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LISTEN12 AUG 2030 · 6 min read

How technology is changing running

From carbon plates to live pacing data, the street runner now trains with tools that were reserved for national teams a decade ago.

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DANCE4 min read

Meet the SPORTIFY Night headline DJ

NOVA KANE on building a set that starts where the finish line ends, and why tempo is a form of endurance.

RUN8 min read

Your first 10K: what you need to know

A practical, honest guide to the eight weeks before the SPORTIFY 10K — pacing, fuelling and the mistakes almost everyone makes.

LISTEN5 min read

The future of wearable sports technology

Sensors are getting smaller, cheaper and far more accurate. The real question is what we should be measuring at all.

RUN7 min read

Course guide: the SPORTIFY Half Marathon, kilometre by kilometre

Where to save energy, where the crowds are loudest, and the one climb that decides the last five kilometres.

RUN5 min read

Why the night run changes everything

Ten kilometres through a closed city after dark. Runners describe it as the least competitive race they have ever run.

DO6 min read

Inside the recovery lab

Cold plunge, mobility screening and a breathing protocol that takes twelve minutes. We tried the full workshop.

DO4 min read

The city as a climbing wall

A workshop that turns bridges, stairs and loading docks into a training ground — with the coaches who designed it.

LISTEN6 min read

What sound does to performance

Researchers, producers and coaches on tempo, entrainment and the playlist that actually makes you run faster.

DANCE5 min read

From warehouse to dancefloor: building the night stage

Four days of construction, one week of programming. A look behind the industrial space that becomes the festival's heart at 22:00.

DANCE4 min read

After hours: where the city goes at 03:00

The bars, kitchens and record shops that stay open when the main stage closes. A locals-only guide.

FESTIVAL7 min read

How we built a week that moves by day and plays by night

Seven days, four worlds and one rule: nothing on the schedule should force you to choose between sport and night.