Ragnar Trail Wisconsin is taking place after Marathon County confirmed its outstanding invoice had been paid in full. Several financial issues have dogged Ragnar and its parent company, FitLab, in recent months. Hybrid Fitness Media has been following the story of race cancellations, unpaid bills, and uncertainty around the future of the brand. After initially…
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Customers seeking information about the 2026 Reach the Beach race, scheduled for later this month, were directed to contact one of the cofounders of Reach The Beach, Mike Dionne. Mike is not currently an employee of Ragnar or its parent company, FitLab. The emails from Ragnar stated “Hello, I would reach out to: michaelj.dionne@gmail.com. He…
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Fitplan Origins Founded in 2011 by Landon Hamilton and Cameron Speck, Fitplan launched its fitness creator platform in 2016 and quickly became one of the top-grossing fitness apps in the United States. By the time FitLab acquired the company in 2022, it had more than 3.4 million users worldwide and a roster of more than…
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A FitLab-operated Nike Studios location in Culver City, California, closed Friday after a short-lived handoff to a new operator, leaving coaches waiting for wages they say were due before the closure. In emails reviewed by Hybrid Fitness Media, VM Fitness told employees on Aug. 20 that it would permanently close Racked Culver City, the former…
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HYROX China is giving finishers patches and blind-bag medals at events this year. After completing their race, finishers receive a bag containing a medal featuring one HYROX station. The medals are city-specific, with designs shown from Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Shanghai. Finishers do not get to choose which medal they receive. The Shenzhen rower medal includes…
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This article has been updated with the official news from September 8, 2026, HYROX co-founders Christian Toetzke and Moritz Fürste are expected to regain controlling ownership of the company as part of a transaction that sources say values the fitness racing brand at between $700 million and $1 billion. Sources say the deal, which has…
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Reach the Beach will not take place in 2026, according to John Nyhan, president of the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce. “There is no way the race is going to happen this year,” Nyhan said in an interview. Nyhan said New Hampshire State Parks has not received the required $37,000 payment or deposit and has…
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Ragnar co-founder Tanner Bell said Thursday that an agreement with FitLab has been reached to provide the funding needed for Ragnar Trail Rainier and Ragnar Trail Soldier Hollow to move forward as scheduled this month. In a post Thursday to the Ragnar team captains group, Bell said the agreement followed several days of work by…
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Mike Melby, the co-founder of FitLab Inc., is building an international football ownership portfolio through a separate investment company, Sunday Ventures. In a June 19, 2026 announcement, members of Hibernians FC in Malta approved a deal for Sunday Ventures to become the club’s majority owner, subject to closing. Sunday Ventures says it invested in Italian…
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Ragnar co-founder Tanner Bell says he is working with a group of investors and event industry figures on an interim funding agreement with FitLab that would allow Trail Rainier and Trail Soldier Hollow to proceed this month, alongside a broader effort to acquire Ragnar. That raises an obvious question: if FitLab’s financial problems include unpaid…
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