you post, one flat 15% fee.

FREE RUNNER CARD  ·  NO FOLLOWER MINIMUMS  ·  ESCROW-BACKED PAYOUTS  ·  1099 AUTO-FILED
$0
COST OF THE RUNNER CARD
3–5
RUNNERS IN EVERY PACK
$100
PACK PRICING STARTS AT
15%
FLAT PLATFORM FEE
Why runners

Built for the back of the pack too.

Sponsorship platforms are built for D1 stars and influencers. This one is built for the 25-to-40-year-old who runs a 4:10 marathon, posts the sufferfest anyway, and knows every barista on the route.
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No follower minimums.
Brands here aren't buying reach — they're buying trust. If your club knows you and your Strava is honest, you qualify. 500 followers of real running friends beats 50k strangers.
02 / 04
A free Runner Card.
PRs, race history, your club, your shoe rotation, your Strava link — one shareable page with a QR code. Built in 3 minutes, free forever, yours to post anywhere.
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Packs, not influencer deals.
Local businesses sponsor 3–5 runners at once for one flat fee. Your whole crew gets paid together — nobody has to become "the sponsored one" at long run Sunday.
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Escrow + a clean 1099.
Stripe holds the money until your content is delivered, #ad disclosure is handled automatically, and the 1099 files itself if you cross $600. 15% flat — no hidden cuts.
How it works

Card today. Sponsored by race day.

No agents, no contracts you can't read, no becoming a content creator. The Card is free forever — pack deals show up when local businesses buy in.
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Claim your free Card
Three minutes: name, club, PRs, race history, Strava and IG links. You get a shareable page and QR code — the running résumé you never bothered to make.
Free · 3 minutes
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Pack up with your club
Packs are 3–5 runners from the same crew. Your captain can assemble one, or you can. When a Denver business sponsors the pack, everyone's in the deal together.
3–5 runners · one deal
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Post, run, get paid
Deliverables are things you already do: an IG post from long run Sunday, a Strava shoutout, showing up to a shakeout run. Escrow releases when it's done — everyone gets paid.
Escrow-backed
Pack pricing · Denver pilot

One flat fee. A whole pack.

Proposed launch pricing while we test the Denver market — flat fees, held in escrow, released when the content is delivered. The 15% platform fee is already inside these numbers.
Starter Pack
$100
3 runners · 1 post each
Three club runners each post about your business — IG or Strava — over a two-week window. The cheapest honest marketing in Denver.
Club Pack
Most popular
$150
5 runners · posts + Strava mentions
Five runners from one crew. Posts plus Strava activity mentions, so your name shows up where Denver runners actually scroll: the feed after long run Sunday.
Shakeout Pack
$250
5 runners · posts + hosted shakeout run
Everything in the Club Pack, plus the pack hosts a shakeout run that starts and ends at your storefront. Feet through the door, literally.
PROPOSED PILOT PRICING — LOCKED PER DEAL AT CHECKOUT, RATE CARD FINALIZED AFTER THE DENVER LAUNCH.
For Denver businesses

Sponsor the runners who already shop here.

Running shops, PT and recovery clinics, coffee shops, breweries — stop buying vague Instagram ads targeted at strangers. Sponsor a pack of 5 local runners for $150 and let them talk directly to the tightest-knit communities in Denver.

  • Packs of 3–5 real local runners — matched by neighborhood and club, not follower count
  • Flat pilot pricing from $100 — no retainers, no agencies, no CPM math
  • Payment held in escrow until every runner's content is delivered and verified
  • FTC #ad disclosure handled automatically on every post
  • 15% flat platform fee vs. 30%+ on influencer marketplaces
What a $150 Club Pack buys · vs. IG ads
5 runners posting to their own communitiesIncluded
Strava mentions on real training runsIncluded
Audience that lives within 5 miles of youBuilt-in
Escrow — pay only on delivered contentAlways
Typical IG ad spend for the same reach$400+
REAL NEIGHBORS > TARGETED STRANGERS.
FAQ

The questions from the group chat.

Straight answers — the same ones we'd give you over a post-run coffee.
NIL just means your name, image, and likeness have value. College athletes got the headlines, but nothing stops an adult amateur from being paid for an endorsement. For adult runners there are no NCAA or state eligibility rules in play — the only compliance that matters is FTC #ad disclosure, and we handle that automatically on every post.

Your miles.
Finally worth something.

You're already doing the marketing — the Strava uploads, the gear talk, the community hype. Claim your free Runner Card, pack up with your club, and let Denver businesses pay for what they've been getting for free.

Claim your free Runner Card →Sponsor a pack
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