TrainerRoad Origin Stories

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PS when I read the headline I though it actually was about the origin of how nate and Chad founded the company…

I did a short summary, that Nate confirmed, and a link to Ray’s early post.

How did TrainerRoad get started?

It is mentioned in various podcasts, not sure they will be easy to find as they come up as sides to particular discussion. Short story from my memory: Nate started taking indoor cycling classes from Chad, in Reno at his studio (Indoor Power? or something like that). Nate loved the classes and got faster, but was looking to save money. So he decided to write an app to run cycling workouts. Nate wrote the app on the side while still at his regular programming gig (IGT, a Fortune 500 slot mach…