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Run-club culture thesis screen

Buyer audience: HOKA + On + Tracksmith + Athletic Brewing Co (parent: On Holding AG) · started Oct 23, 09:26 PM UTC · Qloo calls: 0 live, 0 from cache

Pipeline Ablation

Replayed from Qloo responses recorded in the private server-side cache. “Re-run live” re-queries Qloo.

Screened

Analysed

Verdicts

7 watch, 1 advance

Claims judged

0 kept, 0 rejected

Outreach drafts

1 awaiting approval

Ranked shortlist

#	Target	F	Verdict	m1	m2	m3	m4	m5	m6	Coverage
1	Saucony Part of another group: Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	75.5	Advance	0.90	0.34	0.90	0.96	0.65	–	70%
2	Brooks Running Part of another group: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	69.2	Watch	0.91	0.28	0.89	0.84	0.43	–	70%
3	Nuun Hydration Part of another group: Nestlé S.A.	68.6	Watch	0.93	0.27	0.89	0.57	0.61	–	70%
4	Whoop Owner unknown	67.7	Watch	0.91	0.28	0.90	0.69	0.47	–	70%
5	Janji Owner unknown	67.6	Watch	0.93	0.31	0.90	0.41	0.64	–	70%
6	Altra Running Part of another group: VF Corporation	67.3	Watch	0.92	0.31	0.90	0.71	0.35	–	70%
7	Vuori Owner unknown	65.2	Watch	0.89	0.34	0.89	0.64	0.31	–	70%
8	Maurten Owner unknown	62.1	Watch	0.92	0.22	0.86	0.58	0.29	–	70%

m1 two-way affinity · m2 taste overlap · m3 cross-domain agreement · m4 demographics · m5 geographic footprint · m6 momentum. “–” = Qloo could not measure it; it drops out of F rather than counting as zero.

Number check passed: 26 number(s), all in the evidence ledger.Written from the ledger template

Run-club culture thesis screen

Buyer audience: HOKA + On + Tracksmith + Athletic Brewing Co. Run 2026-10-23; momentum window to 2026-10-23.

#	Target	F	Verdict	Coverage
1	Saucony	75.5	ADVANCE	70%
2	Brooks Running	69.2	WATCH	70%
3	Nuun Hydration	68.6	WATCH	70%
4	Whoop	67.7	WATCH	70%
5	Janji	67.6	WATCH	70%
6	Altra Running	67.3	WATCH	70%
7	Vuori	65.2	WATCH	70%
8	Maurten	62.1	WATCH	70%

Outreach

0 draft(s) waiting for human approval in the approvals inbox. Nothing sends without it.

Whole universe: stage-1 screen (23 brands)

One Qloo rank call scores every candidate for the buyer’s audience (forward affinity). The top 8 plus pinned brands get the full analysis.

#	Brand	Forward affinity	Qloo popularity	Ownership	Analysed
1	Nuun Hydration	0.95	0.87	Part of another group	yes
2	Janji	0.95	0.64	Owner unknown	yes
3	Altra Running	0.94	0.87	Part of another group	yes
4	Maurten	0.93	0.73	Owner unknown	yes
5	Whoop	0.93	0.95	Owner unknown	yes
6	Brooks Running	0.93	0.97	Part of another group	yes
7	Saucony	0.92	0.96	Part of another group	yes
8	Vuori	0.91	0.85	Owner unknown	yes
9	Cotopaxi	0.91	0.88	Owner unknown
10	Hyperice	0.90	0.87	Owner unknown
11	Athletic Greens	0.90	0.87	Owner unknown
12	Arc'teryx	0.89	0.98	Part of another group
13	Strava	0.89	0.96	Independent
14	Drink LMNT	0.89	0.69	Owner unknown
15	District Vision	0.89	0.62	Owner unknown
16	Therabody	0.87	0.92	Owner unknown
17	Outdoor Voices	0.87	0.96	Owner unknown
18	Liquid I.V.	0.86	0.92	Part of another group
19	Olipop	0.86	0.75	Owner unknown
20	Allbirds	0.85	0.93	Owner unknown
21	Oura Ring	0.85	0.88	Owner unknown
22	Alo Yoga	0.79	0.99	Part of another group
23	Set Active	0.71	0.93	Owner unknown

Momentum window: 24 weeks to 2026-10-23, relative to a cohort of 12 brands.

Run log

Resolving 28 name(s) against Qloo's brand catalogue...
1 name(s) are ambiguous in Qloo. Confirm them to continue.
Confirmed 0 name(s), dropped 1.
Resolving 27 name(s) against Qloo's brand catalogue...
Buyer signal: HOKA + On + Tracksmith + Athletic Brewing Co (parent: On Holding AG). Universe: 23 brands.
Ranking 23 brands against the buyer's audience...
Shortlisted 8: Nuun Hydration, Janji, Altra Running, Maurten, Whoop, Brooks Running, Saucony, Vuori.
Analysing 8 target(s) on six audience metrics (asking Qloo ~80 questions)...
Qloo evidence in for Janji (1/8).
Qloo evidence in for Whoop (2/8).
Qloo evidence in for Maurten (3/8).
Qloo evidence in for Altra Running (4/8).
Qloo evidence in for Nuun Hydration (5/8).
Qloo evidence in for Brooks Running (6/8).
Qloo evidence in for Saucony (7/8).
Qloo evidence in for Vuori (8/8).
Analysed Nuun Hydration (1/8): 5/6 metrics measured.
Analysed Janji (2/8): 5/6 metrics measured.
Analysed Whoop (3/8): 5/6 metrics measured.
Analysed Altra Running (4/8): 5/6 metrics measured.
Analysed Maurten (5/8): 5/6 metrics measured.
Analysed Brooks Running (6/8): 5/6 metrics measured.
Analysed Saucony (7/8): 5/6 metrics measured.
Analysed Vuori (8/8): 5/6 metrics measured.
Scoring in code: composite, coverage, red flags...
Scored 8 target(s): 7 WATCH, 1 ADVANCE (before debate).
No LLM is configured, so the bull/bear debate was skipped. Verdicts come from the code rules alone (no mitigations).
Writing 8 IC memo(s); every number is checked against the ledger...
Memo for Whoop: 11 numbers checked, all in the ledger.
Memo for Janji: 11 numbers checked, all in the ledger.
Memo for Saucony: 10 numbers checked, all in the ledger.
Memo for Altra Running: 11 numbers checked, all in the ledger.
Memo for Brooks Running: 11 numbers checked, all in the ledger.
Memo for Maurten: 11 numbers checked, all in the ledger.
Memo for Nuun Hydration: 11 numbers checked, all in the ledger.
Memo for Vuori: 11 numbers checked, all in the ledger.
Acting: pipeline board, outreach drafts (human approval required), monitor registration...
Pinned 113 Qloo responses for replay of this showcase scenario (private server-side cache).
Pipeline updated for 8 target(s); 1 outreach draft(s) waiting for approval.
Done: 1 ADVANCE, 7 WATCH.