HIPTHER Movement

Where endurance meets community. Whether you’re chasing a personal best or just trying to remember why you signed up for this in the first place, HIPTHER Movement is home to industry runners and cyclists who move with purpose.

Powered by the iGaming & TECH Run Club and iGaming & TECH Cycling Club on Strava, we bring together professionals who hustle hard — on screens by day, on roads and trails by choice.

Our Strava Clubs

🏃‍♂️ iGaming & TECH Run Club

Virtual sprints. Multi-week grind tests. And plenty of “why am I doing this?” moments.

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🚴‍♂️ iGaming & TECH Cycling Club

Road, gravel, indoor pain caves — if it uploads to Strava, it counts.

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📩 Cycling gear available for ordering: [email protected]

New Challenge

HIPTHER Movement: Summer of Motion 2026

Our biggest challenge yet — built for runners and cyclists alike, and designed to keep the HIPTHER Movement community active through the longest, busiest, and most unpredictable stretch of the year.

📆 Challenge Period: 25 May – 27 September 2026
⏱ Duration: 18 weeks
📍 Global • Powered by Strava; Sponsored by GameOn
🏃‍♂️🚴 Open to: HIPTHER Running Club & HIPTHER Cycling Club

☀️ Why Summer of Motion Exists

Summer looks easy on paper. Longer days, better weather, more freedom. But in reality, this is where routines get disrupted, holidays take over, calendars explode, and consistency quietly slips into the background.

Summer of Motion 2026 is built to fight exactly that. Not with pressure, but with structure, accountability, and community across both disciplines. Whether you run or ride, the goal is simple: keep moving through the full season.

🔥 Our Biggest Challenge Yet

For the first time, HIPTHER Movement brings together both clubs under one shared seasonal format. Runners and cyclists will take part over 18 weeks, with the same core structure, the same spirit of consistency, and the same opportunity to compete, improve, and stay visible within the community.

This is not about one heroic weekend or one random mileage spike. It is about showing up over time — through work travel, heatwaves, family plans, packed schedules, and all the usual excuses summer loves to offer.

🏆 Same Criteria. Two Tiers. Two Clubs.

Tier 1 – The Titans

The competitive bracket for the high-performers — the names that consistently sit near the top and turn weekly tracking into a serious sport.

  • Elite-level leaderboard
  • Built for top-performing runners and cyclists
  • Consistency, volume, and competitive edge

Tier 2 – The Momentum Makers

The category for everyone building rhythm, discipline, and sustainable progress — without being buried under elite mileage.

  • Fairer competition across the broader community
  • Designed for progress, not pressure
  • Perfect for comeback stories and consistency builders
How it works: The challenge includes both the HIPTHER Running Club and HIPTHER Cycling Club, each using the same format and tier logic. That means separate recognition for performance and momentum — because fairness matters, and because mixing cyclists and runners into one mileage soup would be ridiculous.
“Summer can either break your routine or strengthen it. We built this challenge to make sure movement stays part of the season.”
— Zoltan Tundik, Co-Founder, HIPTHER

✅ Why Join

  • Stay accountable across 21 weeks of summer
  • Compete or build momentum in a format that rewards consistency
  • Be part of the original Strava-powered iGaming & Tech movement community
  • Get visibility through weekly updates, community highlights, and final rankings

🎁 What Keeps It Interesting

  • Weekly leaderboard tracking
  • Community recognition and social media features
  • Surprise giveaways and motivation boosts along the way
  • End-of-challenge recognition for standout performers and consistency legends

This is summer with structure. A long-format challenge for people who want more than good intentions and random activity spikes.

☀️ Ready for Summer of Motion?

From 25 May to 27 September, the mission is simple: keep moving, keep tracking, and keep the momentum alive.

Whether you run or ride, this is your invitation to be part of the biggest HIPTHER Movement challenge so far.

Join your club. Log your miles. Own your summer.

🚀 Join the Summer of Motion

Two clubs. One challenge. Pick your discipline — or go both — and stay in motion all summer.

Already in one of the clubs? You’re automatically in — just keep logging your runs or rides.

Previous Challenge

HIPTHER Movement: Anti-Quit Running Challenge 2026

A completed community challenge built to keep runners moving beyond January — when most resolutions quietly disappear.

📆 Challenge Period: January 26 – April 5, 2026
📍 Global • Powered by Strava
🏁 Status: Challenge completed

💡 Why This Challenge Mattered

Every January starts strong. And every February… reality usually shows up uninvited. The Anti-Quit Running Challenge was created for that danger zone — the point where motivation drops and habits get tested.

Instead of focusing only on mileage, the challenge rewarded consistency, motivation, and community, giving both experienced runners and rising participants a real reason to keep showing up.

🏆 Challenge Format

Tier 1 – The Titans

The elite bracket reserved for the top runners from previous editions. This was the high-mileage battlefield — for those who treat consistency like a competitive sport.

  • Top 10 from previous challenges
  • Competitive leaderboard
  • Built for experienced, high-volume runners

Tier 2 – The Momentum Makers

A category designed for everyone else — new runners, comeback stories, weekend warriors, and those building momentum without the shadow of elite dominance.

  • Fair competition across the wider community
  • Focus on habit-building
  • Personal progress mattered as much as podium finishes
“We wanted to give everyone a real chance to thrive — not just the usual top five names.”
— Zoltan Tundik, Co-Founder, HIPTHER

📈 What This Challenge Delivered

  • A stronger sense of continuity in the HIPTHER Movement community
  • A fairer competitive structure through two separate leaderboards
  • Weekly motivation, visibility, and shared accountability
  • A challenge model others have since started... appreciating from a distance

More than a mileage contest, Anti-Quit became proof that community-led accountability works — especially when the early-season excitement starts fading.

🏁 Challenge Complete

The Anti-Quit Running Challenge 2026 has officially wrapped up, and the results are now part of HIPTHER Movement history.

Winners are being announced, community milestones are being celebrated, and the next challenge is ready to take the spotlight.

Scroll down for results — and get ready for what comes next.

HIPTHER Movement: Anti-Quit Running Challenge 2026

Built to keep runners moving beyond January, when resolutions usually pack their bags and quietly leave. Below are the final top 10 Titans and top 10 Momentum Makers from the original Strava iGaming & Tech running club.

Total Distance Covered by Community
16,165 km
An estimated total across the full challenge period, including two untracked weeks. In other words: the community did not exactly spend spring sitting down.
Participants Tracked
93
Runners across the Anti-Quit community challenge.
Challenge Format
2 Tiers
Titans and Momentum Makers, because fairness matters.
300+ km club

Top 10 Titans

The elite bracket. High mileage, serious consistency, and very little interest in taking the easy route.

  • 1Hristijan Nasevski
    725.0 km
  • 2Lucy Owen
    710.0 km
  • 3George Abela
    670.0 km
  • 4Marius Fora (Marius Ultrafitness)
    650.0 km
  • 5James Bennett
    555.0 km
  • 6Galya Srugo
    520.0 km
  • 7Tim Axon
    460.0 km
  • 8Simon Damgaard
    445.0 km
  • 9Pavlos Sideris
    370.0 km
  • 10Irma Kristić
    368.0 km
Around 200 km club

Top 10 Momentum Makers

The consistency crew. Strong totals, smart pacing, and enough discipline to stay in the game without drifting into Titan territory.

  • 1Martin Galić
    291.3 km
  • 2Ian Peters
    281.0 km
  • 3Ross McNaughton 🇬🇧🇬🇮
    274.8 km
  • 4Tom Orton
    271.9 km
  • 5Rob Fell
    260.6 km
  • 6Liam Hoofe
    259.0 km
  • 7Daniel Shannon
    258.1 km
  • 8Dmitry Starostenkov
    250.4 km
  • 9Owen Baldacchino
    229.5 km
  • 10Paris Anatolitis
    229.3 km

Please note: Week 2 and Week 8 totals were statistically estimated based on surrounding tracked weeks to better reflect the full challenge period.

Community in Motion

HIPTHER Movement isn’t tied to one city, one event, or one finish line. We run wherever the community meets — before conferences, during summits, or simply because showing up matters.

Prague • Vilnius • Warsaw • Barcelona • Malta • Tallinn • Riga

HIPTHER Movement run – Prague
HIPTHER Movement run – Vilnius
HIPTHER Movement run – Vilnius
HIPTHER Movement run – Vilnius
HIPTHER Movement run – Malta
HIPTHER Movement run – Malta
HIPTHER Movement run – Warsaw
HIPTHER Movement run – Prague
HIPTHER Movement run – Tallinn / Riga

No podiums here. No finish tape. Just people choosing consistency — one city, one run, one community at a time.

Powered by Community. Supported by GameOn.

With 150+ passionate members and counting, HIPTHER Movement brings together people who believe that better thinking starts with better movement.

A special thanks to GameOn for supporting the HIPTHER Movement. Their sponsorship helps us level up every challenge — better prizes, bigger energy, and more reasons to keep going when your legs say “absolutely not.”

Recent Challenge Winners

This challenge has ended. Respect was earned.

🏆 Male Category

  1. Hristijan Nasevski – 1035.1 km
  2. Marius Fora – 959.4 km
  3. Rob Fell – 663.4 km
  4. Leonard Biro – 642 km
  5. David Gonzalez – 580.2 km

🏆 Female Category

  1. Lucy Owen – 940.6 km
  2. Jolanta Zemaitiene – 759.3 km
  3. Stefania Nitulescu – 643.4 km
  4. Jana Bogataj Nasevski – 499.4 km
  5. Galya Srugo – 371.6 km

Because movement is more than motion. It’s momentum. It’s clarity.

It’s how we chase ideas, break routine, and come back stronger — one ride, one run, one breath at a time.

Let’s move with purpose. Let’s move together.

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