App milestones, expansion updates, community stories and the journey of building a social running app that can genuinely go global.
Raihan Uddin starts MERC with a single mission: make running genuinely accessible to every community. The first group begins weekly sessions in Southend, building from the ground up.
MERC sets out to put its community-first model into an app — one place for groups, leaderboards and barcode check-in, designed to be simple for everyone.
Development begins on the MERC app — bringing live leaderboards, barcode check-in and group chat together so any group can run like a pro.
MERC groups host and join community runs across Southend, bringing all abilities together and showing what the app makes possible for any group.
MERC groups expand across the UK with London and Birmingham in active development. The app is built to scale — for everyday runners, clubs and companies alike, with international expansion on the roadmap.
A MERC group in every major UK city. Anyone can start one in minutes — every city without a group is an opportunity.
Giving running clubs and workplaces their own branded groups, leaderboards and barcode check-in to keep their people moving together.
The long-term roadmap: a MERC group in every major city worldwide. The app is ready. The mission scales.
Working with brands, clubs and workplaces to bring more people into running and grow the MERC community.
Continued development of the MERC app — leaderboards, barcode check-in, group chat, session scheduling and participation tracking, all in one place.
The MERC Gazette publishes regular stories, run reports and member features — building the public picture of MERC’s community impact.
MERC is growing. The best time to be part of it is now — as a runner, a group Leader, or a partner.
